In the past it was always so perplexing to me when I considered the polarity between my growing calmness and the persistence of my anxiety. The two sides of the coin didn’t always appear to be correlated and that disturbed me deeply. I would constantly ask myself “why is anxiety so stubborn.” Over a period… Read More about Why Anxiety is So Stubborn
Why Mind-Body Breathing Works
Why Mind-Body Breathing Works
Years ago, when I was battling my stress and anxiety it was totally overwhelming. It didn’t occur to me, then, that my mindset was “this has been a battle for so long, I can’t win this, and there is no calvary coming to rescue me.” This only led to more stress, more anxiety, and a… Read More about Why Mind-Body Breathing Works
Approaching Your Anxiety and Stress
Approaching Your Anxiety and Stress
The first twenty years of my life could be pictured as being immersed in a slow cooker stewing in my traumas, struggles, shame, guilt, and uncertainty so that the only concern I had was how to get through each day, one day after another. My life, as I moved from grade school to college, was… Read More about Approaching Your Anxiety and Stress