Also On Wellness

Tagged as Happiness

The Urge To Purge: Releasing Emotional Toxins
I can always recognize when negativity is weighing on my body, mind and spirit as I feel extremely heavy in all areas.  My mind becomes foggy.  My disposition becomes depressed and/or agitated, and my spirit feels imbalanced and I become lazy and very sluggish.  My view of things becomes quite pessimistic and, although I know the methods in which to purge these toxins, it sometimes takes me a few spilled...
February 17, 2016
The Power of Holistic Healing for Ultimate Happiness
You are a truly unique and powerful being.  Every day, in every area of your life, you can affect positive change that will grow your existence toward true joy and sense of purpose. I’d like to share some truly magnificent holistic healing methods that you might not be aware of that can change everything for you…right now.  Any part of your life that causes you stress or unhappiness – whether it is...
January 14, 2016
Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine?
Ok, so maybe it’s not the best medicine—but it’s up there. The health benefits of a good, deep belly laugh can’t be ignored, so we won’t. We’ll look at them up close so you can see why laughing should be a normal part of your everyday life. The fascinating thing about laughter is that it seems to be the opposite of stress, which causes all manner of health problems because of its reputation for suppressing...
August 4, 2015
Too Much Mental Noise? Simple Trick Actually Works
Our culture is abuzz with the benefits of mindfulness meditation and the idea of “meditation for at least 20 minutes a day” as a bare minimum upon which to start your practice. For busy people with busy lives, calming, and ideally quieting your mind for even 10, let alone 20 minutes sounds like a far cry from reality. Don’t get me wrong, I wholeheartedly support meditating for 20 minutes. But, what...
May 12, 2015
Being There For Your Family Starts Here
It’s a familiar scene. You’re out at a café at lunch and you see a child and what looks to be their parent sitting at a two-person table. The parent is scrolling through their phone endlessly, picking at their meal, making zero eye-contact with their kid, and the child is playing a mindless game on an iPad or tablet barely touching their food. I feel disheartened when I see a parent and child “spending...
April 15, 2015
5 Ways to Feel More Positive Energy
There is an old saying that the definition of insanity is repeating the same action over and over but expecting a different result. The only way to get a new result is to find a different way of doing things. Here are 5 suggestions to start with: - #1 - Whether your day will be a good one or not is a choice we make before getting out of bed. So, first thing in the morning, make the decision to have...
February 28, 2015
Fight Depression With These Foods
Although there are many approaches toward battling depression, there is no question that a healthy diet should be part of an overall depression-fighting treatment plan. The nutrients in food support wellness, growth and the body's ability to repair itself. Deficiency in fat, protein, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins can cause our bodies to not work at full capacity and can also adversely affect...
February 22, 2015
The Foundation of Self-Love
Creating a good life starts with self-love, and the foundation of self-love is self-care. For many of us, this is a foreign concept; we are amazing at caring for and loving others. However, many of us were raised in an environment that was not nurturing, and where we were never taught the importance of self-care. As a mental health counselor I see clients daily who ignore their own needs and then wonder...
February 14, 2015
Overcoming The Fear That's Holding You Back
In James Allen's timeless masterpiece, “As A Man Thinketh," he describes fear like this: - “Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely though less rapidly. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it. Anxiety quickly demoralizes the whole body, and lays it open to the entrance of disease;...
December 9, 2014
How Do You Achieve Wellness?
So how do you achieve wellness? The technical definition of wellness can be described as: - “Optimally balanced health across multiple dimensions.” - The top level dimensions are commonly viewed as physical, mental, spiritual, social and lifestyle. Striking an optimal balance of health in each dimension can be confusing and too many people misunderstand the objective and generally fail to achieve Wellness...
April 26, 2014