As we close out this wild ride of a year, it’s really quite easy to reflect on the negative twists and turns. The ever-strengthening downturns of life from January through December were palpable and make room for 2020 takeaways riddled with chaos and tragedy. As a human, I FELT that rollercoaster–the grief. the panic. the…
Category: Mental Health
Whether it’s better understanding and managing mental health issues or developing self-awareness and acceptance of our everyday emotions, caring for our mental health is equally vital to staying on top of our physical health.
Collective Crisis:How and Why People Respond so Differently to Fear
When life-threatening emergencies arise, fear begins to work in mysterious ways and it invokes a wide-range of individual responses. To better understand collective crisis and process the seemingly odd behavior of others, let’s demystify the varying degrees of fear response. More importantly, building awareness around why you may react in a certain way and why…
Ways Rejection Plays With Your Mind and Relationships
What is Rejection Sensitivity? We have an intrinsic need to belong, to be accepted. And when the approval we seek is shunned, we flail. Bottom line? Rejection is agonizing! It tricks us into questioning our abilities, our likeableness, our worth. It even affects us physically by slowing down our heart rate when we experience its…