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Soothing Words: How Poetry Can Help You Cope with Grief, Loss, and Depression
“It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” —William Carlos Williams Do you have a favorite poem or a few lines from a poem that really grab your attention? When you read it, what feelings are...
The Gratitude Cure: How Gratitude Helps Relationships Thrive, Heals Anxiety and Depression, and Improves Physical Health
“Yesterday is ashes. Tomorrow is green wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.” –Eskimo Saying How do you deal with adverse circumstances in your life—an unexpected bill, a tax audit, or a friend cancelling plans at the last minute? Do you treat yourself...
Exercising Your Worries: How Physical Activity Helps Manage Stress and Anxiety
"The first wealth is health." --Ralph Waldo Emerson Which do you think to be more effective at reducing anxiety or stress: Taking a hot bath or going for a brisk 20 minute walk? The answer is going for a walk (1). Our bodies are repositories for stress and...
The Girl Who Didn’t Kick the Hornet’s Nest: How Mindfulness Helps Deal with Anxiety-Based Thoughts
"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine."—Ralph Waldo Emerson Anxiety thoughts are like hornets—they are a natural part of nature that, when left on their own, do not bother you too much. But when you pay them too...
The Art of Emotional Aikido: 10 Skills to Turn Relationship Conflict into Connection
“Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.” –Morihei Ueshiba Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, often described this art as being like the flow of water, moving gently around obstacles, working with the current...