Stress Management

Why You Can Talk Yourself Out Of Stress

Have you ever felt stressed or in a bad mood, and wished you could just…feel better pretty easily? Have you wished that you could have some simple tricks up you sleeve to help your mood?Psychologists now know that the old adage, ‘Fake it until you make it,’ has some validity and can be used to… Continue reading

Positive Emotions And Resilience

Part of what inspired me to pursue the study of psychology and counseling is the experience of seeing people respond differently to the same situation: whether the circumstance is heavy traffic or a bone-shattering car accident, some people respond by meeting stressors with strength and perhaps growing from the experience while others may become undone… Continue reading

Fun and Games for Stress Relief

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may already know that I’m a big proponent of playing games. I’ve always been a big game player because I love good, cheap fun. In my own life, I use games to help my children learn facts and skills, I have a ‘game night’ about once… Continue reading

Research: Lose The Weight, Save Your Brain?

I just read this somewhat shocking report on obesity: researchers have found that people who are overweight and obese are actually losing brain tissue and have brains that are aged prematurely!

“The brains of obese people looked 16 years older than their healthy counterparts while [those of] overweight people looked 8 years older,” says UCLA… Continue reading

Answers on Michael, Help for You

Now more reports are coming out about Michael Jackson’s death–what really killed him and why–and these answers aren’t pretty.

As a fan of the King Of Pop since childhood, I was very sad to hear of his death, and concerned for his children. The more information that trickles in about his final weeks, days and… Continue reading

What Aren’t You Attracting?

The law of attraction has gained a lot of attention in the media in recent years, in large part due to the book, The Secret, heralded by Oprah, and experienced by many as a life-changing book. Having used the law of attraction years ago (without knowing what it was called) to successfully find the… Continue reading

Help For The Overwhelmed

I have many readers who are stressed to the point of feeling overwhelmed–that they’re facing so much stress that they don’t know where to even begin to relieve it, and a few stress management techniques don’t seem to be ‘enough’. (I think most people feel that way at one point in their lives or another.)… Continue reading

Teens With ‘Tude

The teenage years are a transitional state between being a little kid and an independent adult. It is not an easy time as many adults can tell you. The stresses experienced are very real and can have devastating consequences when they are not addressed.

Each generation has their own unique circumstances. For the older crowd… Continue reading

September is Self Awareness Month!

During October, otherwise known as Emotional Intelligence Month, I pledged to bring to your awareness the numerous, more-obscure-but-still-important holidays and observances that relate to stress management. (You can read more about it here.) September is officially ‘Self Awareness’ Month.

The month of September has been officially dubbed ‘Self Awareness Month’, among other things.… Continue reading

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