Anxiety is a foe of mine, and mindfulness has become a trusted ally in my battles. It’s an important piece of my toolkit, but it’s also something that I have…
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Is anxiety an emotion or a disorder?
Is anxiety an emotion, a disorder, or something else? As the conversation around mental health continues to become more mainstream (yea!), the word “anxiety” is being used more and more,…
Easy Mindful Meditation for Anxiety
When anxiety is a daily interference in your life, it’s something you have to work at. While the word “work,” often brings with it anticipatory feelings of discomfort, frustration, or…
How to Handle Anxiety and Stress Due to Expectations
Anxiety or stress due to expectations is extremely common. Expectations are ideas of what we believe will happen but yet are still unproven. Sometimes our expectations are conscious and sometimes…
Mental Wellness and Busy Work
Have you ever noticed someone who always seems to be busy? But not just any kind of busy, busy with “fluff stuff.” That’s the kind of stuff where someone says…
How to Let Go of Your Burdens
It’s true. We all carry some type of burden. Emotional or otherwise, they can be staring you right in the eyes or buried somewhere inside, but we carry them just…
Athletes: How to Stop Overthinking
Overactive thoughts plague a lot of people, and for athletes, this can be particularly distracting when they are expected to be focused during training, practices, meetings, and games. There is…
Is there a connection between low self-esteem and anxiety?
I’ve often wondered if there is a connection between low self-esteem and anxiety because of the shared trait of negative thoughts. If you have anxiety, are you more likely to…
How to use Meditation to Help Relieve Pregame Jitters
Pregame jitters plague tons of athletes at all levels including professionals. It’s a common topic in athlete mental health discussions because most athletes have experienced it. Pregame nerves don’t necessarily…
Combat Anxiety by Celebrating the Small Wins
Anxiety begs you to focus on what you don’t have, insecurities, worries, and fears. So if you struggle with anxiety and something doesn’t go your way, those anxious feelings are…