Journaling can be a great coping tool for supporting mental health and emotional wellness. It gives us a safe space to practice noticing and accepting our thoughts, feelings, and emotions instead of avoiding them or judging them. Expressing our thoughts and feelings on paper can also help us to process and understand them more clearly. [...]
It can be helpful to come up with a safety plan to reduce your anxiety and lessen the extent of panic in a potential future occurrence. Cut along the dotted line once completed for a safety plan sheet that can easily fit into your wallet, phone case or wherever it will be most helpful and [...]
Use this when you are feeling anxious or overwhelmed to ground yourself. Repeat as many times as necessary until you feel yourself relaxing. Follow the circles, inhale as they move up, hold at the top, and exhale as they move down.
Anyone ever feel like Mother’s Day is a bit of a let down? I am the first to admit that many of my first Mother’s Days did not look anything like I thought they would. I was left feeling unseen and not as loved as I thought I would be. What changed? I realized that [...]
It’s important to explain to kid’s things they can and cannot control. Remember, focusing on what we can control helps us feel empowered and ready to tackle anything!
Helping children find calm amidst the chaos can make all the difference! Above are additional simple, yet effective, calming strategies they can try.
Teaching children to recognize and manage their emotions is a vital life skill! A 'Feelings Thermometer' can be a fun and effective way to help them understand and express their feelings. Here's how to use it: 1 - Explain: It’s like a thermometer for emotions, from happy to angry. 2 - Identify: Have your child [...]
Don’t be fooled. Self care isn’t just about getting your nails done, a fancy new hat nor does it have to cost anything at all. Self-care is an intentional act to connect with yourself. Whether mind, body, or spirit, when we pay attention to these parts of ourselves we are going to feel the benefits. [...]
We usually think of compassion as it applies to others. We can and should also show compassion to ourselves. Self-compassion means showing compassion toward ourselves when we suffer, fail or feel inadequate. Self-compassion offers several benefits to mental and physical health. Self-compassionate people recognize when they are suffering and are kind to themselves at these [...]
A coping toolkit can help you cope with anxious thoughts and feelings. When your thoughts or feelings are overwhelming, pull out your toolkit to help ground yourself and break those negative thoughts. Coping toolkits focus on the five senses - things you can touch, see, hear, smell and taste. Check out our video and download [...]