When you’re feeling tired and stressed, a wellness trip to an exciting new city can make for a wonderful pick-me-up. Wellness or self-care trips let you take part in wholesome activities that are good for your mind, body, and heart. You can see new places, meet new people, and simply relax and unwind. You’ll get […]
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If you’ve been feeling down lately, it’s important to find ways to deal with bouts of depression. Depending on the degree of depression you’re experiencing, and what form depression takes in your life, you may need to try different self-care solutions before you find something that helps. Since different methods work for different people, don’t
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A common myth about therapy is that you just show up and “vent” about your problems. Venting can be helpful to release your emotions, I know I am happy to be a sounding board for people. But venting is something you do with a friend or family member when you are upset about something. Venting
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I love to go shopping. Online or in person I get so excited to find things I love and its like Christmas when new package arrives. I think this is a common experience for so many of us. When we shop we get that quick hit of dopamine in our brain and that feels good.
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Getting started can be the hardest part but once you do, how do you keep it consistent? Our brains resist change and its so easy to f all into old habits and a litany of excuses. “I’m too tired,” “I don’t’ feel like it” or “I don’t have time for meditation.” These all can derail
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The therapeutic benefits of a regular meditation practice is well researched. A regular practice can help you be less reactive to stress, help you calm your nervous system, decrease blood pressure, reduce cortisol, enhances self-awareness and helps with focus. These benefits are out of reach if you take a band aid approach and only use
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By Julia Mitchell Navigating the hustle and bustle of modern life often leaves little room for peace and mindfulness. Yet, infusing your day with moments of mindfulness doesn’t have to be an insurmountable challenge. Embracing simple and practical methods can help embed mindfulness into the fabric of your daily routine, creating feelings of calm and
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Written by Jennifer Degen, MA www.MindBodyAwareness.net We are out of touch with the core animating energy that moves through us. Richard Strozzi-Heckler As highly and wholly intelligent beings, we have so much untapped potential when we don’t recognize this. In our current culture many of us have grown up with a strong emphasis in our
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As a Therapist I am always wanting to provide the most effective and up to date treatments to help the clients I serve to find healing in a shorter amount of time. I used to provide mostly traditional talk therapy and clients found some results and healing. However there were some clients who seemed to
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It is challenging for us when we have a loved one facing a difficult problem. Many people want to jump in and “rescue’ them and help them solve it. From a brain based perspective we have what are called mirror neurons (these fire when we experience an emotion and similarly when we see others experiencing
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