Category: Anxiety

Source: panitanphoto/Shutterstock While all people experience anxiety, some are paralyzed by the emotion. Intense, overwhelming anxiety can lead to complete physical immobilization, overwhelming emotion, and dread. If this emotional emergency is taking…

Have you ever been trapped in worry’s webs? Worry has a crafty way of luring us in with something real, perhaps a thought of something painful in the past, like when we…

A French philosopher named Michel de Montaigne described his anxiety and worry: “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.” This quote captures the core of worry:…

In the fall of 2001, I told my meditation teacher about my stress over a future event I was dreading—I can’t remember what. He told me about another student, a mother of…

Source: Aubree Herrick / Unsplash Do you wake in the dark hours with random—or not-so-random—anxieties that seem overgrown by morning? Maybe you didn’t turn off the instant pot and you fear your…

Despite parent stress now designated a public health crisis by the U.S. Surgeon General, we still aren’t making the connection that if we care better for parents, children will also be better…

Anxiety is a disruptor. It gets in the way of many aspects of our lives. When it begins to infiltrate our relationships, we can suffer from detachment, avoidance, and overthinking. The cumulative…

Source: People Images – Yuri A / Shutterstock If you are someone who lives with anxiety, then you understand the persistent and often self-defeating cycle of catastrophizing, what-ifs, and negative self-talk. If…

Source: Elevae Visuals/Used with permission The holiday season is often portrayed as a time for celebration, family gatherings, and joyful traditions. We can have high expectations for how we hope this time…

Are emotions always perfectly in touch with reality? Absolutely not. They’re based on our perceptions, and our perceptions aren’t always in line with reality. That’s the goal, though—to get our emotions to…