One of the things that happens with anxiety is that your body’s autonomic nervous system gets out of balance. Your nervous system has 2 main parts: sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) which are designed to…
[This is Part 2 of a series on Health Anxiety. Click HERE if you missed Part 1.] In the first part of this series of articles, we looked at the causes of health anxiety and the resulting miserable anxiety…
[This is Part 1 of a 2-part series of articles about health anxiety.] You might be surprised to learn how common health anxiety is, and it is also a type of anxiety that can really make your life miserable.…
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)…
[This is Part 3 in a series of articles about how to heal from chronic pain. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 if you missed them.] What do you notice in your body when you feel… • Anxious? •…
I challenge you to close your eyes for 1 minute. Set a timer and close your eyes. Within a minute you are likely to take a deeper breath. Within a minute you are likely to loosen tension somewhere in your…
This is Part 2 of my series of articles exploring the connection between emotional healing and physical healing. Check out Part 1 if you missed it. My Story – Healing Pain/Frozen Shoulder In 2014 had a life changing experience of…
Neuroscience now proves what the Buddha taught 2500 years ago. We are WHOLE beings… mind, body and emotions are related and integrated. This is my first of a series of articles exploring the connection between emotional healing and physical healing.…
Lots of research is showing the connection between increased inflammation levels in the body and increased anxiety. This makes reducing inflammation a great wellness strategy. My colleague Trudy Scott is a nutritionist specializing in anxiety. Check out her blog for…
Numerous studies in Japan have tested participants’ responses to viewing scenery for 15 minutes in either a forest environment or an urban area. Forest environments were perceived as significantly more comfortable and soothing, and had noticeable positive effects on people's…