Mother’s Day is a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate all the love our mother’s have given us, and also to BE celebrated as mothers. But what is Mother’s Day is bittersweet…or even painful for you? Many people have challenging relationships with their mothers. After all, when a woman become a mother it doesn’t simply … Continue reading WHEN MOTHER’S DAY IS PAINFUL
For people with anxiety, one of the best and most common ways to reduce fear is to review the facts of the situation, and to then realize that many of the worst case scenarios they worry about are unlikely to happen. But sometimes, it ISN’T irrational to be worried. Sometimes, the worst case scenarios are … Continue reading TOP 4 STEPS TO ELIMINATE ANXIETY
If you have anxiety, sometimes it can feel like your mind just takes off — much like a wild horse. This may leave you feeling like you are trying to get through the latest bumpy ride of panic, stress, or exhaustion in your life. Believing your mind is not in your own control often leads … Continue reading When Your Anxious Mind Takes Off Like A Wild Horse: Here’s How to Take The Reigns
Moms everywhere- including my clients- are asking me how they can feel comfortable sending their kids to school these days. They are questioning if it’s even safe to take their kids to Target or the grocery store in fear of the next mass-shooting. For people with anxiety, one of the common ways to reduce fear … Continue reading 4-STEPS TO REDUCE “SCHOOL-SHOOTING” ANXIETY
ANNOYED WITH YOUR PARTNER?DEPRESSED ABOUT THE STATE OF THE WORLD?OVERWHELMED BY YOUR TO-DO LIST? Life. Can. Be. Challenging.And it can be pretty hard to feel positive or loving when your edges are getting pushed. Fortunately, our Advanced Holistic Counseling tm helps our clients to get back into a positive state by using a ton of Holistic Tools … Continue reading This Modern Buddhist “Meditation” Actually Transforms Moods & Energy
My sister had a teacher in third grade who tried to teach her students to meditate. That was over 30 year ago and I still remember her little hands trying to imitate the “Om” hand posture while making fun of what she had learned. Well, It turns out she that her hippy teacher was … Continue reading 5 Tricks To Get Off Your Butt and (Finally) Meditate
Even though grief is a natural reaction to painful events, it is often misunderstood. Surprisingly. Sometimes we don’t even realize we are even grieving. Shock, disbelief, numbness, sadness, anger, irritability, lack of focus, denial, sleep disturbances and loss of appetite are all common manifestations of grief. While some people may feel despair or hopeless when … Continue reading SURPISING WAYS WE GRIEVE- AND THE BEST HOLISTIC TIPS THAT HELP
March 2021 was the year anniversary of the beginning of a worldwide pandemic, and the END of “normalcy”. The unpredictability and challenges of life with Covid lead to record high depression, anxiety, and grief. Many people felt- and still feel- a chronically low energy, hopelessness, loneliness, worry, fear, agitation and grief about losing the life … Continue reading AFTER A YEAR OF CHRONIC COVID-STRESS, HOLISTIC TIPS TO FINALLY FEEL ENERGIZED AGAIN
(This article is for all of the homeschooling kids, tweens, teens, and college students out there. But if you’re the Mom or Dad: remember that your kids may seem better than they really are. Be sure to forward this article to your children and other parents) If you are young and homeschooling because of Covid, … Continue reading TEENS HOMESCHOOLING? DO THESE 3 (HOLISTIC) THINGS TO PREVENT DEPRESSION AND FEEL HAPPIER AGAIN
It’s January and you might be hoping that this year things will be different. You’ve got your fingers crossed to feel good this year, to be stress-free, to be able to go with the flow, and love your life. Because even though you have a good life, maybe even great one, somehow anxiety gets the … Continue reading Cure Anxiety Down To The Core In The New Year: The 7 Layer Fix To Finally Have A Great Year