Clients I see are experiencing more stress and anxiety than normal. With the pandemic, the political environment, the state of our economy among other more personal issues, people are suffering and feeling anxious in mind, body and spirit.
Maintaining a positive, supportive relationship with one’s partner in the face of life stress is one of the biggest challenges many couples face. Not uncommonly, instead of pulling together to face life’s difficulties, partners become disengaged or even hostile.
After several months of isolating, we may find that our time of lying low has made us feel differently. We will be grieving lost opportunities. For example, we may feel sad about the milestones we had planned on celebrating.
When you find yourself in a difficult or trying time, do you have a tendency to close or shut down or are you able to notice what is going on and stay open?
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is an effective and powerful way to address fractured or conflicted relationships among family members.
Attention is about how we do what we do; it is about the energy that flows between me and whatever I am engaging in. Paying attention to what we give our attention to is crucial.
Sit in stillness – give yourself the gift of centering yourself in peace and quiet. Sit in a comfortable but upright position, eyes closed or lowered toward the floor, hands in comfortable or meaningful position.
We need emotional connection like we need oxygen. As the Dalai Lama says, “People can live without religion or meditation, but they cannot live without being emotional connected.”
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mental health condition that can regularly occur during certain times of the year. The two types of SAD are spring-summer onset and fall-winter onset. The most common symptom of SAD is depression.
It is a gift to be graced with moments in life where we sense the Presence of overwhelming love. Of course, these moments are just moments.