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Fighting Your Sensitivity Only Makes Things Worse

Fighting Your Sensitivity Only Makes Things Worse

Fighting or denying your sensitivity is like swinging a baseball bat at the rain. 🌧

Find out why it only makes things worse. 😭

Why You Say "Yes" When You Want to Say "No"

Why You Say "Yes" When You Want to Say "No"

If you’ve ever caught yourself saying “yes” to something you wish you’d been able to say “no” to, and then feeling resentful later, then this week’s video is for you.

Find out why you might be saying yes when you mean no, and what you can do about it.

How to Survive Holiday Family-Time WITHOUT Losing Your Mind

How to Survive Holiday Family-Time WITHOUT Losing Your Mind

Lots of people don’t feel like they fit in with their family, feel misunderstood, or don’t subscribe to the beliefs that the rest of their family does and as a result end up dreading the holidays with their family.

If that’s something you struggle with, then this video is for you. Learn some concrete tips for surviving holidays with the family WITHOUT losing your mind!

How to Help Your Sensitive Teen Manage Back-to-School Stress

How to Help Your Sensitive Teen Manage Back-to-School Stress

Back-to-School can be a stressful time for teens, especially if they are highly sensitive. In this week’s video, find out if your teen has the trait of high sensitivity and what the number one thing is that you can do as a parent to help them manage the stress of back-to-school time.

This Trait Might Explain Why You or Your Teen Feel Like There's Something "Wrong" with You

This Trait Might Explain Why You or Your Teen Feel Like There's Something "Wrong" with You

Many adults and teens who are prone to stress, overwhelm or STRONG emotions end up wondering if "something is wrong with me"... but these symptoms can be easily explained by a completely normal biological trait.

This week’s video explains what the trait is and how to manage it so that you can stop feeling “broken” and start letting your natural gifts shine through!

Will My Anxiety Ever Stop? What to Do When You're Cycling Like Groundhog Day

Will My Anxiety Ever Stop? What to Do When You're Cycling Like Groundhog Day

Sometimes when we’re caught in the grip of anxiety or panic we start to wonder if it will ever stop. And if we get sucked into the fear we can actually make it worse. Our beliefs about a situation can drastically change our experience of it.

Find out what Groundhog Day can teach us about stopping anxiety in this week’s vlog.

Hope During Dark Times for High Functioning Depression

Hope During Dark Times for High Functioning Depression

When we are stuck in the middle of a storm, whether it is literal of figurative, it sometimes seems like the rain will never stop and the clouds will never lift. For people with high-functioning depression, this is often the case.

If you are in the middle of riding out a storm, check on this week’s blog and find out why there is always hope, even in the midst of the darkest storms and what you can do to find hope again.

New Year's Resolutions: The Secret to Creating Change that Sticks!

New Year's Resolutions: The Secret to Creating Change that Sticks!

If you want your New Year's resolutions to stick this year, check out this weeks' video to find out the secret to creating lasting change in your life.

I'm going to talk about the biggest factor that most people forget to consider when planning their resolutions, and techniques for overcoming this factor.

How to Survive an Anxiety Attack

How to Survive an Anxiety Attack

Anxiety attacks suck. Maybe you’ve been there: the sweaty palms, difficulty breathing, the increasing sense that something terrible is about to happen… They’re anything but fun. Maybe it’s because of all the pressure you’re under at work, or that upcoming presentation you have to give, or the prospect of conflict with that person you just can’t face.

When you’re caught in the grip of an anxiety or panic attack, it seems like it will never end and nothing you do will make it stop. In this week’s blog I talk about some tips for surviving an anxiety attack and bringing yourself back down to Earth so that you can get on with your life.

Focus on What You CAN Do, Not on What You Can't

Focus on What You CAN Do, Not on What You Can't

When life gets us down it’s so easy to give into the negative spiral that leads to the couch, Netflix, chocolate, or our beds. It’s easier to focus on what’s not working and what we can’t do, rather than focusing on what we still CAN do. (You can thank our evolutionary negativity bias for that one).

But when we give in to our tendency to focus on what’s wrong, we miss all of the things that are still working, all of the avenues we still have available for digging out of whatever hole we might be in. In this week’s blog, I talk about how shifting our perspective can have huge benefits. And I’ve included an inspirational video of my wheelchair dog to show the possibilities when we choose not to give up.