When anxious, our thoughts can feel out of control. That’s when a grounding exercise comes in handy. Here’s how to calm your anxious mind with the five senses grounding technique, including tips for beginners, a downloadable, and more.
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Want to be calmer? That was my goal! Here are 12 lessons from 12 months of working on calm. If I can learn how to be calmer, you can too.
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Building healthy self-care habits doesn’t have to be so hard. Learn why new habits fail and five principles for taking a more practical approach.
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Real transformations can occur when we take a mindful approach to behavioral change, but it’s not easy! Here are four challenges in mindfulness-based change and examples of a mindful change process IRL.
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Self-compassion is a healthier way to relate to our struggles and difficult emotions. Read about the components, benefits, and five ways we can build our own capacity.
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Explore the power of “and” for understanding the paradoxes of life. Being mindful of life’s duality brings balance and meaning to the journey.
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Read about the complicated nature of perfectionism and learn how to identify your perfectionistic expectations. Self-compassion is the proven way to treat toxic perfectionism.
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A vacation hike taught me to stop resisting and embrace the experience, serving as a metaphor for the war with anxiety. Progress happens when we stop resisting anxiety and use mindfulness instead.
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Learn about RAIN, a tool for practicing mindfulness and dealing with anxious thoughts. My application of RAIN resulted in less anxiety and more fun.
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Research shows children benefit from mindfulness practices, such as learning to pause for a breath. My kids are learning to “smell the cookies; blow out the candles” with promising results.
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