You don’t DESERVE to rest. You NEED to rest. The events of this past year have caused us to look at every aspect of our day-to-day life through a different lens. The way that we view rest has got [...]
If you’re looking for a quick, effective, free, and FUN mood lifter, look no further than your feet. Even if you have two left ones. Studies show that dancing is an effective way to [...]
Leave it to actor, ambassador, and humanitarian, Sidney Poitier – the personification of quiet dignity – to make a statement that can also be used as a sort of ‘checklist for [...]
This morning while both Drs. Fielder and Huser were in session, I was doing my hourly dance routine. I call it “Sterilizing the Office.” Why there isn’t a Tik Tok challenge for [...]
Last year, I wrote a piece on the concept of acceptance. It was inspired by a conversation that I had with Dr. Fielder and Dr. Huser regarding the anxiety that so many of us have in the current [...]
Nearly two years ago, I wrote a blog about my early days of meditating. As with anything shiny and new, I was reveling in the honeymoon period of my new habit. I just knew that life was going to [...]
Man, we have been THROUGH IT, haven’t we? I don’t know about you, but here at Anxiety Resource Center, we’ve stopped asking, “What else can happen?” We’ll just keep our heads down and power [...]
Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Our opportunity to commemorate December 7, 1941. “A day that will live in infamy.” Over 2400 service men and civilians were killed. 1100 were injured. I’m [...]
We are about to embark on the weirdest holiday season in recent memory. Even after celebrating the bulk of the holidays of 2020 under a COVID cloud, this feels different. We are staring down over [...]
It’s time to talk about exercise! I know, who wants to talk about that? Not me! The fact of the matter is that exercise is one of the best ways to boost your mood, and these days we [...]
One day, after three back-to-back-to-back telehealth sessions, Laura emerged from her office, and as her eyes adjusted to the light (She has to keep her office dim so that her clients can see her [...]
I’m all about breathing. But technically, are we all ‘about breathing’? I guess that what I mean to say is that I have become obsessed with using my breath mindfully. During my [...]
This morning, before we got started, Katy and Laura made a point to acknowledge that today is going to be a struggle for a lot of people. Election Day feels like the culmination of everything [...]
Did you know that your willingness to be authentic and honest about your feelings, good or bad, is an effective way to practice self-care? Whether you’re stressed, fatigued, feeling down, or [...]
We are less than two weeks from Election Day while living through the seventh month of a pandemic. Our feelings are raw and our collective anxiety is at an all-time high. [...]
Do you remember the two worst words you could say when you were younger? For me, they were, “I’m bored.” If you uttered that within earshot of my mom she would cure your boredom in under 30 [...]
If there has been any benefit to the COVID pandemic, it’s that the issue of mental health has come to the forefront on a national scale as we address challenges facing our essential and frontline [...]
Anxiety is the brain’s natural response to a threat. It’s our perfect alarm system, but even the best mechanisms can get hinky from time to time. Especially when threats are being thrown your way [...]
During the chat that I had with Katy and Laura last month (seriously, if you haven’t given it a listen yet, you are missing out on some serious wisdom!), we discussed the idea of acceptance as an [...]
I have a friend who said to me recently, “This is a rough time to be a Type A person.” The ‘planners’ are suffering because every time they attempt to strategize about the future, the [...]