How do we get back in touch with emotions after feeling numb? During active addiction, our emotions often get squashed beneath our dependence on drugs and/or alcohol. We learn to avoid our emotions, act on them impulsively, or stay numb… Read More ›
Category: Mental Health
The Best Mood-Boosting Exercises for Recovery
Most of us know that exercise is a quick and healthy way to feel more positive, fit, and generally happier. Working up a sweat while using the cardiovascular system and getting in touch with the body feels good and is… Read More ›
All About The Mind-Body Connection
The mind-body connection has been getting a lot of mainstream attention. Ancient practices like yoga, acupuncture, and meditation have become accepted complementary therapies and activities. For a long time, mainstream western medicine took the stance that the mind and the… Read More ›
Learning Healthy Coping Mechanisms for Times of Increased Stress
Stressed out? Here are some sustainable ways to cope during hard times. Finding and living with healthy coping mechanisms is a lifelong practice that we learn to harness in recovery. There are many ways to cope, both healthy and unhealthy,… Read More ›
Change Your Breath, Change Your Mind: How Your Breath Impacts Your Mental Health
A look at the profound effects of the breath on our state of mind. We breathe involuntarily. It’s one of the many functions that our body performs naturally, without our conscious awareness. Have you ever stopped to notice your breathing… Read More ›
Learning to Meditate: Tips for the Beginner
Meditation has become mainstream due to its incredibly powerful effects on our minds, bodies, and spirits. It’s often touted as simple. After all, meditation is all about stilling the mind, sitting in one place, and basically “doing nothing.” How hard… Read More ›
5 Easy Ways To Boost Creativity
As kids, our creativity and imagination are often nurtured and encouraged. We played, felt carefree, and ran around. As adults, it’s easy to forget that we are all inherently creative beings, as creativity simply refers to imagination, innovation, vision, and… Read More ›
The Healing Power and Meaning of Colors
The colors of the rainbow, found in the natural world, offer powerful healing benefits and meaningful insight. Colors have been used for centuries to induce certain moods, promote healing, ease stress, and create a mood. All of the colors of… Read More ›
Disconnect to Connect: How Decreasing Screentime Improves Health
Getting real about screentime, health, and staying present. Plus some tips about how to disconnect to connect. In a world of constant exposure to social media, we are definitely saturated with screens of all sorts. From iPhones to our laptops… Read More ›
Happy, Healthy Bacteria: Understanding the Gut-Brain Connection
Exploring the brain-body connection, digestion, and happiness. You’ve probably experienced a “gut feeling” or a “gut reaction” to something. People have been talking about the “gut-brain connection” for a while now and research keeps pouring in about the connection between… Read More ›
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