Your brilliant, wise, beautiful body and has a counterbalancing force to combat stress and anxiety called the parasympathetic response. That's Para as in Parachute. And this is the body's natural way of slowing down and creating a sense of calm and safet.

How we talk to ourselves changes how we feel. Self Talk, especially negative self talk can have a huge impact on our emotions and can impact your depression or anxiety. In this episode of Therapy in a Nutshell, I interview Nick Wignall to learn more abou.

Assertive Communication is essential for good relationships, and to feel good about yourself. But many people don't know how to be assertive. They use other, less helpful communication styles. Being assertive means expressing your thoughts, feelings, and.

In this episode, I’m going to teach you how light impacts your brain and influences your mood and how you can use Light Therapy as a Natural, non-medicinal way to treat seasonal depression (aka winter blues or S.A.D). And, how rigorous research has shown.

Stress is the aspect of anxiety that we feel in our body. Worry is about thoughts, but stress is how our muscles get tense, our breathing gets tight, it makes you ache or makes your hands sweat, stress is the physiological response to perceived danger. S.

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All or nothing thinking makes you feel like if you mess up it's pointless to keep trying. It ignores all positive aspects of an experience and labels that experience, day, or thing, as bad, which can lead to depression.Looking for Affordable Online Coun..

Coping Skills are essential to managing big emotions without doing something stupid, but it can be hard to calm yourself down when your brain isn't working very well- and that's where Sensory Coping Skills are essential to soothing the body to calm the m.

I don’t really care for the “Self-Esteem” movement. I do think that how we treat ourselves really matters, and we should be honest about our strengths and weaknesses, but I’ve seen “Self-esteem” get turned into fake accomplishments, prideful comparisons,.

Anxiety about the News can feel intense, especially when the news is nonstop and frightening. You can learn skills to soothe your anxiety and take good care of your brain. In this video I teach how news triggers the fight, flight, freeze response, how th.