Over the past decade, digital access to therapy has become increasingly common. The apps for mental health and wellness range from mood trackers, meditation tools, and journals to therapy apps that match users to a licensed professional.
The mind can be a useful assistant, helping you to organize your life and complete tasks. It can also be a nag, constantly bothering you with worries and reminders. If not balanced with the calming energy of the heart or the breath, the mind can run amuck.
Many people believe we all have angels and spirit guides that watch over us every day, sending us messages of hope and encouragement. These guides can be assigned to us before birth, others will come when we are in need.
During our ride I didn't once think about arriving at our destination. It was the journey, the ride, that occupied my full attention. I considered how life is just like this. It’s the journey that matters in life, not the final destination.
If you have found yourself in the position of being close to someone experiencing grief, and feel at a loss as to how to behave, here are some helpful steps that you can take to help them on their journey.
Like many who self-harm, cutting is an attempt to cope with events in their life; Take Five is a mindfulness strategy that may help kids cope with the events in their lives.
Have you ever had someone drop out of your life or have them say they will never talk to you for the rest of your life but give you no reason why? This is called “ghosting.”
The key to setting conscious intentions is knowing that in every moment you have a choice about where you want to put your energy and your focus. You can harness the power of being more mindful as you welcome the opportunity to start fresh each day with a clean slate.
Happiness looks different for everyone. Regardless of your version of true happiness, living a happier, more satisfied life is within reach. A few tweaks to your regular habits can help you get there. Here’s a look at some daily, monthly, and yearly habits to help kickstart your quest.
If you are feeling the voice of the inner critic to be overwhelming, I suggest letting it speak. Pick up the pen and ask the critic, “Why are you showing up today and what do you have to say to me?”
Some anxiety is a typical byproduct of living in a busy world, but unchecked anxiety may greatly impact your quality of life. Take control by trying out these little and big ways you can naturally help combat anxiety.
Job loss is an exceedingly difficult experience to undergo. Not only does it affect the individual losing his or her job with feeling lost and confused about the future, but it can also have a ripple effect on surrounding family and friends.
Newly leaked documents appear to show that the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade. If Roe were to be undone, 26 states will likely ban or severely restrict abortions.
Resilience is coping with life challenges by developing your ability to adapt and to thrive. When adversities strikes, bounce back with perseverance and keep flexing your resilience muscles.
Building upon other research projects noting the similarities between sports and religion in society today, we interviewed skaters at skate parks to see how they understood skateboarding.
Beginning July 16, 2022, people struggling with mental health crises can call 988, a new number focused on providing lifesaving suicide prevention and crisis services.
When people write about traumatic events, a question that often comes up is, “What if I don’t remember what happened? What if I was dissociated at the time? How can I recreate an event effectively on the page if there’s a blank spot where the memory should be?”
In order to reach your full potential and experience, all the wonder and magic life has in store for you, nurture your mind with thoughts, books and people that inspire you and give you a grander vision.
Whether you remember it or not, you dream every night. Sometimes they’re happy, other times sad, often bizarre, and if you’re lucky, you’ll get a sexy dream once in a while.
More than before, these times make it necessary to access rest and fortification for bodies as finite as ours, so that we may return to daily functioning and presence. But in our capitalistic society, we feel as though rest is more a burden than a right.
If you guide a visualization, first focus on the subject of your inspiration — in my case, the sun. Be the sun. Speak as the sun, with every cell full of sun power to get as close as possible to the subject of your inspiration.
When you first meet someone, your brain tends to zero in on a few specific traits, like their clothing and overall appearance, and quickly patchwork together a general idea of who they are as a person.
The images and ideas depicted on the tarot deck reflect timeless patterns of human thought and behavior that transcend cultures, religions, value systems and beliefs.
The more conscious we become, the more we deepen our relationship to the words we choose to use.
Self-care means creating a life that doesn’t need bandages to make it bearable. It helps to differentiate between when you need to take better care of yourself and when you need your community’s help.
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