by Kat Zommers | Dec 7, 2022
With holidays and a new year approaching, we have moments to contemplate how we want to move forward and approach our lives. We always have choices; even inaction is an action taken. Self-affirming mantras help to center and ground us so that we’re pausing,...
by Kat Zommers | Nov 3, 2022
The latest statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health reports that approximately 18% of American adults ages 18- 54 have an anxiety disorder in a given year, and approximately 10% of individuals ages 18 and over, will suffer from a depressive illness. The...
by Kat Zommers | Sep 28, 2022
People fear accepting all aspects of themselves and others. They worry they’ll get complacent, accept mediocrity, and lack the motivation to change and grow. Interestingly the opposite is true, personal acknowledgement along with acceptance fosters confidence building...
by Kat Zommers | Aug 12, 2022
We all collectively spin out of control. It manifests itself differently from person to person. We get triggered, viscerally impacted, and have the tendency to spontaneously react, and often overact. We lose sight of our relationship and turn narrowly into our...
by Kat Zommers | Jul 12, 2022
This is Part 2 of a series. Read Part 1 here. The abundance of reads on my most recent Psychology Today article (Part 1, above) was to me a real indication of a growing issue that has become pervasive across the country. My colleagues and I are collectively seeing a...
by Kat Zommers | Jun 14, 2022
The question I’m asked most often is, “How can I stop my mind when it’s spinning out of control?” Our mind draws us in, often in an automatic, intense, steadfast way. Before we know it, we’re ruminating, and we spiral into a plethora of unwieldy thoughts and feelings....