Your mind can go into the future and the past but your body cannot. – Bruce Fertman
If you are doing something, any kind of activity (for instance reading this) and your thoughts are enmeshed in the past or the future, your body will be left behind.
Read MoreIf you’re used to your mind running and spinning and constantly on the move, your thoughts may not calm down in just a few seconds, or even a few minutes. Keep going! Don’t give up!
Read MoreDo you ever find yourself worried or frustrated that you’re experiencing pain when you’ve barely been doing anything? Like that pain shouldn’t be happening because all you did was lift a small box, or go to a meeting, or walk downstairs? That’s probably not all you’ve been doing.
Read MoreAs you’re reading this are you aware of your breath? Are you aware of your ribs moving? Are you aware of your breath moving through your body?
Read MoreHave you heard this joke:
Person A: Hey, when are you going to fix that hole in your roof?
Person B: When it rains it’s too wet to fix. When it’s dry it’s just as good as any other roof.
Stress and tension reduce your joy in life. And so many health concerns are related to or exacerbated by stress. The good news is that you can do something about your level of stress.
Read MoreIt’s true, you don’t. But it does take some practice. And if you’re sneaky enough to do it right you won’t be smiling because you’re happy, you’ll be uplifted because you’re smiling.
Read More“Time” isn’t usually sitting around waiting for you to pick it up. Does it seem like right at the very moment you might have free time, suddenly it’s already filled?
Read MoreWhen life is getting to you, when you've had a rough day, or week, or month, and you're feeling it emotionally or physically in the form of pain, an outside voice is a wonderful lifeline. If you're getting trapped in that cycle of confusion, pain or blah, another voice can break through and guide you out.
Read MoreI'm an experimenter. I like to try things. And I don't always know exactly why I'm trying something out. I might have a vague idea from reading that such-and-such is supposed to be good for mental health, improve your physical health, make you happier, bring more fun into your life, make you warmer, improve your digestion, and on and on.
Read MoreRemember Mad Libs, the word game where you insert a part of speech of your choosing into a pre-written sentence? Now you can Mad Lib your specific anxiety! Won’t that be fun? Ok, it probably won’t have the gasping laughs Mad Libs is supposed to produce. Instead it will be filled with healing and empathy.
Read MoreDo you really want to go to that New Year’s Eve party? If you’re an introvert who experiences anxiety this might not be an easy question to answer.
Read MoreHave you ever said, “I can’t afford it”? When dealing with anxiety and stress this statement often emerges from a place of fear. When this statement comes from a place of fear your body will express that fear in some way, perhaps in a feeling of heaviness in your chest or gut or in a tightening sensation across your back; the feelings are particular to you.
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