Emotions

The Wisdom in Letting Go

When the stories we tell ourselves about the pain and trauma from our past color our present-day experiences, practicing detachment can help us let go. Professor Stanley Rachman’s experience with patients suffering from PTSD and OCD disorders shows how developing a more neutral response to traumatic experiences from the past helps lessen the impact they have on us.

What is Wisdom? How Can We Achieve it?

Mindfulness goes hand in hand with wisdom because at its foundation, wisdom is about learning to recognize and restrain fear-based impulses. This post invites you to question the validity of thoughts distorted by emotional reactions and offers some tips for how to go through this process, as well as a mindfulness reset for restoring clarity.

Is Uncertainty Driving You to Distraction? Do This Simple Exercise.

One of the biggest stressors in modern life is uncertainty, and if there is one thing the pandemic has made painfully obvious, it’s this: uncertainty is unavoidable. The question is, how do we navigate the fear uncertainty stimulates and still keep our wits about us?

Navigating the Holidays in the Era of Covid – Free eBook to Download

The holidays can be a stressful time and the pandemic is likely only turning up the pressure. From family dynamics to setting boundaries and taking care of yourself, spending the holidays alone, and dealing with painful emotions-download my free eBook of tips for getting through the final stretch of 2020 without going off the rails.

Social Distancing Can Be Isolating. Here’s What to Do about It.

If social distancing has got you down, look at it as an opportunity for cultivating patience, mindfulness and authenticity. Living in uncertain times requires a willingness to embrace the unknown while also finding purpose and creating connection where we can.