Do you seem to take on other people’s emotions and then have trouble managing them? In this video I answer a viewer question and discuss two reason you can be an emotional sponge: I also discuss 5 ways to stop being an emotional sponge. If you have trouble recognizing your emotions, you can use emotions […]
Overcome Your Nightmares
How To Overcome Your Nightmares – Rescript Them Anyone can have nightmares for any reason. But some things that can cause nightmares are anxiety, depression, medications, pain and even eating too soon before you go to bed. Nightmares are common in people who have had a traumatic experience. In these cases, the nightmares tend to […]
How Some Medications And Alcohol Hurt Your Sleep
Unfortunately, there are many medications that can interfere with your ability to sleep. It may be that your insomnia is nothing more than an unwanted side effect from a medication that you’re taking to help you with a separate problem. But because there are so many factors that affect sleep, it’s important to rule […]
Relax Your Body and Mind with Proper Breath
Stress limits us in so many ways. It throws our bodies into fight-or-flight mode, raising our heart rates and escalating our emotions. It prevents us from making rational decisions and responding to the people we love (or have to work with) calmly and in the manner we ourselves want to be spoken to. And, frankly, […]
5 Tips for Destressing Your Life
Stress. This one word conjures up visions of tense neck muscles, throbbing headaches, and sleepless nights flip flopping from one side of the bed to the other, all night long. Add short tempers, frustration, and a dose of depression and you have a potent cocktail guaranteed to negatively impact your life. Causes of Stress The […]
Got the Rainy Day Blues? Stop Checking Facebook!
April showers can give you the blues; but if you recently checked your Facebook page, your foul mood might not be weather related. Emotional spillover from social media interactions can have a surprisingly strong influence on your emotions. Checking your Facebook updates or wall posts first thing in the morning can color the rest of […]