I’ve often heard the saying: one day at a time, but something that cropped up for me today is the importance of taking things one THING at a time. As a species, humans are actually quite horrible at multi-tasking. We might think we are pretty good at it. Completing a task on our computer whileContinue reading “One Thing at a Time”
Category Archives: Mental health
7 Days of Powerful, Practical, Immediate Stress Management Techniques: A Wrap-Up
This week I’ve shared some amazing, simple stress management techniques via Instagram (@stresswellwithliz). And now I want to combine them all in a blog post so that you can have them all in one place and as an easy reference for when you need some quick stress relief. Think of this like your stress managementContinue reading “7 Days of Powerful, Practical, Immediate Stress Management Techniques: A Wrap-Up”
7 Days of Powerful, Practical, Immediate Stress Management Tools: Day 1
There is no quick fix to stress. There are, however, ways to manage your stress and/or anxiety in the moment that will help you to feel immediate relief. These tools, when practiced daily and constantly can also help you to manage your stress in the long run. I decided to write about some immediate, practicalContinue reading “7 Days of Powerful, Practical, Immediate Stress Management Tools: Day 1”
Therapy is Not Easy
Have you ever gone to therapy or considered seeking therapy? I have. And I’m not ashamed to say that I currently do weekly talk therapy. In this post I have one overarching message to share from my experience with therapy and different therapists, and it is that therapy isn’t easy, but it is worth it.Continue reading “Therapy is Not Easy”
What Happened to the ‘Health’ in ‘Mental Health’
When we talk about mental health, we aren’t talking about health. We’re actually talking about the lack of health. ‘Mental health’, as a term, attempts to signify the state of one’s mental well being, but it has become more synonymous with “mental illness” or the lack of mental health. You can observe a similar trendContinue reading “What Happened to the ‘Health’ in ‘Mental Health’”
Listen to Your Body
Your body always knows what it needs before you know what it needs. And if you listen closely, you can hear it. When we are stressed, the body will exhibit signals, from extremely minute to obviously loud, and we can use these signals to understand and cope with the stress we are experiencing. There isContinue reading “Listen to Your Body”
