We are so blessed to have been given this amazing body that allows us to inhabit this life experience. Much of the joy we can get from it depends on our health or lack of it.
For the most part, we can contribute enormously to our physical well-being by being aware of how our body reacts to what we eat. Fortunately, we have so much information now on what is good and what is not good for us. […]
Anxiety
How to work with anger
Monica explores how to meet anger with conscious awareness
This article was first published on Lion’s Roar on June 28, 2022.
While I don’t consider myself an angry person, I have always had an open curiosity about anger. As a child, I remember experiencing deep fear in the chaotic moments of my mother’s angry spells. I felt helpless and anxious, but I suppressed these emotions because of my fear of adding more intensity to my mom’s outbursts, […]
The 6 Types of Resentment
What is Resentment?
Resentment is the perception of being treated unfairly, emphasizing perception because it is tied to our thoughts and beliefs which shape the feeling. It’s often “anger that’s waiting” for acknowledgment, repair, or change.
As we will see in this blog, there are many types of resentment. Some types signal important internal processes, care, or protection rather than pure negativity.
Resentment is a bitter indignation that consumes you from the inside out. […]
How to Process Anxiety & Grief
If fear and anxiety are flowing through your system now. If your heart feels tender and raw for the challenges you are going through. If you are tired of so much suffering. If you find yourself irritated longing for the uncertainty to finally come to an end, know that there are ways to come back to balance.
Do not judge yourself. There is a healthy place for those emotions. […]
6 Simple Ways to Bring Yourself Back to Calm
Have you been worrying or thinking too much to the point of creating anxiety, feeling an intermittent anxiety background hum that puts you at the verge of reactivity at the slight trigger?
If you do not interrupt that pattern, your nervous system may get stuck in overdrive.
It is then that you need tools that work quickly and quietly – like turning down the volume without anyone knowing.
Six science-backed ways to bring yourself back to calm
Here are 6 science-backed ways to bring yourself back to calm, […]
Eliminate Fear & Anxiety in 2 minutes
Viking berserkers used this visualization for 600 years – MIT proved it eliminates fear – & anxiety in 2 minutes.
MIT neuroscientists studying ancient Norse sagas discovered that Viking berserkers weren’t born fearless — they used a specific 2-minute mental technique before battle that completely shut down fear responses. Brain imaging shows this practice literally rewires the amygdala to stop producing panic signals.
The Technique?
Close your eyes and imagine yourself as a extending 20 feet into the earth and branches reaching toward the sky. […]
The Experience of High Functioning Anxiety
High-functioning anxiety is the quiet storm beneath a calm surface.
It’s when you’re crushing it—work, goals, life—but inside, your mind’s racing, overthinking every move, waiting for the other shoe to drop.
You look ‘fine,’ even thriving, yet you’re battling constant worry, perfectionism, rumination or that nagging need to stay busy.
It’s a hidden struggle where success masks the chaos—proof you can be high-achieving and still need a breather. You’re not alone in this; even the strongest carry silent weights. […]
4-7-8 Breathing Technique
The 4-7-8 breathing bechnique uses both nostrils. It is used to calm down anxiety and cravings, to speed metabolism, and to fall asleep.
You can also use it when your mind is racing. If you use it regularly for 3 or 4 weeks, you will notice phenomenal changes in your physiology.
Keeping your tongue on the upper ridge of your front teeth, inhale for 4 counts through your nose, hold the breath for 7 counts, […]
How do you Fix Conflict?
Ever wonder why some couples fall apart after a few years while others seem to grow even stronger?
It’s not because they never fight. It’s because they know how to repair.
Unresolved conflict isn’t just a disagreement—it leaves behind emotional wounds.
Over time, those wounds stack up. Small issues turn into major resentments. Emotional safety erodes.
And eventually, partners start feeling like roommates instead of lovers.
Here’s what people get wrong:
💥 They assume time will heal the issue. […]
Release your Tension – Let it Go
The things that are out of your hands do not deserve a permanent home in the sacred sanctuary of your mind.
Release them with the grace of a woman/ man who knows her/ his worth, who trusts the sacred rhythm of life, and who understands that freedom begins within.
You were never meant to carry the weight of what cannot be changed, to anchor your heart to outcomes beyond your power.
Surrender.
You are meant to rise, […]
