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. […]
Fear
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. […]
Walking on Eggshells
What does it Feel like Walking on Eggshells?
In a safe relationship you thrive. You feel safe to be who you are. Emotions are disclosed and talked about.
In our early childhood, some of us were conditioned to mind read, walk on egg shells, and be responsible for people’s emotions. We were hyper vigilant because we had to be, but not any more.
Walking on eggshells around someone can be one of the most mentally and emotionally draining experiences. […]
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, […]
Progress isn’t Always Loud
Do you ever feel like you’re working your butt off but not getting anywhere? Like you’re putting in all this effort, but the progress just isn’t as loud and obvious as you’d hope?
I get it, I really do. We live in a world that celebrates the big, flashy wins. The overnight successes and viral moments. But here’s the thing – real, lasting progress? That’s rarely a screamingly loud affair.
More often than not, […]
How to Stop Being a People Pleaser – Steps
I know we all want to be liked and accepted, but constantly putting others’ needs before your own is a surefire way to burn out.
Trust me, I’ve been there – the endless cycle of saying yes when you really want to say no, sacrificing your own happiness for the sake of keeping the peace. It’s exhausting, isn’t it? And it carries a hidden cost.
But here’s the thing – you don’t have to live that way anymore. […]
How To Work With Anxiety & Grief
Brainz Magazine just published one of my articles. Check it out!!
Anxiety and grief may be flowing through our system now. Our hearts may feel tender and raw for the suffering we see around us these days. Some of us may be experiencing unspeakable personal challenges as well, and when we add the unprecedented conflicts that have shattered the world as we knew it, we may find ourselves irritated and impatient, […]
The Difference Between Joy & Happiness
Life has its ups and downs. We go through cycles, through different seasons. Some cycles are like spring, some are like winter, some are long, some are short, some hard, some are easy.
And we’re in winter right now. Each season has a different emotion. Until we feel exhausted. It’s important to remember that these cycles are transitory. Luckily, no war lasts forever, no political situation lasts forever, no health issue lasts forever, no economy lasts forever. […]
What Can a Buffalo Teach us?
Did you know that buffalos and cows behave very differently when facing storms? While cows will run away from an approaching storm, buffalos have a tendency to run straight towards it.
Cows see storms as a threat and react out of fear, so their instinct is to flee to safety. As they run away from the storm, eventually the storm catches up to them, and they naturally spend more time in the worst of it. […]
