You know that sleep is important because when you don’t get enough of it you feel dreadful, but do you know why it’s so important?When you sleep, your body rests but your brain is incredibly active. Sleep is its opportunity to download the day and effectively reset ahead of a new day. It’s a necessary…
Psychotherapist Eric R. Maisel Ph.D. suggests that emotional distress can manifest itself in a number of ways. These can include sadness, anxiety, addiction, and unproductive obsessions. Essentially, when we suffer from poor emotional health, we are opened up to some of the most negative emotions. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rethinking-mental-health/201309/10-tips-emotional-healing). According to mental health expert Matt Johnson Ph.D. our internal…
In today’s blog we will conclude our 3-part series on Emotional Stress by looking at Ways To Manage Stress So It Doesn’t Damage Your Emotional Health.
Today’s blog is Part 2 of our Emotional Stress series. We will be looking at 10 Benefits of Managing Stress That Effects Emotional Health, and 15 Ways To Identify Sources of Emotional Stress Within Your Life. We begin with a quick review of what Emotional Stress is….
Emotional stress is the mental and physiological response to a perceived threat, challenge, or demand that taxes an individual’s coping resources. Emotional stress can manifest in a variety of ways, including feelings of anxiety, sadness, anger, frustration, or fear, and can affect an individual’s ability to function effectively in daily life.
Someone once said that to move on after a divorce takes half the time you spent together. So, if you were in a one-year marriage, it’s okay if you take six months to wallow and reminisce. Yet, that can be much harder to apply to divorce. The waiting period for getting over a marriage that…
As parents, we’re always looking for ways to make our kids happier, healthier, and more successful. Yet, few of us know exactly how to do that. Beyond showering them with compliments and positive affirmations all day long, we’re pretty lost. According to experts, what we should be doing instead is teaching them how to be…
Imagine if we were all perfect. We would do the right things all the time. We would all be rich or at least have what we need. We would all look the same. We would all know how to play the piano or be great at baseball. We would all excel at the same subjects…
At the rate things are going, one might be led to believe that the world we live in is becoming crazier by the day. With vaccine mandates, toxic politicians, never-ending problems, creeping inflation, etc. trying to escape stress is becoming a Herculean task. If we allow stress to get the better of us and let…
