Loss In Its Many Forms: Coping During the Holidays
Grief and loss can be experienced in many forms including death, changes to friendships, infertility, miscarriage, divorce, or moving homes. Grief requires patience and can be especially hard during the holidays. Consider three strategies that may help us this holiday season: present moment awareness, self-compassion, and seeking gratitude.
How to Ease Suffering
While pain is a normal part of life, resistance to pain can contribute to prolonged suffering. We explore signs of resistance and strategies that can help reduce resistance. Softening our efforts to resist can help us let go and turn toward acceptance and greater peace.
Why Can We Be So Mean To Ourselves?
Do you ever feel like you are your harshest critic? You’re not alone if you feel critical and judgmental of yourself sometimes, which may contribute to anxiety or a low mood. We explore how self-compassion can help, including three practices that could support movement in the direction of greater self-love, kindness, and compassion.
Learning to Let Go
Holding on tightly to certain thoughts and narratives can cause suffering. Yet, learning to ‘let go’ of these inner experiences can be challenging. We review three strategies that, with practice, may help you let go with more ease.
Managing Money Stress
Money is a common source of stress. We explore factors that may influence how we relate to money, and three strategies that can help us cope with stress: Checking the Mindset, Practicing Generosity, and Planning and Accountability.
The Impact of Stress and How to Rest Better
Our minds and bodies can feel on high alert as we manage the stress of a typical day, which over time can contribute to anxiety, low mood, or disrupted sleep. We explore possible impacts on the nervous system and three strategies that may help improve stress management and encourage rest: catching thoughts, setting boundaries, and practicing sleep hygiene.
Setting Intentions
If we don’t achieve our new years resolutions ‘perfectly,’ we may feel like we have failed. Rather than a resolution, we consider the benefits of setting an intention. We explore three steps that may help you start the new year with intention: mindfulness, meaningful change, and self-compassion.