Understanding your window of tolerance is a useful tool in creating better resilience and improving your ability to manage stressful and challenging situations, especially during difficult times of adversity. Let’s explore the window of tolerance and how it affects you and your ability to respond to the demands of life.
Self-Care: It’s Not What You May Think
In life, people experience all sorts of overwhelming circumstances. When these types of circumstances start piling up on top of each other, we can find ourselves in an incredibly tired and burnt-out state of mind. It’s normal to feel this way from time to time, but we definitely do not want to stay stuck there. […]
Coping With Grief: 3 Key Reminders
Coping with grief is challenging. Many of us have recent experiences of loss, death, and disruption in our lives that have been difficult to process emotionally. The pain of loss can be profound, and our grief may seem overwhelming and isolating. Grief is part of our shared human experience. Learning to navigate our grief and […]
Drowning in The Age of Digital Addiction
Digital addiction…It is no surprise that people are spending more time on their phones and various social media platforms today than ever before. Did you know that as of January 2020, about half of the international population were active social media users — an increase of more than 9% since 2019. While addiction to technology and digital […]
7 Signs That’s It’s Time to Seek Help for Your Anxiety
Anxiety illnesses are the most common mental illness in the U.S., and they affect 18.1% of the adult population each year. But how do you know if you have an actual anxiety disorder? And when should you seek help?
EMDR: Is it an option for you?
Trauma means different things to different people, so there is no need to label the trauma you may have experienced. Many people have experienced something in their life that has left a wound on their emotional health. EMDR is an effective way to heal that wound.