It’s hard to remember to live in the moment and practice gratitude amid the busy distractions and irritations of daily life. Read here for some tips that work to help us maintain a positive perspective, and keep us living in the now!
It’s hard to remember to live in the moment and practice gratitude amid the busy distractions and irritations of daily life. Read here for some tips that work to help us maintain a positive perspective, and keep us living in the now!
Part 3 of a 3-part series: after identifying your WHOs and your WHATs in parts 1 and 2 of this series on self-care, learn the HOWs of self-care in this final post.
Part 2 of a 3-part series: in this post, connect to your WHOs and your WHATs for self-care.
“Knowing what’s yours and what’s not. Acknowledging that every adult is responsible for themselves. Having a functional boundary (one that works) means taking responsibility for your own actions and emotions, and NOT taking responsible for the actions and emotions of others.” in this blog Dr Danit Nitka explains the importance of healthy boundaries and offers us steps to keeping ours in check.
Technology interferes with our relationships, productivity, sleep and even our moods. Here are some tips on what we can do to unplug and why it’s important.
Do you find it difficult to set boundaries and ask others to respect them, and to ask for what you need in a way that respects others? If you have trouble being assertive, it may be a sign that you have low self-esteem, lack self-compassion, or struggle with social anxiety. Read on to find out how assertiveness will help you respect yourself, respect others, and have better relationships.
This blog post explores the link between personality and substance abuse. A better understanding of that dynamic may mean better ways to recognize and overcome barriers to treatments.
Self-care isn’t selfish! Check out this guest blog post for some helpful ideas on how to incorporate self-care into your daily life.
In poker, a player “on tilt” is one whose emotions have taken over and reduced their ability to make decisions. They lose a big pot, get upset, make decisions in the next hand that are not ideal… and a spiral of negative emotions and poor decisions follows..does this analogy sound familiar? Dr Ava-Ann Allman looks at what we can do to get “off tilt” and put the brakes on an emotional downward spiral.
