How Alternative Recovery Can Work for You
Guest Post: Melissa Howard from Stop Suicide Depression and addiction are diseases and like any other medical condition, they require treatment. However, not every program is right for every individual. Here are some ways you can seek alternative treatment, and how you can supplement traditional recovery. When Is It Right and When Is It Not? […]
7 Essential Tips for Starting a Wellness-Based Business
Guest Post: Dorothy Watson from Mental Wellness Center If you’re a business owner hoping to make a positive difference in your community, starting up a wellness-based business could be the perfect fit for you. Not only will it provide services and products that promote health and well-being, but it also has great potential for creating […]
Why Blessing a Meal Matters
Ever wonder why so many spiritual traditions have a ritual designed around blessing the food you consume? Although they are different, many serve the same purpose. To get you to a place of parasympathetic response before you eat. Thus upping the chance that you will get the nutrition you need and be better prepared to […]
Seasonal Mood Shifts: 3 Ways to Stay Grounded This Fall
For many the season of autumn is difficult. Depending on where you live, it’s full of things dying, leaves falling, colder weather, darker days, and a general sense of ending. In addition, to the messiness of leaves and seeds flying around, it gets blustery which can be hard on our nervous systems. According to Esienberg […]
Self Regulation Tip: A quick way to calm the F*** down.
Feel like you struggle to regulate yourself? Can’t seem to find a way to calm down when things are tough. Just Breathe … and here’s why. Take 5 long breaths in and slow your exhale. Begin your count on the exhale and it will automatically slow your inhale. This equals about 30 seconds of deep […]
Get Moving: The links between physical exercise and psychological states
This week, in the last of the series on self regulation, we are going to talk about exercise and movement. For many exercise is something extra they must do every day, but in reality movement is part of what regulates your body throughout the day. It starts with breathing. As you breathe you regulate your […]
Slow Down, Focus, & Finish Strong
I had a lot to do today. I am feeling a little scattered. I started by getting the kids off to school, then working with my dog on the leash – so she doesn’t break my arm when she pulls, then I went to work in my home office, which can be harder than leaving my […]
Focus on What Works
Today focus on what you want and ignore all those things you do not want. Do not waste your energy focused on what is not working. Note the problem, create a solution, and move in the direction you want to go. Do not look back. What is done, is done. Just move forward. READ THE […]
Sleep Better Tonight
Let’s talk about sleep. According to the CDC one third of the US population struggles to get enough sleep. take medication to get and stay asleep. Our work, technology, and movement needs have changed throughout the years. As a result more of us have trouble falling and staying asleep. A good number of us turn […]
How To Improve Mental Health Using Exercise
Many of us have good days and bad days. But what happens when our worry, fear, and sadness take over? It can be hard to exercise and find the energy to take care of ourselves during those times. For some those times are situational and fleeting however for others the situation leads to prolonged feelings […]
