Whether we numb ourselves with wine, Valium, or shopping sprees; the core issue is the same. We’re stressed and we crave the ever-elusive inner peace.
Category: Anxiety
“Something came back abnormal in your test,” the receptionist told me on a Friday afternoon. “The doctor wants to see you in person to talk … Read More ›
As humans, we crave certainty. We want to book our plane tickets, know our five-year-plan, and have a map laid out for exactly how we’ll climb the corporate ladder. Certainty feels good, but it’s never promised.
Yoga is an incredible tool to stay healthy in the mind and body. Not only can you increase physical mobility and strength—but by connecting your breath to your movement and making different shapes with the body, you can instantly relieve mental stress and anxiety that can often build up in our physical body.
While the world feels panicked, uncertain, and chaotic — nature is still working in perfect harmony. That reminder makes me feel really, really good.
I’d thought my new life in California would bring me happiness. I thought sticking it to those “mean people” would bring me satisfaction. From the outside I had a “cool life” and a “cool job” but inside, I was still anxious, lost, and insecure.
Ruminating thoughts used to run my life. I rode this maddening merry-go-round almost daily. To worry, was my comfort zone. If things were going well, what’s one thing I can find to worry about?
My body is one big heartbeat right now. I can feel every.single.beat. It’s like a big, heavy boot stomping down hard in my chest, vibrating … Read More ›
For the longest time I thought my feelings of nervousness, ruminating thoughts, and irrational fears were just the way everyone lived. It took me years … Read More ›