What is anxiety? Anxiety usually involves both frequent worry and uncomfortable physical symptoms. Worry is associated with a feeling of impending doom, difficulty concentrating, irritability, and difficulty sleeping. The physical…
CategoryAnxiety & Stress
3 Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress
While the winter holidays and their traditions can certainly bring joy, comfort, and nostalgia, they also tend to cause stress and overwhelm. There’s the pressure of shopping for gifts, the…
3 Life-Changing Benefits of Mindfulness
What is mindfulness exactly? It’s a state of open awareness and acceptance of whatever is going on for you internally and externally in the present moment. Some people tend to…
3 Steps for Re-Establishing Social Connections After Covid
How would you say your social connectedness has shifted since before the pandemic? Maybe you’ve managed to stay in touch with close friends, but get-togethers with less connected friends have…
5 Tips for Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Do you tend to doubt your abilities at work and write off your achievements as lucky or unearned? You may be dealing with imposter syndrome, and you’re not alone. Coined…
Parents: 3 Tips for Coping with Covid Back-to-School Stress
The first day of school is approaching as pediatric Covid cases are on the rise. Parents of school-aged kids may be feeling the dread of embarking on yet another school…
3 Grounding Exercises for Anxiety
The human mind is powerful: it allows us to solve complex problems, plan for the future, remember events of the past, imagine alternate realities, and more. Much of the time,…
Letting Go of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
Maybe you know the feeling: you’re scrolling through social media and the longer you scroll, the worse you feel. Why does this happen? You might be experiencing FOMO, an acronym…
3 Tips for Coping with Re-Entering Anxiety
As of the publication of this blog, about 40% of the American population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The CDC recently updated its guidelines for fully vaccinated people, indicating…
5 Tips for Preventing Burnout
Especially this year, many of us know the feeling of burnout all too well. It’s that state of total exhaustion - emotional, mental, and physical - brought on by chronic…