Ask a Different Question
Worry asks “What bad things might happen [in the future]?” Instead, ask “What good things are actually happening right now [in the present]?”
Why Are You So Hard On Yourself?
Are you your own worst critic? What happens when you make a mistake? Are you hard on yourself? Blame yourself? Call yourself names? What happened to “Love thy neighbor as thyself”? Why do we forget the love thyself part? Most…
5 Ways Stress Prevents Weight Loss
Tis the season when many of us are focusing on losing weight. Whatever you do, please don’t go on a diet. I've said it before and I'll say it again: diets don't work. If you are tired of yo-yo dieting,…
Stop Watching The News
I see a correlation between worry and watching the news on TV. I stopped watching the evening news years ago. The only news show I watch is CBS Sunday Morning. It focuses on positive, uplifting and interesting news features, while…
What Are You Looking Forward To About Fall?
What are you looking forward to about Fall? (And what does that have to do with anxiety?) I’m sitting outdoors right now on my patio writing this on the 3rd official day of Fall. And it is over 90 degrees…
Anxiety: Addressing Root Cause (not just symptoms)
Anxiety produces a lot of very distressing “symptoms.” These include (but are not limited to): Headache Nausea Diarrhea Lightheadedness or dizziness Heart palpitations Breathing difficulty Chest pain Numbing & tingling (especially arms and…
Insomnia Technique Bettter Than Counting Sheep
Insomnia from anxiety, worry or thinking too much? Counting sheep is way too boring for your magnificent brain. Try this technique instead: Close your eyes and imagine drawing a big circle. • Inside the circle write the number 100 very carefully. …
Make a Worry Box
Part of the problem with worry is that it rolls around and around in your head. It’s the hamster on the wheel. Or the monkey mind that keeps you awake in the middle of the night. Try getting those worries…
Write Down Your Great Things
Worries are thoughts about negative things that may or may not happen in the future. To combat worry, write down the positive things that are actually happening in your life now.Research at the University of Chicago shows that writing down…
4 Steps to the Perfect Holiday
Striving to create the perfect holiday this season? Let me suggest a different approach.Let’s start with 4 simple mantras:Repeat after me:1. There is no perfect holiday2. There is no perfect holiday meal3. There is no perfect gift4. There is no…