Mindfulness “Mindfulness works, in part, by helping people to accept their experiences—including painful emotions—rather than react to them with aversion and avoidance.” Mindfulness has been shown to improve physical health, mental health and overall wellbeing but it does not get rid of stress, challenges,…
Many of us feel like self-compassion is unnatural, however, when we experience distress our initial reaction is to help ourselves by elevating it. Self-compassion is not something to be ashamed of it is something to embrace. Everyone desires to be safe, happy, healthy and…
These last few months dealing with Covid-19 has been incredibly stressful. It is important during stressful times to provide ourselves with extra care. When we experience stress, we regress. We can easily become dysregulated or disconnected from our bodies. When we become dysregulated, we…
Self-care is such a buzz word right now. You see it as you scroll through social media, your friends are talking about it, and it is probably being encouraged at work, as well. Is it really as important as it seems? The answer is, unequivocally,…