Your life can become busy and filled with distractions. This makes it very easy to feel overwhelmed on a regular basis. Learning how to effectively deal with overstimulation and anxiety is a skill that you can develop. With practice, you can quickly reverse feelings of overwhelm before they become too hard to easily manage. Learn [...]
If the hustle, bustle, and challenges of everyday life are making your stress levels inch up each day, you must find a way to break free! Holding onto the stresses of yesterday will simply add to the tension of today and tomorrow. Soon the amount of pressure you carry around inside you from this stress [...]
You will come in contact with negative, difficult people from time to time. Your first instinct may be to fight back, defend yourself, and react to their negativity with your own. However, you have the ability to control your responses. Fighting anger with anger depletes your energy and is not worth it. Here are some [...]
How often have you told yourself, “I just can’t cope” or “I just don’t have the strength to deal with this” or similar versions of a self-doubting declaration? The stress and frustrations of life can lead you to believe that you’re incapable of getting over life’s challenging hurdles. However, the key to achieving peace of [...]
Today’s world is stressful. Many people are expected to work longer hours for less pay. When you get home from work, you can’t immediately relax. You may have to cook dinner, clean up, take the dog for a walk, help the kids with their homework, and more. When everything is done, you go to bed [...]
A positive work-life balance is good for both your physical and mental health. However, substantial job responsibilities can upset that balance. As a result, both work and home life can suffer unwanted consequences. Use these strategies to create the work-life balance you desire: 1. Avoid checking your work emails outside the workplace. While working, [...]
Between work, home, and social responsibilities, do you often feel that all your time is spent taking care of others? Neglecting self-care is easy in a busy world, but the consequences can be serious. Adding self-care practices to your daily routine can greatly strengthen your health and well-being. Plus, experts share that the happiest and [...]
What does the beginning of your day look like? How do you spend the first 30 to 90 minutes of your morning? Those first things you do in the morning set your tone for the day. A morning routine can set you up to feel more productive, empowered, and even accomplished. Research shows that habits, [...]
I would like to share three ways to be happy. The first way is to smile. You’re probably asking why would you be smiling if you're not happy. However, smiling will help you because when you smile, your body releases a hormone called dopamine. Think about dopamine as the happiness hormone. You may have heard [...]
It is amazing the things that you can experience. I recently went to a local restaurant that I previously avoided. It’s a major tourist attraction and always had long to get in. I refused to stand in line because I figured I could go there anytime. However, I never went until recently and it was [...]
