Get Out of Your Head – How to Shift Your Mood in 3 Easy Steps Ever feel like your racing mind is ruining your day? Our minds are great problem solvers. Never stopping, constantly churning on problems and finding solutions. Which is great because that churning helps us find and implement solutions throughout our day. What is not so great is that we can’t stop. We’re so used to continually problem-solving that it’s hard for many of us to stop ruminating on the problems. We think, think, think (aka…
How to Reduce Stress and Anxiety Naturally – 7 Tips to Try
How to reduce stress and anxiety naturally 7 tips to try It’s impossible to avoid stress and anxiety entirely. So, when we’re feeling the intensity of it bearing down on us, it helps to have some go-to ways to naturally reduce stress and get through the tough moments. 1. Say something. Keeping stress bottled up is unhealthy and usually makes us feel worse. Want to feel better? Open your mouth and say something. Express yourself. Gently, but truthfully, let others know how you’re feeling and why. Share what’s bugging…
What You May Be Giving Up – Just to Be Nice
What You May Be Giving Up – Just to Be Nice We all want to be nice, but there’s a line we need to draw when being too nice is draining our energy and ruining our day. Where your good mood went You know who you are if you’re guilty of letting OPD (Other People’s Drama) rile you up, drain your energy, and sidetrack you from own mission. It goes like this… you’re feeling great, did your morning self-care, journaled, and are off to try to enjoy your day…
How to Nurture Yourself
How to Nurture Yourself I’ll bet you’re quite familiar with knowing how to nurture others, but maybe you’ve forgotten (or never learned) how to nurture yourself. Maybe you haven’t realized yet just how critical it is for you to make nurturing yourself a priority. And learning how self-care can expand your sense of well-being. Is it too late? Nope, never! Let’s dig into how and why. Nurturing is natural Most of us would agree that we’ve spent the better part of our lives and our energy on giving, caring for,…
How to Lift Your Spirits When You’re Feeling Down | 7 Quick, Easy Ways
How to Lift Your Spirits When You’re Feeling Down 7 Simple Things to Do to Improve Your Mood There are so many ways to lift your spirits when you’re feeling down. We all know them, but we forget to use them. So, here’s a reminder of a seven super easy and quick ways to find a bit of joy and improve your mood. 1. Tune it. Music is a natural mood lifter (if you choose the right kind). And the “right kind” of mood-lifting tunes is personal. Music can either…
Smiling Improves Mood – Become a Frequent Smiler
Becoming a Frequent Smiler – It Improves Your Mood Is there anyone not interested in finding simple ways to improve your mood? In these socially isolated times, with so many challenges we’re coming up against, it seems a no-brainer to want to feel more at ease and do what we can to improve our mood. Smiling is one (big, free, easy) way to lift yourself up. Here’s when it dawned on me, the inner reminder of the power of a smile… I was on Zoom call the other day with…