Mental Health Articles 
Happy Thanksgiving: An Attitude of Gratitude (1)
The topic of gratitude has been buzzing for some time fueled by research that’s demonstrated it’s power to not only improve happiness levels but strengthen social ties, boost self esteem, reduce stress and even resolve old traumas (see the work of Bob Emmons, PhD and Rick Hanson, PhD for more). The reality is that it takes practice to adopt an ”attitude of gratitude,” [...]
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4 Ways to Build Emotional Resilience
Do you bounce back from challenging experiences? Or do you get stuck, caught in a whirlwind of difficult emotions, feeling vulnerable, lost or out of control? Emotional resilience is the ability to handle and adapt well to relationship problems, trauma, health problems, tragedy, financial stressors and other curve balls of life. Resilience can be tougher for those who [...]
Lower the Pressure by Rick Hanson, PhD
Why? Things come at us with so much urgency and demand these days. Phones ring, texts buzz, emails pile up, new balls have to be juggled, work days lengthen and move into evenings and weekends, traffic gets denser, financial demands feel like a knife at the neck, ads and news clamor for attention, push push [...]
6 Ways to Stop Worrying About the Small Stuff
As much as worry, fear and anxiety have a way of making us believe we have been brought to our knees, much of the worry, fear and anxiety we feel is ultimately not really about life changing, catastrophic things – but rather…the small stuff. It’s not to say that life doesn’t have a way of hurling [...]
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