Mental Health Matters: Stories & Strategies
Explore personal insights, expert guidance, and practical tools to support your mental well-being. From real-life experiences to evidence-based strategies, our blog is here to help you better understand yourself and take meaningful steps toward emotional health. If you would like to be notified whenever a new post comes out, we invite you to subscribe!
ADHD (video)
ADHD - There is language associated with the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Is this language helpful or harmful?
The Blame Game
Blaming others may be an automatic response when you feel that someone is upset with you or when something has gone wrong. Whether you are responsible for an action or inaction, may be of little concern to you as you are busy blaming someone or something for the...
Feelings Wheel
The Feelings Wheel is a helpful tool for identifying and expressing emotions more clearly. It consists of three concentric circles that increase in specificity as you move outward from the center. The innermost circle includes broad, core emotions that we often rely...
Why Old Trauma Feels Like It Comes Back Around
Have you ever noticed that certain feelings or struggles resurface every few years, almost like they’re on a cycle? Maybe you feel anxious around a certain time of year, or you’re surprised when old memories or emotions show up during big life changes. You’re not...
Brain Gym® Neck Rolls (video)
Our neck is a part of our body that is often neglected. And yet, all the information that our brain and body share with each other, travels through our neck. Follow along with this video to learn a Brain Gym® Movement that can assist you to give your neck the...
The Gut Brain Connection (video)
Exploring the connection between your gut and your brain.
Brain Gym® Hook Ups (video)
Help calm anxiety with a simple set of movements from Brain Gym®. Follow along with the video and practice your skills of 'noticing' to determine how you feel before and after the movements.
When PMS Turns Up the Volume on Anxiety: How to Manage It
For many people, anxiety is something they’ve learned to manage—until PMS hits. Take Lisa, for example. Most of the month, she’s able to keep her anxious thoughts in check with breathing exercises, regular movement, and therapy. But during the week before her period,...
We Short-Circuit When We Do Not Mean What We Say
"...when we use words to express ourselves that do not convey the message of our true intent, we are lying. We are being untruthful, false and deceitful (as lying is defined in the dictionary). Here again, our body's intelligence knows when truth is not honored and...
Emotional Health – Who, What, Why, Where, When & How?
We will address these 6 questions about emotional health. Seems pretty fundamental, right? Maybe. But everyone starts their emotional health care journey somewhere, and if you are starting yours here, WELCOME! In this day and age, there are heaps and heaps of...