Grounding for Upsets and Anxiety
[This is Part 2 in a series about Grounding Techniques for Anxiety. If you missed Part 1, CLICK HERE for more about what grounding is and how it works for anxiety and panic attacks.] What can you do IN…
7 Grounding Techniques for Anxiety
Anxiety often is experienced with many symptoms in the upper body and head in the form of brain fog, lightheadedness or dizziness, or in changes in breathing and heart rate. Grounding shifts your focus away from those sensations and away…
Re-Opening Anxiety
We are still in a state of Public Health Emergency so it’s not over yet folks… but we are trending is a good direction and starting to see some light at the end of the crazy COVID-19 tunnel. Now, after…
Seasonal Depression and Light Therapy
What’s Most Effective for Seasonal Depression? It’s January/February.... In Milwaukee that means an average of 14.5 hours of darkness per day. I actually calculated it. Naturally this is the time of year we see increases in Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)…
Eight Questions That Can Help You Survive Election Anxiety
Got Election Anxiety? A recent APA survey found that this election is a significant source of stress for more than two-thirds of American adults! You knew you weren’t alone, right?!? My friends at Greater Good Magazine came up with THIS…
Meditations for Extremely Divided Times
If you’re like me, you are feeling the upset and stress from our community and our country being so divided at this time (on many different issues). Meditation is a scientifically proven strategy for reducing anxiety and stress. So, I’ve…
Dealing with Difficult People in Extreme Times
The extremity of situations in our world today, like a pandemic and an anti-racism movement, is bringing out the extreme in people: extreme emotions, extreme opinions, extreme judgments, extreme division. The prolonged duration of universally stressful events also contributes to…
Inner Peace During Extreme Times
Can you say EXTREME? How about a pandemic and an anti-racism movement and a big election all at the same time? The prolonged duration of universally stressful events is creating extreme feelings and reactions. Our brains have been in a…
Face Mask Anxiety
Yes, it’s a thing. The sudden introduction of face masks into our lives due to COVID-19 can bring up anxiety in many ways! 1. Just the topic itself has emotions running high. We’re faced with a big debate, lots of…
Quick COVID Anxiety Tips #51 – #60
This series of COVID Anxiety Tips was published on My Facebook Page over the course of this pandemic. They work equally well in a pandemic or for any anxiety-provoking situation in your life. In case you missed them... COVID…