The World Health Organization reports that anxiety disorders are the world's most common mental disorders, affecting 301 million people in 2019. An estimated 31.1 percent of U.S. adults experience an anxiety disorder at some time in their lives. According to...
The Key to Successful Manifesting: Self-Improvement to Enhance Your Life.
The process of manifesting was the focus of Rhonda Byrne’s bestselling book The Secret, which sold more than 30 million copies. Essentially, manifestation is bringing something tangible into your life through attraction and belief and through the process of outwardly...
Assumptions That Inhibit Your Confidence and Self-Growth: Awareness Can Help Us Live a Thriving and Meaningful Life.
In general, self-confidence is related to how much value a person places on themselves and their ability to hold that favorable attitude. Additionally, it includes the capacity to retain such positive beliefs in situations that are challenging, especially situations...
8 Ways to Manage Rejection: Rejection is Inevitable.
Rejection is a fact of life. I often share with my patients that if they want to avoid rejection then they must avoid relationships altogether as it’s inevitable. Our reaction to rejection will vary based on our attachment style, the type of rejection (resulting from...
The 10 Best Personal Growth Questions to Ask Yourself: Going into the New Year and Beyond
As we blatantly see on a daily basis, life is short, fragile, and uncertain. Moving into the new year is a prime opportunity to re-evaluate and assess what we left behind and what we have to look forward to. Positive change and growth, as we all know it, doesn’t come...
8 Core Skills for Expansion and Personal Growth: Open Yourself Up to Living a Life You’re Proud of
Life is so fleeting. If you live it fully and with intention, you’re more likely to live a life you’re personally proud of. In order to do so we need to be expansive, flexible and open ourselves to challenges, vulnerability and discomfort. There are 8 skills you can...
8 Ways to Transform Your Triggers: Tips to Vastly Improve Your Relationships
This is part 2 of my article Why We Get Triggered and Spiral Out of Control: Stop Activation in its Tracks. This article is a continuation and speaks to what to do when you get triggered to contribute to increased self-awareness, more mindful behaviors, thus...
Why We Get Triggered and Spiral Out of Control: Stop Activation in its Tracks.
Because our limbic system, sympathetic nervous system, and amygdala are suited to anticipate danger, our body and mind often spiral so significantly that we experience a genuine sense of lack of control. We lose touch with our rational thoughts and bodily sensations...
3 Critical Facts to Know About Your Emotions: Your Mental Health Depends on Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion.
Recently the New York Times published an article, “Lean into Negative Emotions. It’s the Healthy Thing to Do.” It spoke to current research, suggesting that our perspective on our emotions can substantially affect our mental health. I wasn’t surprised to see this...
18 Tips to Change Your Habits for Good: Create the Life You’re Proud of.
We form positive and negative habits throughout our lives. And once a habit is formed, it’s hard to break free of it. It’s as if our brain stops fully participating in decision making and relies on our automatic routines. Our brains form neural pathways that get...