Fear is a fundamental emotion necessary for survival. We experience fear in several ways that have helped humans stay alive, but it can go beyond what is appropriate for survival. Persistent fear…
Category: Fear
Managing Turbulence During Air Travel
Significant progress has been made in the last five years to give passengers a better ride at cruise altitude. Several hundred planes have been fitted with sensors that constantly send turbulence information,…
Is Fear Running Your Life?
In the fast-paced whirlwind of modern life, it’s easy to overlook the silent driver that often guides our actions and decisions: fear. In my own journey, it took a period of burnout…
How Emotions Impact Your Financial Decisions
Finances are typically considered a matter of the mind, not the heart. Whether we’re creating a budget, or picking a stock to invest in, we tend to see financial considerations as more…
Gap Years, Taking Time Off, and Fear of Falling Behind
A gap year refers to a student hitting pause on traditional academic work to take a breath if they’re overwhelmed with school (or life). I often work with parents who only see…
How to Overcome the Fear of Death
2.25.24 Do you fear death? If so you have thanatophobia. It’s one of the most common fears people suffer from. Some fear the pain that may be associated with dying. The spiritual…
Is Change Possible? For Me? What if I’m Afraid?
Butterfly on a Leaf Monika / Pixabay Change is all around us, all the time. The seasons, our bodies, our politicians; we cannot avoid it. However, one of the most common questions…
The Gandhi Principle |
OpenClipart-Vectors/ Pixabay The fourth and final week of our project for reaching our New Year’s resolutions together is here. (Read previous posts here, here, and here.) How has your progress been going?…
How to Create New Year’s Resolutions That Actually Stick
It’s often the butt of jokes. We have all sorts of grand plans and highfalutin, idealistic promises that we make on New Year’s Day—only to find that old habits rush back in…
Fear of the Dark: When a Normal Fear Becomes a Phobia
Wooozxh on Unsplash Halloween is almost here, and its presence is inescapable – from commercials and scary movies on TV to ghosts, goblins, and menacing figures in neighbors’ yards. And while it…