We hear enough about the healing power of nature. With lives as busy as ours, we could do with all the downtime we can get, right? There’s an increasing body of evidence in support of nature-based interventions or NBIs as effective tools to improve mental, physical, and cognitive health outcomes. I’ve written earlier about how children need the healing power…
When your mind is in turmoil, keep calm! Have you ever been in that place where your mind is racing and the things you need to attend to are on a perpetual loop playing in your head, and you just can’t get anything done? If so, you will have experienced frustration, irritation, anxiety, and despair all at the same time.…
As humans, we are wired to seek validation from others and when we get it, we feel good. But for some people, it feels so good that they develop approval addiction. Instead of finding motivation from within, they constantly look for others’ approval. If you can’t find motivation without someone else’s approval, you probably suffer from approval addiction. In her…
If I have learned one thing about life, it is this: Life WILL keep throwing problems your way. How do you clear your head when this happens? We all battle with anxiety at some point or another. You might find that managing anxiety has become increasingly difficult with so much going on in life, or perhaps everything seems to fly…
Losing a loved one is one of the most traumatic situations a person can go through. Coping with loss may be challenging at times, and overcoming sadness might seem impossible. While dealing with sorrow, the anticipation of healing is a crucial issue to consider. After the initial shock, one has to find ways to cope with the mourning process. Discovering…