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Nutrition and Depression

“People do not develop, anxiety, panic attacks, or depression because they have a deficiency of Valium or Prozac... Anxiety and...

Nutrition and Anxiety

This week we will focus on anxiety and nutrition. When it comes to anxiety we want to think about GABA, which is an inhibitory...

Nutrition and Mental Health

In order to achieve overall well-being one must focus not only on the mind but the body as well. This month I will address how nutrition...

Reflection

Another great skill you can use to improve and it enhances your communication skills, specifically, your listening skills is to use a...

Assertive Communication

Assertive communication is the ability to stand up for your own wants, the first thing needs while respecting the needs of others. It...

What is Active Listening?

What is active listening? Active listening is an essential skill when it comes to good communication. The goal in active listening is to...

Communication

“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” - Peter Drucker Typically when we hear the word...

Recipe: Matcha Smoothie

Make this smoothie as a natural stimulant for a morning beverage. A little, lifts mood and resets circadian rhythm . The Cocoa supports...

Impact of Stress

When your body is in a constant state of alert due to chronic stress it starts negatively affecting your endocrine system, your brain’s...

Stress: Fight or Flight Response

When you perceive a threat you activate the stress response also known as the fight or flight response this response to stress cannot...

Self-Compassion Action Plan

Having a self compassion action plan is going to be helpful as you continue to put into practice what you have learned this past month....

Self-Compassion Behavior

Last week you practiced on challenging your critical thinking and replacing it with more compassionate thoughts. This week we will be...

Self-Compassion Exercise: Letter Writing

This week’s self-compassion exercise is to write yourself a Self Compassion Letter. You will follow the following prompts when writing...

Self-Compassion: Mind-Body Connection

We have already talked about how what we think affects how we feel. That means that our self-critical thinking can leave us feeling...

Self-Compassion Exercise: Hand on Heart

Today I would like for you all to try a self-compassion exercise by Kristin Neff. This exercise can be used whenever you are feeling bad,...

Self Compassion

What is self-compassion? According to Christopher Germer “self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would...

Self-Esteem: Values

According to Marsha Linehan’s FAST approach part of maintaining or increasing your self-esteem is not compromising your values, which...

Self Esteem: F.A.S.T Approach

I mentioned previously that I would be providing you with exercises to help you build your self-esteem. This week’s exercise comes from...

Self Esteem

“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens." -- Louise...

Principle of Substitution

Have you found yourself emotionally eating lately? Have you gained some weight since the pandemic started? If you answered yes to these...

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