Got 20 Minutes? Lower Your Stress and Anxiety With These 10 Exercises!
Do you feel like a muddy puddle on a cloudy day? Anxiety and stress make you feel that way. Take twenty minutes to try one of these ten exercises. It will clear up your puddle and let in some sunshine. Each of these exercises targets one of three areas: your fears, avoidance, or bodily tension. […]
Six Methods To Turn Your OCD From Active To Dormant During a Pandemic
A pandemic changes everything about your life. But what if it unearths all of your buried fears? That’s the current reality for citizens diagnosed with OCD. IS OCD THAT SERIOUS? The term OCD is casually dropped in conversation about a friend with a type-A personality or is mentioned about that colleague who has color-coded and […]
When to worry about your teen’s anxiety
Let’s play a game. I’m going to describe a scenario and I want you to imagine yourself in that situation. Think about 1) how you would feel in that moment and 2) how that circumstance would impact your life. Scenario 1: While out running errands, you lost your smartphone. You returned to the store but it was […]
Teletherapy: how well does it really work? Is it worth it?
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has changed so many aspects of life in a short amount of time. For many people, most of their in-person conversations, meetings, and jobs, have been moved to work-at-home. Many people by now have experienced a meeting of some type using a video teleconferencing platform. Therapists and other mental health […]
7 tips to help lower your kids and teens anxiety
The world has always been a bustling place. But recent events and technological advances have amped up anxiety to a new level. World pandemic, canceled schools, declining economies, rampant media, and a world slowly trying to return to normal. Anxiety easily creeps–for you as a parent and for your kids and teens. Young ones may […]
Social Anxiety in Teens
Please don’t call on me to say the answer in front of the entire class. My heart is beating too fast to speak. I dread the first day of school because every teacher makes you go around the room and say your name. I get so nervous that I want to throw up. There’s no […]
2 Questions to See If Social Media Use Effects Your Social Anxiety.
Let’s play a game. I’m going to describe a scenario and I want you to imagine yourself in that situation. Think about 1) how you would feel in that moment and 2) how that circumstance would impact your life. Scenario 1: While out running errands, you lost your smartphone. You returned to the store but it was […]
The Media Creates Coronavirus Anxiety. What Can you Do to Manage It?
These last few weeks, any screen you turn on from social media to the news, there’s someone talking about Coronavirus. The coronavirus situation is constantly changing, often several times per day, so it’s no surprise that anxiety levels stay elevated. Do you find yourself glued to the TV or social media? Are you worried […]
8 tips and tools for anxiety relief
If you experience stress and anxiety, then you’re no stranger to how overwhelming it can be. Being unable to concentrate, racing thoughts, excessive worrying, even feeling irritable and restless can all indicate you are experiencing anxiety. Thankfully, there are things you can do to bring you some relief, calm your mind and body, and get […]
6 tips for parenting an anxious child
Everyone experiences anxiety, worries, and fears to some degree. It’s part of life and helps keep us safe. Healthy worrying helps alert us to things that could be dangerous and can guide good decision making. Some children, though, experience heightened anxiety that causes them to have intense and frequent worries about more things. Their worry […]