5 Affirmations for Highly Sensitive People
Being one of the highly sensitive people in society means your nervous system is wired somewhat differently than others. You process information more deeply than most; you can detect other people’s emotions and feel them as if they are your own. You might be affected by certain environments in ways that others aren’t. It takes time to understand how you are different from others, and it might result in feeling like a complicated burden. Being a Highly Sensitive Person is a gift, although it [...]
Helping a Loved One with Anger Problems
Seeing someone you love struggling with something is one of the hardest things to go through. Not only do you feel helpless, but it can also feel painful, saddening, and anxiety-inducing to witness suffering. When your loved one is dealing with anger problems, it’s also likely that those struggles are spilling over onto other people, including you. They may hurt you, intentionally or otherwise. When it comes to a loved one struggling with anger problems, you aren’t entirely helpless. While they are primarily [...]
Crippling Anxiety: What It Is and How to Deal With It
Crippling anxiety is not a clinical term or an official diagnosis. Rather, it is a common expression used to describe an intense, all-consuming anxiety that significantly hinders your ability to function or interact with the world. It can make even handling simple tasks a constant struggle, affect your relationships and performance at work, and cause you to confine yourself to a limited, narrow life. Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it. – Kahlil Gibran [...]
Challenges of Being a Single Mom and Where to Find Support
Being a parent is hard work. There are challenges that you aren’t prepared to face. It is a busy life when your children are active in sports and other activities. When you are a single mom, these moments seem to intensify. Whether it is by divorce or death, becoming a single mom brings a different set of challenges. These challenges are added to the ones that you already face as a parent. The first avenue of single mom help is to seek the [...]
5 Reasons to Stop Drinking Alcohol Today
Occasional drinking is not harmful in itself. However, one drink a night can lead to several drinks a night, which can easily lead to addiction if not careful. Alcohol addiction can wreak havoc on every aspect of a person’s life, deeply affecting their families, marriages, health, and finances, as well as other areas. However, a person can stop drinking alcohol if they are rightly motivated. If they are motivated by fear or love, they will more likely act upon it than not. Sometimes, people [...]
7 Activities to Improve Your Family’s Mental Health This Summer
After a busy school year, filled with early start times, homework, extracurricular activities, and family members busily running in different directions, it’s time to take a deep breath and lean into a slower rhythm of life. That slower pace provides an opportunity to improve your family’s connection, peace, and overall mental health. Below are a variety of mental health-friendly ideas to try to see what fits your family best. The goal, of course, is not to pile on more to-dos, but to add [...]