Why it’s hard to feel grateful when you’re stressed, new articles on mental health, and three books you won’t want to miss.
Tag Archives: stress
I Just Had Surgery: Here’s How I’m Seeking Ease During Difficult Times
I’m learning you don’t have to do life in hard mode, even when things are hard.
Come Snoop In My Brain Space
Fall’s fading light brings our inner worlds into focus. Here’s a peek at four ideas about mental health I can’t get out of my head.
Stuck in Self-Doubt? Try Affirmations.
Psychology research suggests that positive self-talk can stop self-doubt and raise self-efficacy.
How I’m Meditating Without Meditating
Use what you don’t like to kid-proof your mindfulness practice.
How To Get Unstuck from Stress
Noticing early signs of overwhelm can help you restore healthy emotional flow in your life.
New Research Published in The Journal of Traumatic Stress
Did you know that before I pivoted to being a full-time mom and freelance writer, I worked as a mental health researcher for the Department of Veteran Affairs?
The Pull
When anxiety arrives, you must pay attention, carefully, to your body. To what it feels. You must notice the very beginning of the very first pull. That is your cue to untangle yourself.
Black-And-White Thinking
How to use data reduction, a technique from psychology, to drill down to what’s essentially true about what causes and relieves stress in your life.