Habits & Goals, Mindfulness, Seasonal, Winter
Mindful Goal-Setting
mindful goal-setting The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals. Melody Beattie As ...
5 Ways to Deepen Your Relationships This Season
deepen your relationships A deep connection starts with interest, open-mindedness, and paying attention… April Mae Monterrosa Not all relationships are created equal. Even our most important relationships can vary widely: ...
10 Holiday Boundaries to Set this Season
holiday boundaries Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others. Brené Brown Try to imagine the holiday season without any ...
Emotional Wellness Gift Guide (2019)
emotional wellness gift Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth… Buddha Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we’re inundated with urgent messages of scarcity and time pressure. But ...
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 ...
Gratitude, Seasonal, Self-Care, Winter
Self-Compassion: 4 Ways to Start Practicing It Today
self-compassion If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. Jack Kornfield Self-love may seem an essential component of emotional wellness. After all, if we can’t love ourselves, how can ...
Seasonal Affective Disorder: 5 Signs That May Surprise You
O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? Percy Bysshe Shelley The snow shows no sign of melting. Summer feels like a distant memory. You’re pacing your house ...
Habits & Goals, Healthy Boundaries, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
10 Things to Let Go Of this Year
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Havelock Ellis It’s the last day of the year. You know what the means… ...
Grief & Loss, Holidays, Seasonal, Self-Care, Winter
When the Holidays Are a Struggle
Expectations are high this time of year. What you should do. Where you should be. How you should act. How you should feel. It’s enough to cause stress for even ...
Habits & Goals, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
10 Acts of Kindness to Try this Season
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop No doubt, you’re knee-deep in lists by now. Grocery lists. Gift lists. Address lists. (You might’ve even started ...
Healthy Boundaries, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
10 (More) Ways to Say No (with Kindness)
When you say “Yes” to others, make sure you are not saying “No” to yourself. Paulo Coehlo When it comes time to say No to someone or something, many of ...
7 Tips to an Emotionally Well Holiday Season
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 are worth this aggravation, ...
Depression, Gratitude, Relationships, Seasonal, Winter
Cabin Fever: A Survival Guide
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. Albert Camus Spring is here! …or so they say. The calendar says it’s April. Spring break ...
Habits & Goals, Seasonal, Winter
Habit Change in 3 Easy(-ish) Steps
Change might not be fast and it isn’t always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped. Charles Duhigg Resolution or not, there’s probably something you’re ...
Habits & Goals, Mindfulness, Seasonal, Winter
25 Mindfulness Ideas to Try This Year
Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with ...
Eating, Healthy Boundaries, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
Holiday Eating & Boundaries
NOTE: This is Part 3 of our series on holiday boundary setting. Read Part 1 and Part 2. Does the thought of food and eating during the holiday season conjure ...
Healthy Boundaries, Holidays, Relationships, Seasonal, Winter
Saying No (with Kindness)
NOTE: This is Part 2 of our series on holiday boundary setting. Read Part 1 and Part 3. “No” is a complete sentence. Anne Lamott Setting boundaries around your time, resources, ...
Healthy Boundaries, Holidays, Seasonal, Winter
Holiday Boundary Setting: 3 Areas to Consider
NOTE: This is Part 1 of our series on holiday boundary setting. Read Part 2 and Part 3. You’re fighting through traffic when the phone rings… It’s your neighbor, inviting you ...
Depression, Fall, Seasonal, Winter
Seasonal Depression Treatment
It’s that time again… The days are growing cooler. The leaves are falling. The pumpkin-spice-everything is all around. But you just feel blah. While many of us recognize the mild ...