One of the most effective ways to manage our emotions is to soothe each of the five senses: vision, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. Self-soothing is a powerful strategy for helping us feel calm and grounded. Unfortunately, most of us forget to self-soothe or never learned to self-soothe as children. The good news is that…
6 Ways to Reduce Vulnerability to Emotions
When we are vulnerable to our emotions, overreacting to small triggers and to life challenges is very common. Research shows that our health habits are strongly connected to our emotional vulnerability. For example, if I only sleep 5 hours, drink two cups of coffee, forget to eat during the day, and procrastinate at work, I…
How to Let Go of Emotional Suffering
Intense emotions such as anxiety, sadness, anger, shame, embarrassment, or guilt can quickly take us over and create emotional suffering. Right now, you might be experiencing an intense emotion but don’t know how to deal with it. Maybe you are using distraction to cope but the moment you stop the distraction the intense emotion floods…
8 Ways to Stop Obsessive Thinking
You cannot control what comes into your mind, but you can control how long you dwell on it.” Obsessive thinking is like a negative spiral. The longer you spend time with it, the deeper into it you get. It may also be viewed as a type of trance. The more you induce it by repetition,…
A Guide to a Good Nights Sleep
Insomnia and anxiety, unfortunately go hand and hand. Most people who struggle with anxiety also experience insomnia several nights a week. Difficulties falling asleep or waking in the middle of the night are common. Sleep is critical to our emotional and physical health. Follow this simple guide below to improve your sleep. 1. Sleep…
7 Techniques for Practicing Mindfulness Meditation
This article provides a list and description of my favorite mindfulness meditation techniques. Set a goal to meditate 10 minutes per day for 1 week. Then read my article on how to take hold of your mind called “Putting Mindfulness to Work.” 1. Mindfulness Software for Electronic Devices The first thing I suggest is to…
Putting Mindfulness to Work
By now, most of us have heard about “mindfulness,” which is generally associated with meditation. If you aren’t a fan of meditation then you will unfortunately discard this powerful practice as a new age spiritual fad. But mindfulness as a concept has very little to do with meditation or spirituality. Mindfulness provides us with a…
