We look at treating anxiety like a condition that can go away. We are not wired for panicking to go away. Anxiety is here to help. It is here to stay. The challenge is our fear
You’re not an ogre, but you do get frustrated and the feelings overwhelm you. If only there was something you could do to stop feeling angry, right? An intervention? A padded room so you can throw
The beginning of the colder months, less light, more indoors time. More “back to the grindstone” kind of working.
I don’t know about you, but it makes me feel heavy.
I’ll bet you have someone in your life that causes you stress. A person who you feel takes too much from you. Someone who you’re giving and giving and giving, with no end in sight.
Meditation. It’s become a “buzz” word. I hear a lot that people have a hard time relaxing and that meditation is apparently the best thing for that. Could be true… but maybe not? And what kinds of
When we feel overwhelmed, it’s really easy to think that there’s no way out. You’re stuck in a misery of your own making, or that the children or family are dictators in a sick plot twist of
Take a look in your medicine cabinet. How many bottles do you have in there for random vitamins that are supposed to make you better? The vitamin clutter quiz What does each of them do? What
So in Part 1, we talked about a few things: Feelings impact the physical body Some of these feelings have predictable locations in the body, and sometimes they do not Everyone experiences this to some degree
Since I was about 8, I knew I was a deeply feeling person. Watching movies like horror movies (yes, I had the unfortunate experience of watching a horror movie at 8) and sad movies I’d think about the characters for hours. Even now,
It’s taken me several months to get the courage to share my feelings on this. This is an emotionally charged topic, and of course, when your own feelings are involved, it’s even more difficult! I was
Parenting is a tough job, people. I love my new little man. The love is fierce. But man can it be tough. Being a parent, and a mother is not for the faint-of-heart. The role requires much heart. Every
The holiday season can be described as a season of gluttony — we use it as an excuse to eat, drink, and be merry –which in itself is no big deal, but after 3 – 4 weeks of this behaviour,
This is my last blog post for 2016 before I welcome a new life in to the world for our family in 2017. The changes occurring in our lives with this new life arriving have not been easy,
Start off your New Year right! Dr. Krysten DeSouza, who will be taking care of my practice during my maternity leave, will be guiding people to eat better and take care themselves this coming January!
As I reviewed a hormone panel with a lovely woman this week, and then had a conversation with someone else in the community at lunch regarding her menopausal symptoms, it hit me: Many women as they approach menopause (peri-menopause)
