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By shifting our mental habits, we can turn negative situations – from interpersonal challenges to painful internal emotions – into tools for growth.
By shifting our mental habits, we can turn negative situations – from interpersonal challenges to painful internal emotions – into tools for growth.
Anxiety rates have steadily risen over the past 15 years. Learn how anxiety can hamper your life, the thought patterns that cause it, and how therapy can help.
Depression is a complex, pervasive condition that profoundly impacts one’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Days feel long and dreary, and anything beyond essential daily living tasks can seem like far too much work. However, overcoming depression without such support can be very difficult for several reasons.
Depression greatly reduces the ability to enjoy life and be productive, and it often requires holistic strategies to overcome. Mindfulness Self-Compassion (MSC), a scientifically proven practice rooted in cultivating awareness and kindness towards oneself, can help.
While guilt is painful, not all pain is bad. When we experience guilt, it provides us with useful information that can help us improve our lives.
Mountaineering, my passion for 20+ years, has taught me many life lessons. Here’s how – through failing to summit a peak in Colorado – I recognized my self-handicapping tendencies and confronted my fear of failure.