7 things you do that cause depression and anxiety! By: Angela Englander February 15, 2015 Watching or reading the news: Seeing devastating and upsetting stories sends your brain messages that the world is a scary and unsafe place. Focusing on the negative: Focusing on the negative aspects of your life are training your brain
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A moment of Mindfulness
A Moment of Mindfulness By Angela Englander February 10, 2015 Mindfulness is a practice that can easily get forgotten when life gets busy, when we are stressed or nervous or frustrated or simply too busy or rushed. When we are on overdrive our system may feel sped up, as if we have had too
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Self-Care in Nature
Self Care: Is It Time to Visit a Forest? By: Anna Bystrova February 8, 2016 Photo: Kevin Wang from https://flic.kr/p/hpPwfV Let me ask you a simple question. How often do you go outside? No, not to get to the car or hop onto a bus to get to work or a place of
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Body Awareness After Trauma
Trauma in the Body By: Angela Englander January 17, 2016 Trauma has a number of effects on an individual’s life, it can cause flashbacks and nightmares, intense emotions such as fear and rage, feeling different than other people, and feeling separate from the rest of the world. One side effect that is not as commonly
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Pleasant Activities
Hello everyone, As you know, it’s important to have joy and happiness in your life in order to reduce stress and be a happy and healthy person. Feel free to read the list of activities below and incorporate some into your life if you wish to increase your joy and happiness. Pleasant Activities Taking a
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Therapy to Prevent Cancer?
Therapy to Prevent Cancer? By: Angela Englander December 20, 2015 I’m sure you’ve heard that stress is hard on the body, maybe you have been told to treat yourself better or that self-care is important. Has anyone told you that certain personality traits and thought patterns could be putting you at a higher risk for
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Hormones and Depression
Hormonal imbalances Hormone imbalance has been known to contribute to a variety of problems from pains to cramps to mood swings to anxiety and depression as well as a number of other problems. These hormone imbalances are especially troubling for women who have more of a natural hormone fluctuation than men. Some symptoms of low
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Chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and other toxins
Chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and other toxins Studies have shown that depression may be associated with toxins from pesticides, herbicides, and other toxins. These chemicals can potentially interfere with neuronal processes in the brain and lead to toxic build-ups in the tissue. To prevent these chemical effects some people choose to use more natural and body
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Exercise – My Ability to Cope with Trauma
Exercise: My Ability to Cope with Trauma _______ I like to be with people _______ I am open to new experiences _______ I do what I say I will do _______ I am an agreeable person _______ I believe my power lies within me _______ I am confident in my own ability to cope with
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Trauma Related Beliefs
Trauma Related Beliefs Check the beliefs that apply to you and then write about a situation in which that belief was created. Try to be specific when describing the situation, are any of these situations trauma related? _____ I believe I am a victim and that my troubles are someone else’s fault Situation in which
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