Fall, Gratitude, Holidays, Mindfulness, Seasonal
gratitude Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie As we look around this week, the signs of Thanksgiving are ...
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 ...
Mindset: Why Yours Matters
The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows ...
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 ...
8 Ways to Boost Emotional Wellness Outdoors
{ 8 Ways to Boost Emotional Wellness Outdoors } In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir Life can feel pretty complicated these days. ...
Summer Break: 9 Tips for Transitioning with Ease
And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was ...
Brené Brown: 5 Emotional Wellness Lessons from Her New Netflix Special
Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. Brené Brown If you’ve visited a bookstore at any point over the last decade, chances are good ...
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 ...
How “Tidying Up” Can Improve Your Emotional Wellness
To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. And if you no longer need them, then that is ...
Gratitude, Habits & Goals, Mindfulness
5 Emotional Wellness Habits to Adopt Today
You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. John C. Maxwell This is the time ...
10 Simple Ways to Practice Gratitude
Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions, a neutralizer of envy, hostility, worry, and irritation. It is savoring; it is not taking things for granted; it is present-oriented. Sonja Lyubomirsky ...
Emotions 101: Improving Your Emotional Vocabulary
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost We’ve covered a lot of territory in our series on Emotions! We’ve: Separated ...
Your Emotional Wellness: 50+ Ways to Support It
It’s a big day on the Sonder blog… Today marks our 50th post! We’ve had so much fun sharing practical emotional wellness guidance, tips, and inspiration over the past year. ...
Back to School, Fall, Seasonal, Self-Care
Heading to College? 3 Pieces of Advice
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. Frederick Buechner Dorm supplies have been purchased. Good-byes have been said. Dr. Seuss has been quoted (and ...
Anxiety, Gratitude, Mindfulness
Having Anxious Thoughts? Give This a Try
Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate. Renee Jain Good old anxiety. It thinks it’s helping us (and sometimes it is)… …but often it’s just ...
Habits & Goals, Healthy Boundaries, Relationships
Forget Work-Life Balance, Aim for This Instead
Work-life balance… that’s a debilitating phrase because it implies there’s a strict trade-off. It’s actually a circle. It’s not a balance. If I am happy at home, I come into the ...
Medication: 7 Questions You Might Be Asking
Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must ...
In Our Nature: 3 Ways to Revisit this Emotional Wellness Resource
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir In trying hard to live our best story, we’re constantly on the lookout for the next, ...
Positive Thinking: Is It Always Best?
Every day brings new choices. Martha Beck As the passing days and changing seasons… (…or UNchanging seasons…) …bring events and circumstances that we can’t necessarily change… It’s natural to shift ...
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 ...
Emotions, Gratitude, Self-Care
Laughter: It’s Not Medicine, But It Sure Can Heal
No one is ever more him/herself than when they really laugh. Their defenses are down. It’s very Zen-like, that moment. They are completely open, completely themselves when that message hits ...
Habits & Goals, Healthy Boundaries, Mindfulness, Relationships, Self-Care
Unplug Your Way to Emotional Wellness
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Anne Lamott This Friday marks National Day of Unplugging. An invitation to enjoy a 24-hour global respite ...
Emotions, Relationships, Therapy
How to Help a Loved One: Empathy
Empathy is the hard part. The rest is mechanics. We’re not wired to walk in someone else’s shoes, it’s not our first instinct. Showing up with empathy is difficult, hard ...
Therapy 101: 7 Signs You Might Benefit from Therapy
More than ever, we’re including emotional wellness in our understanding of what it means to enjoy a healthy, well-balanced life. For most of us, this probably means ongoing self-care practices, ...
Fall, Holidays, Seasonal, Self-Care
The Trick is Treating Yourself to Self-Care
Self-care is never a selfish act. It is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can ...