Most of us will experience anxiety at some point in our lives, but for many of us it can be a constant state of being, affecting the quality of our lives, including our relationships and our ability to enjoy life. Anyone with anxiety knows how frustrating it is when our loved ones say “just relax”, or “stop worrying so much”. For people with anxiety this is not possible, if it were they would have done it a long time ago. Telling someone who suffers from anxiety to “just r

Many of us are on paths towards self-improvement and we spend a lot of time working on bettering ourselves.  This is a wonderful process and

We have all heard about how stress affects our health. There are several different kinds of stress. Some kinds of acute stress can be healthy and motivating, but chronic stress has been associated with many of today’s leading health problems such as heart disease and cancer, not to mention lower overall life satisfaction and happiness. Some of us are more prone to unhealthy stress because of genetics, trauma, poverty, being raised in an unsupportive environment, and the lis

When we are scared our sympathetic nervous system kicks in and causes the fight or flight reaction. What many of us do not know is that it is actually fight, flight, or freeze. Have you ever felt like a “deer in the headlights” or been “paralyzed with fear”. You may have experienced this when giving a speech or when someone asks you an emotionally triggering question, or if you have been the victim of violence or experienced a threat to your safety. When you are in freeze