Category: Anxiety

Here’s a quiz: What emotions do you imagine a child is experiencing when they pronounce their hatred towards someone? Anger? Sadness? Fear? Shame? Answer: Any or all of the above. One of…

pexel by Rachel Claire The school year is about to begin, and if you’re anything like me, I am dreading the rush, rush, rush that happens in my house. I loved how…

Memory biases are one of the cognitive factors that contribute to health anxiety. One type of memory bias responsible for maintaining health anxiety is selective memory. Maybe there was one time or…

Is it a headache or an aneurysm? Chest tightness or a heart attack? A stomachache or stomach cancer? Our bodies do the darndest things. Our bodies are the switchboard for our emotions;…

Dirima/Shutterstock In 2019, an international team of researchers led by Linds Ernstsen of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology published a study that identified a correlation between higher levels of cardiorespiratory…

Have you ever thought about embarking on an empowering journey toward self-discovery, resilience, and your dream life, but find anxiety holding you back? Let me share with you a tale of triumphing…

Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply tell your brain not to worry? Unfortunately, that doesn’t work. So, let’s quickly review three skills that do work, then learn a powerful written…

People think about what happens more than what doesn’t happen. We think of what we’ll do today, not what we’ll prevent ourselves from doing as a product of our self-control, our constraints…

Source: Noah Clark / Unsplash I’ve noticed something recently. It’s a warm feeling that blooms in different parts of my body. It comes spontaneously and not on any predictable timetable. I have…

Equestrians, like other sports enthusiasts, love their sport. We love riding and being part of the horse community. However, anxiety can undercut much of this joy and limit the pursuit of our…