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By Manuel A. Manotas, PsyD, Mindfulness-Based Approaches/Contemplative Approaches Topic Expert Contributor Anxiety can show itself in many forms. Some can be very painful and impairing, and we may need professional help to deal with them. But anxiety is something that everyone experiences at different times, and there’s something you can do about it. One powerful tool that can help […]

By Katie Hurley, Author, The Happy Kid Handbook When it comes to kids, people just don’t think about happiness enough these days. They think about success. They think in comparisons. They think about milestones, graduations and shiny trophies. (The ones they earned, of course. Because, you know, not everyone deserves a trophy these days).  They

By Indra Cidambi, MD Keeping a journal is often recommended as a powerful tool to aide addicts on their road to recovery. Journals not only help patients reflect on and express their feelings, but also to examine ways to avoid relapse. However, many patients don’t stick with journaling because it can be a tedious practice. I

Learn how to rewire your brain by changing how you think through a simple four-step approach. By Matthew May, Strategic Faciliation and Ideation  The mysteries of the mind and brain are many and complex. Neuroscience, through the magic of technology is just beginning to unravel some of them. Given that my livelihood revolves around creativity,

By Karyn Hall, PhD Validation is like relationship glue. Validating someone brings you closer. Validating yourself is like glue for fragmented parts of your identity. Validating yourself will help you accept and better understand yourself, which leads to a stronger identity and better skills at managing intense emotions. Being out of control of your emotions

By Erin Moline, MA, LPC, Life Purpose Topic Expert Contributor To me, “vulnerable” is wonderful word. It means openness, freedom, and the opportunity to love and be loved. But for others, it is what they are trying to get away from: They feel that they are too vulnerable. In actuality, the opposite is true. They

Meditation isn’t something you just do by yourself. Here are talks from leaders in the mindfulness world to support your practice. By Teo Furtado Step Out of The Way By Judson BrewerWhy is the state of flow— moments where everything comes together in some almost magical way—so hard to achieve? In this TED Talk, a neuroscientist and

By Therese Borchard As a highly-sensitive person (as defined by Elaine Aron in her bestseller The Highly Sensitive Person), I’m easily overwhelmed, or over-aroused. I have been compiling ways to calm down over the years. I learned some in Aron’s book, some as part of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program I participated in, and just recently picked up a slew of

By Kathleen Scott, ACSW Allison, 14, comes home from school and busts through the door. She slams her backpack against the wall in the family room and throws herself onto the sofa, only to ignore your demands to get her shoes off the furniture and put her backpack on the hook where she knows it

By Marc Chernoff When we were young life was easier, right?  I know sometimes it seems that way.  But the truth is life still is easy.  It always will be.  The only difference is we’re older, and the older we get, the more we complicate things for ourselves. You see, when we were young we