What is mental strength and why is it important? Mental strength is the ability deal effectively with all the challenges that come with everyday life. Building mental muscle takes a degree of willpower, self-discipline, and perseverance. Just like increasing your body’s strength, the key to getting … [Read more...]
Eight Tips for a Happier Life
“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” - Aristotle It’s safe to say that we all could use a little more happiness in our lives. We spend so much time searching for this seemingly elusive feeling but usually come up empty-handed. So, how … [Read more...]
Beat Perfectionism by Discovering Your Self-Worth
Perfectionism can be a breeding ground for eating disorders and body image issues. Perfectionists tend to have rigid, all or nothing mind sets and they’re very hard on themselves. So it’s no surprise that some perfectionists take diet, exercise, and body image to such an extreme that they lose sight … [Read more...]
It’s National Pet Month: Seven Ways Pets are Good for Your Health
Owning a dog or a cat is a significant responsibility, but it turns out they’re well worth the effort. A pet not only adds companionship to your life, but years as well, by reducing your risk of a variety of conditions and improving your overall physical and mental health. Here are seven of the … [Read more...]
Silence Your Inner Critic & Become Your Most Compassionate Advocate: 4 Tips
After 20 years of counseling individuals and couples, as well as doing my own inner work, I’ve come to believe that perhaps our greatest life lesson is learning how to fully accept and love ourselves. We must learn to turn down the volume of our Inner Critic, the voice in our head that speaks to us … [Read more...]
Recognizing the Signs of Orthorexia Could Save Your Life
As confusing as it sounds, orthorexia is an unhealthy fixation on eating only healthy foods. The disorder is typically characterized by an extreme obsession with avoiding foods perceived to be harmful or unwholesome. Literally translating from the Greek to mean “correct diet,” this phrase was first … [Read more...]
This Spring, Cultivate Your Self-Acceptance
“It’s not your job to like me… it’s mine.” ― Byron Katie Feelings of worthlessness can create anxieties and hold us back from pursuing the things that bring us joy and peace, and it can affect our relationships with others. Often, we try too hard to meet unrealistic expectations that exist only … [Read more...]
Simple Strategies for Positive Body Image Role Models
Body image matters. Children and teens who have a positive body image are more likely to exude confidence and have good self-esteem. Unfortunately, today’s culture and media are negatively influencing the way many people feel about their bodies. In fact, data suggests that more children and teens … [Read more...]
How to Get a Healthy Body Image this Spring
Winter weather may still be here for now, but it’s time to start thinking about taking off the mittens. Spring is on the way, bringing warmer weather and, often, harsh self-scrutiny that leads to negative body image behaviors. Fad diets, extreme workout routines, and other strategies for quickly … [Read more...]
Self-Care Strategies that Work
We often get caught up in the illusion of progress. We’re so busy trying to solve problems that we’re stuck in “doing mode”—trying to get more and more done—but switching to “being mode” may be really be the break we need. Sometimes the best thing we can do for ourselves is to put our obligations … [Read more...]