I have a confession to make. I feel anxious every time I post or send out a newsletter.
Psychology Tip of the Week: "What-ifs"
Book Review: Little Worm--A Story About Worry
Coping with the emotions of Harvey—practicing what I preach
Few things are more stressful than natural disasters. They are unpredictable, often happen with little notice or time for preparation, and feel completely out of our control. For this reason, I often use the “hurricane example” when teaching stress management techniques—particularly the importance of differentiating what you can and cannot control, making a plan to control what you can, and coping with the emotions of what you can’t.
Are you an anxious parent?
Are you and anxious parent? I know what it’s like to lay awake at night worrying. Do you? Worrying about whether you’re doing the right thing for your kids or doing enough for your kids. You might be worrying about your child’s future and how they will be able to make it in this world, or how they will be judged by others.
Life is like...a bowl of beets?
Ok, I know a bowl of beets isn't as appetizing as a box of chocolates, but bear with me here. The other day I had beets that someone had given me that I wanted to use before they went bad. So I found a recipe and spent a good 30 minutes preparing this beet dish. Now I should mention that I have a long-standing mental-block against beets.
Anxiety in Youth
Mental Health vs. Mental Illness
Psychology Tip of the Day: Learn to Identify Tension
Psychology Tip of the Day: Increase Relaxation
Try combining deep breathing with the intentional release of muscle tension to increase relaxation and further reduce tension.
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