Blog — anxiety

Can Simply Drinking More Water Relieve Anxiety & Boost Mood? 0

Drinking more water can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and boost mental clarity. Learn how hydration supports brain and body health.

5 Grounding Techniques for Anxiety and Emotional Distress 0

Anxiety and emotional distress can hijack your thoughts, cloud your judgment, and make it hard to function. Grounding techniques are powerful coping skills that use your body and senses to calm your mind, reduce anxiety, and reset your nervous system. These simple, effective exercises interrupt the fight-flight-freeze response and bring you back to the present moment.

Best Anxiety Quotes 1

Is anxiety making your head spin, wearing you out, keeping you awake, . . .?

Here's a collection of quotes to help you understand anxiety, provide anxiety-relieving direction from experts, and lift your spirits; PLUS resources with practical anti-anxiety tips and techniques to make your life better.

Best Types of Therapy Treatments for Anxiety 0

Anxiety, worry, nervousness, and panic can wear you out, sap your energy, and destroy relationships. But there is help available. 

Many therapies have potential for relieving stress and improving your mental health. 

Learn which therapies might be a good match for you.

30 Quotes to Inspire You to Stop Toxic Perfectionism 2

Perfectionism is toxic to relationships and life. It wears out the perfectionistic person and people they are close to.

This post includes 30+ quotes that point out the cost of perfectionism, PLUS tips for how to change your mindset. 

Becoming Calm Anxiety Workbook and Journal 0

I know how bad anxiety feels, and how much it gets in the way of happiness, because I’ve experienced decades of anxiety myself. Before becoming a counselor, I stumbled along trying various ways to deal with my anxiety even though I didn’t know to give it that label. Now, I only rarely have a small pang of anxiety that I can easily manage.

This inside look at anxiety, coupled with what I’ve learned from helping hundreds of counseling clients overcome everything from generalized anxiety to fear of flying to PTSD, has given me unique insight into what anxiety feels like, what helps relieve it, and what helps build stress resilience.

I put what I've learned from all these experiences into a new book in the Silver Lining series -- Becoming Calm: Silver Lining Reduce Anxiety and Increase Stress Resilience Workbook and Journal.