The Dangers of the “Perfect Christmas” Its started, the mad rush to Christmas. Though there are some who start their push to Christmas in July, for many of us the rush begins after Halloween. Facebook and Instagram feeds, retail stores and tv commercials bombard us with all things festive and […]
Anxiety
The How-To’s A few weeks it ago it occurred to me that I’ve explained different tip on what to do when trying to manage things like anger or anxiety, but I haven’t gone into the nuts and bolts of how to do those different techniques I’ve suggested. So i’m going […]
The How to’s
Stuff happens. Life can get ugly and, more often than not, it does. When things get rough, it usually catches us off guard too. And honestly, despite what you might see from other people on social media, not many of us get to experience that picture (or selfie!) perfect life. […]
Handling the Hurts…
by Mike McKeown In our Anxiety Basics series we have been looking at the different ways that anxiety can affect our lives. The first article discussed the idea that not all anxiety is negative. You can have healthy levels of anxiety that keep you balanced. But when that anxiety grows, that […]
Anxiety Basics: Changing Direction Away from Misbeliefs
4 by Mike McKeown Last week, in Anxiety 101, I talked about the fact that there are various sorts of anxiety, but not all of it is bad. I touched on the idea that lower levels of anxiety can actually be helpful throughout the course of our day. There’s also a […]
Take Back Your Control: Anxiety Basics
3 by Mike McKeown Everyone experiences general anxiety from time to time. It is that feeling of uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension, or fear that’s commonly experienced by people when faced with something they view as challenging. This could be anything like an exam, a job interview, going to a new school, layoff, […]