Food & Our Mood
Ever catch yourself thinking, “What do I feel like eating right now?,” when you’re trying to decide what to eat for your meal? This happens to me often and I hear others around me going through the same thought process. How is it that our emotions are linked to what we eat or rather also, what we don’t eat? Well, turns out there has been studies and research done on the very connection of our food and moods, specifically depression and anxiety.
Mindfulness: What We Can Learn From Our Dogs
Too often, our mind can veer off taking flight, and we lose touch with our body. Then soon enough, we’re engrossed in thoughts about something that just happened or fretting and worrying about the future. How do we practice mindfulness and staying in the present? We have a lot to learn from our dogs!
Dancing to Healing: Movement & Trauma
Healing from trauma is possible, and this healing can be fostered by bringing the body into the therapeutic process. Memories that are too difficult to express verbally, can be expressed through movement. Dissociated feelings can also be identified and pointed out as they arise in the body. Through movement or dance, survivors can regain a sense of control over confusing thoughts and feelings as they navigate their own physically felt experience.
Suicide: Recognize Signs, What You Can Do, & Fostering Hope
Nearly 40,000 people in the United States die from suicide annually, that’s 1 person for every 13 minutes. These statistics can either feel distant or removed from your life, or they can feel all too real and overwhelming. So how do we recognize suicide, working to heal pain for others and prevent pain in the lives of others close to those suffering? You’ll find warning signs to look for, what you can do when you notice the signs and protective factors that foster hope.
The Power of Connection
In the midst of all our “stuff” (or lack thereof), are we making meaningful connections? We, as human beings, are created in such a way that is filled with diversity, no two people are the same. Yet instead of relishing and collaborating with the differences we bring to the table, we oftentimes only know how to isolate, fight, or oppress the other. We lose and miss the opportunity for connection, for the power of belonging. How do recognize and lean into the power of connection?