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By Leslie Glass A Reach Out Recovery Exclusive By Leslie Glass 7 Ways Serenity Can Change Your Life What is serenity anyway? People talk about it, and those in recovery swear by the serenity prayer. Some people recite the Serenity prayer in 12-step meetings. Some say it to quietly to themselves all day long. Serenity […]

By Mark Bertin The idea of emotional awareness can seem almost mundane. Most of us recognize the benefits of being conscious of our emotions on some level. Yet, being skillful with our emotions isn’t just about recognizing when we feel happy, angry, or sad. Awareness means noticing all of our emotions, and then making active choices about

By Deb Wellmes, MA, SLP, ND Guest Writer for Wake Up World Like waves of vibration that are eternally connected and influenced by one another, our understanding and appreciation of vibro-tactile healing has ebbed and flowed. Ancient traditions recognized vibration and sound as an important method for returning to balance and healing. Some of the ways these

By Hillary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW Human brains simplify information under stress. Largely out of awareness, we have a tendency to categorize experiences into extremes of good and bad, black and white, right or wrong. Most of life, however, happens in the gray areas. We lose the subtleties that are always there if we are too

Applying Mindfulness Skills to Engage Authentically with Adolescents by Britt Rathbone Interpersonal exchanges can trigger strong emotions. Just as the skills we learn through personal mindfulness practice can help us cope with things that trigger us in our daily lives, those same skills, when applied to our relationships, can be very useful in navigating relationships

By Dr. Larry Berkelhammer To help you understand how living by choice works in practice, here are a few examples of how I do it myself. When I sit down at my desk, I choose to breathe diaphragmatically and slowly. Normally, without consciously making that mindful, intentional choice, my respiration would automatically become shallow and

By GoodTherapy.org Staff People generally want to be accepted. For many, this means fitting in with the crowd. In order to do that, you may feel pressure to think and behave a certain way. The trouble is that when you try so hard to be what someone else considers normal, you may lose a part

Contributed by Mary Bradley, LSCSW, LCSW For some, just getting out of bed in the morning takes courage. Depression, for example, can be debilitating and make it difficult to get out of your head and into your daily life. For many others, most days seem easy. Many optimistic people appear to sail through their days, taking stressors in stride, remaining positive, and

By Pinky Jangra “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection.” ~Buddha Someone asked me a couple of years ago, out of ten how much to did I love myself? I said four. I had to give my immediate, intuitive answer, as this was the honest truth. Four! That

By Suzette Bray, Topic Expert Contributor Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) combines cognitive and behavioral therapies with Eastern mindfulness practices. Developed by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan, DBT is useful in treating individuals with a wide variety of issues, including depression, anxiety, bipolar, self-injury, eating disorders, substance abuse, and relationship conflict. The goal is for clients to learn to manage their emotions and develop healthier coping