Compassionate Boundary-Setting
compassionate boundary-setting Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They’re compassionate because their boundaries keep ...
Emotional Wellness, Seasonal, Summer
5 Ways Anyone Can Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride
We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity. George Takei In the ...
5 Black-Owned Wellness Businesses to Support
black-owned wellness businesses As we come together to rebuild our Cities from the inside out, many of us are looking for meaningful opportunities to support our Black community members. And ...
Passing the Mic: 5 Emotional Wellness Leaders of Color
emotional wellness leaders of color Health is a state of body. Wellness is a state of being. J. Stanford Grief is washing over our Cities, our country, and our world. ...
2 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Find Your “New Normal”
ask yourself All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Havelock Ellis What if your life suddenly came to a fork in ...
5 (Free) Physical Activity Resources for At-Home Movement
physical activity Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn As some parts of our lives begin a gradual transition to normalcy whatever ...
5 (Free) Arts Resources to Nurture Your Emotional Wellness from Home
resources Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. Twyla Tharp How’s it going over there? Feeling the Zoom fatigue? Craving some creative stimulation outside the walls ...
3 Steps to Managing Conflict
managing conflict Conflict is an opportunity to learn to love our partner better over time. Julie Gottman You’re in closer quarters than you’ve ever been before. Under pressures you’ve never ...
Anxiety in Disguise: 5 Signs that Might Surprise You
anxiety in disguise I was… mostly blorft. “Blorft” is an adjective I just made up that means ‘Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine…’ Tina Fey Chances are, ...
Who Can Benefit from Teletherapy?
benefit from teletherapy Connection: The energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance ...
Parenting Under Stress: 5 Reminders to Help You Through
parenting under stress When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always ...
New to Teletherapy? 5 Tips to Make the Most of It
teletherapy The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability. Charles Darwin Amid the widespread call for increased social distancing, many providers are moving their services ...
Coping with Coronavirus Stress: 5 Emotional Wellness Tips
coronavirus Stress comes from within; it is your reaction to circumstances, not the circumstances themselves. Brian Tracy Between the virus itself and the unique challenges and difficult decisions it presents, ...
Want to Improve Your Sleep? 10 Factors to Consider
improve your sleep For the body, first—sleep, and enough of it, is the prime necessity. Edward Everett Hale With Daylight Saving Time, Friday the 13th, and a full moon all ...
5 Ways Sleep Benefits Your Emotional Wellness
sleep benefits Sleep is the best meditation. Dalai Lama You might say sleep is kind of like… broccoli. We know it’s good for us. We’re just not sure exactly why. ...
10 Ways to Mentally Prepare for the Week Ahead
Mentally Prepare for the Week Ahead Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell Does a long weekend make it easier or more difficult to transition ...
Loneliness: What Yours Might Be Telling You
loneliness Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact. Martha Beck Feeling a little lonely lately? You’re not alone. While this experience is sometimes confused with sadness ...
Emotional Wellness, Habits & Goals
Struggling with Procrastination? Try This.
prepare for the holidays Clutter is the physical manifestation of unmade decisions fueled by procrastination. Christina Scalise Procrastination. Sooner or later, we all experience it. But for some of us, ...
Emotional Wellness, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
5 (More) Tips to Help You Prepare for the Holidays
prepare for the holidays As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who ...
Emotional Wellness, Gratitude, Habits & Goals, Mindfulness
Perfectionism 101: 4 Creative Alternatives to Being “Perfect”
Last week, we shared some common signs of perfectionism. Maybe they got you wondering about your own relationship with “perfect”. Or about a friend or family member. But where do ...
Perfectionism 101: 6 Signs You Might Be a Perfectionist
{ 6 signs you might be a perfectionist } Perfectionism is not the same thing has striving to be your best. Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, ...
Perfectionism 101: 3 Perfectionism Myths
It’s not something you’re trying to do. Most of the time you’re not even aware of it. In fact, like the many others who struggle with perfectionism, it feels like ...
100 Weeks of the Sonder Blog: Our Top 5 Posts
You’ve read them each week. You’ve shared them with your friends and family. You’ve sent us your reactions. …and we’ve been listening! In celebration of 100 weeks of content on ...
Emotional Wellness, Mindfulness, Stress Management
5 (More) Self Care Apps to Improve Your Emotional Wellness
Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with ...
Mental Health Awareness Month: 10 Ways to Take Action
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. John F. Kennedy May is Mental Health Awareness Month. A ...
Emotional Wellness, Mindfulness, Stress Management
There’s an (Emotional Wellness) App for That
New technology is not good or evil in and of itself. It’s all about how people choose to use it. David Wong Technology is becoming so seamlessly integrated into our ...