The brain is wired to look out for danger. And since what we focus on grows, this means that we have a greater propensity to remember one negative comment in a whole sea of positives when we receive feedback about a presentation or something else we’ve done. This will...
Mindfulness
Overloaded and Overwhelmed
The most frequent concern I’m hearing from clients right now is that they’re overwhelmed. Not just from work pressures or family commitments or financial stress (all very prevalent in the holiday season), but even the things they turn to for connection, recreation, and entertainment. They’re inundated by choices, from...
Anxiety and the Power of Pause
According to the American Psychological Association, as many as 70% of primary care visits are driven by patients’ psychological problems. Though you may go to your primary care practitioner with physical health issues, anxiety is likely to be a contributing factor. The impact of anxiety is multi-faceted. It may...
The Need for Mindful Living
Mindful living truly is the key to a balanced lifestyle, helping you solve daily challenges with food, exercise, stress, and decision making.
Living One Day at a Time
Living one day at a time keeps us in the present moment and puts the past and future into perspective, instead of us ruminating about either one
Mindful Living for Work-Life “Balance” Integration
We carry so much of our lives with us wherever we go, right on our smartphones. Our personal lives seep into our work time, and work invades our personal time.
Open Your Mind to Meditation
I don’t have a perfect meditation practice and you’ll rarely find me sitting cross-legged or chanting. Yet I do have a regular spiritual practice that incorporates mindfulness and meditation. For example, I center myself each morning, and sometimes again in between clients or in between work and going home....
Two Ways to Quell Anxiety
This is a guest post by Kristen Riordan (Schneider), grad intern, White Picket Fence Counseling Center. When I was five years old, my dad married my stepmom. The entire week they were on their honeymoon, I was scared. I remember not being able to sleep. Why? I was worried...
How to Calm a Wild Imagination
This is a guest post by Kristen Riordan (Schneider), grad intern, White Picket Fence Counseling Center. The imagination is a beautiful thing. We use our imaginations to dream up future events. We envision where we’ll go, with whom and when. We use the imagination to entertain us – to...
Anxiety as a Continuum
As I speak to clients these days, there is one thing almost everyone is needing help with, and that’s managing anxiety. Of course, COVID has put a whole other layer on top of it and we even have a new name for it, “COVID anxiety.” When you think of...