How is a blog going to help me manage my anxiety? Well, dear reader, these blog posts are written by a licensed therapist who manages anxiety herself. A lifetime of learning different coping skills, reading books, blogs, and talking to other professionals about anxiety has afforded plenty of knowledge about the topic. I aim to share my understanding of where anxiety comes from, why it lingers, different ways you express your anxiety, and how to manage it. Notice I say “manage”. Anxiety won’t go away forever. As a matter of fact, you don’t want it to! It serves a purpose but it doesn’t get to run your life.
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General Anxiety
Mind, Body, and Trauma
Trauma is one of the most difficult things to understand, and can be even harder to explain to others. People who have suffered trauma don’t always recognize when they are having a trauma reaction. But they know when they are uncomfortable. It’s hard dealing with a traumatic past. It’s also challenging to explain it to …
The Great Resignation
Have you heard of the Great Resignation? Basically, it’s a “wave of employees who’ve decided to leave their jobs,” (M. Kornfield and A Van Dam, 2021). The pandemic has shifted our perspective on life, especially on these two factors: how we spend our time and how much we feel valued. Many of us were sheltering …
Does My Job Make Me ‘Good Enough’?
What made you go into the field you’re working in? Was it a burning passion to help people or did you know someone who helped you get into your line of work? People have many reasons as to why they are working their current job. What I’m curious to know is how does your job …
Understand Your Anxiety
Anxiety can be difficult to understand. It can also be difficult to explain. But I heard it explained well on a pod cast and I wanted to share it with you. What we know is that we feel uncomfortable or even scared when we are anxious. But, why does that happen and what do we …
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