Anyone who has caught themselves ruminating about the past or worrying about the future knows it’s usually not helpful. Those who are prone to feel high anxiety often struggle with “what if?”…
Performance Breathing: The Emerging Role of the Breath Coach
Co-authored by Ian Davis Claire sat in her corner office, staring out of the window towards the San Francisco skyline. As the CEO of a fast-growing tech company, her days were filled…
Are You Emotionally Fit? |
Source: Shvetsa/Pexels On the surface, her level of self-care was an A+. She consistently implemented a solid bedtime routine, meal prepped for the week on Sundays, exercised regularly, and was reliable at…
Affection and Sensitivity Help Babies’ Brains Grow
Parenting is one of the most meaningful roles we can undertake as we are shaping the future mental health of our children. Today I want to share two longitudinal studies that underscore…
Psychics and Other Unscientific Ways of Coping with Anxiety
Here is the most important thing to remember about anxiety: It thrives on not knowing. In uncertainty, anxiety finds fertile ground for cognitive predicting, presupposing, contingency planning, and assuming. Consider the following…
Don’t Just Imagine Reality. Test It.
Fearful fliers get into trouble when, instead of experiencing what is happening on a flight, they imagine something is going wrong. And, instead of applying reality testing, their imagination is experienced as…
How to Stop Judging Yourself for Your Feelings
Source: Ekaterina Bolovtsova / Pexels Have you ever had a strong emotional reaction and then judged yourself for it? Told yourself that you shouldn’t have gotten so angry, or that you should…
How to Stop Worrying About Uncertain Futures
Anxiety seems to be rising everywhere these days. Research on adult anxiety conditions indicates significant increases over the past decade—not just post-COVID—particularly among younger adults.1 And as recently as this week, the…
A New Theory of OCD
A New Theory of OCD
Screen Use by Children Is a Known Threat to Mental Health
We just can’t seem to get it right. On the one hand, we paint a picture of our children as more vulnerable than ever before. At the slightest provocation, we label discomfort…