You want to be less critical of yourself and more confident when you are going through hard times. And you want to challenge yourself to try new things. But you feel like your lack of confidence is holding you back. What if it’s not that you lack confidence in yourself, but it’s the myths you […]
You want to be less critical of yourself and more confident when you are going through hard times. And you want to challenge yourself to try new things. But you feel like your lack of confidence is holding you back. What if it’s not that you lack confidence in yourself, but it’s the myths you […]
Understanding How Anxiety is Created Humans are the only ones who can turn the stress response on by imagining threatening situations in our minds. When you worry, you are believing the “what if’s” that you tell yourself. Your fear response is activated as if there is real danger. If you were in danger the stress […]
Understanding How Anxiety is Created Humans are the only ones who can turn the stress response on by imagining threatening situations in our minds. When you worry, you are believing the “what if’s” that you tell yourself. Your fear response is activated as if there is real danger. If you were in danger the stress […]
When Your Worry Takes Over Worry is like being on a spinning ride minus the thrill of excitement. Instead worry is experiencing spinning thoughts filled with what-ifs. One worry leads to another worry with no clear direction of how to stop the dizzying spin. Worry is not only spinning in circles, but it is also […]
When Your Worry Takes Over Worry is like being on a spinning ride minus the thrill of excitement. Instead worry is experiencing spinning thoughts filled with what-ifs. One worry leads to another worry with no clear direction of how to stop the dizzying spin. Worry is not only spinning in circles, but it is also […]
Avoidance Reinforcing Self-Doubt Confidence isn’t pretty, it’s gritty like sandpaper! You need to rub against life, be knocked down, and get up again. If you avoid challenges because you think you can’t handle them, you will reinforce your self-doubt. In hard times and difficult situations, there is a confidence opportunity waiting to be uncovered. You […]
Avoidance Reinforcing Self-Doubt Confidence isn’t pretty, it’s gritty like sandpaper! You need to rub against life, be knocked down, and get up again. If you avoid challenges because you think you can’t handle them, you will reinforce your self-doubt. In hard times and difficult situations, there is a confidence opportunity waiting to be uncovered. You […]
Feeling Like You Can’t Control Your Anxious Feelings You no longer have to feel defeated by your brain chemicals being out of balance. Recent research is shedding new light on the complexity of symptom development, including the role our stress (or fear response) plays in symptom development. Brain research illuminates how we can utilize our […]
Feeling Like You Can’t Control Your Anxious Feelings You no longer have to feel defeated by your brain chemicals being out of balance. Recent research is shedding new light on the complexity of symptom development, including the role our stress (or fear response) plays in symptom development. Brain research illuminates how we can utilize our […]
Is Your Happiness Dependent on Things Outside of Your Control? You feel like your happiness depends on others action. Or you can’t be happy unless the situation changes. We are all more dependent on our environment and relationships than we want to be. So how do we really choose happiness when we are surrounded by […]
Is Your Happiness Dependent on Things Outside of Your Control? You feel like your happiness depends on others action. Or you can’t be happy unless the situation changes. We are all more dependent on our environment and relationships than we want to be. So how do we really choose happiness when we are surrounded by […]
When Emotions Feel Out of Control I think everyone experiences emotional ups and downs. And the hard truth is our emotions control us more than we like to admit. While you may have years of repeating the same reaction, it is possible to establish new pathways in your brain. With practice, you can redirect your […]
When Emotions Feel Out of Control I think everyone experiences emotional ups and downs. And the hard truth is our emotions control us more than we like to admit. While you may have years of repeating the same reaction, it is possible to establish new pathways in your brain. With practice, you can redirect your […]
