On Cultivating Peace When Faced with Fear
On Cultivating Peace When Faced with Fear I don’t have to list it out for you. Even when horrendous images aren’t being blasted before your eyes in the 24-hour news cycle, the undertone of fear and grief and anger are palpable in our collective consciousness....
Could Ultra Processed Food be to Blame for the National Mental Health Crisis?
Could Ultra-Processed Foods be to Blame for the National Mental Health Crisis? In short, yes. At least partially. There is a clear link between ultra-processed food (UPF) and mental health. It’s no secret that mental health issues are on the rise. The rates have...
Why Relaxation Alone is Not Enough To Rewire the Nervous System
Why Relaxation Alone is Not Enough To Rewire the Nervous System Relaxation techniques are wonderful, useful, and vitally important for inner healing. But when you only use them preventatively, they’re not enough to rewire the nervous system and get to the root issue....
Mindfulness for Anxiety: How It Works, and What to Do When It Doesn’t
Mindfulness for Anxiety: How It Works, and What to Do When It Doesn’t "Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that." -Jon Kabat-ZinnIt's common...
The Fastest Way to Find Inner Peace
The Fastest Way to Find Inner Peace If you’re open to it, I’d like to do a little experiment with you. For the best effect, you’re going to want to read this one slowly. Pause after each sentence, maybe even close your eyes, and let each inquiry reach you at a deeper,...
Nervous System Dysregulation (and How to Heal)
Nervous system dysregulation can wreak havoc on your mind and body. Nervous system dysregulation happens when your stress response is either hyperactive or exhausted, and your body has a hard time coming back to its calm and steady baseline as a result. When nervous...
Removing the Barriers to Love
Removing the Barriers to Love “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” -Rumi The one thing we all have in common is the desire for love. Not just romantic love, but all...
Anxiety and the Nervous System
Anxiety and the Nervous System Do you ever wish you could time-travel? Any time you experience anxiety that's exactly what you're doing. Here's how it works: When you encounter a stressful situation that you can't escape—or don't have the opportunity to process...
Should you keep striving, or just be happy where you are?
You've been fed some misleading stories. We all have. One of the most salient stories is that there is a future that is better than our current reality, and if we strive for it we can have it. The impression is that there is something "out there" that we haven't yet...
St. John’s Wort: The Herb That Lets the Sun Shine In
Let's talk about St. John's Wort: The Herb That Lets the Sun Shine In I lived with my mom when I was a teenager, but my dad would wake up early every day to pick me up and drive me to school. Self-centered youth that I was, I would force the poor man to listen to the...
