How to befriend difficult emotions
First understand your difficult emotions The first step in growing the ability to be with our difficult emotions is to understand them. Befriending these emotions means first to get to know our autonomic …
Managing Anxiety
Use the Upside of Stress and Rise to the Challenges of Life
“We get stressed if something important to us is at stake.”, explains Kelly McGonigal in her book, The Upside of Stress. What happens in our body is designed to help us deal with …
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Reducing Stress with Curiosity
Do you know what curiosity feels like? It’s a joyous, exciting state of mind that draws us closer to the object of our investigation. Learning to be with our thoughts and feelings can …
4 strategies to stop anxiety escalating
When facing anxiety we have three choices: fight it, numb it or endure it. Choosing the first two can undesirable outcomes in the long run. We can become avoidant, angry or addictive to …
Stress Reduction With Abdominal Breathing
Intentional deep, abdominal (or diaphragmatic) breathing in stressful situations can reduce our level of stress. Deep breathing can be beneficial in a wide range of everyday situations. Let’s take a closer look. Why …
What Is The Stress Response
What exactly happens in our brain and body when we face danger? Our ancestors encountered life-threatening events and developed the ‘fight-flight-freeze’ response. We are going to examine how we use the stress response when …
