Here's something nobody tells you: Emotional regulation is a skill. And most people were never taught how to do it. That's why the same arguments happen over and over. That's why some people can't have hard conversations without exploding or shutting down. It's not that they don't care. It's that they literally don't have the… Continue reading Mastering the Skill of Emotional Regulation
Category: Mental Health
When Comments Catch You Off Guard: Let Them and Let Me
"Let Them & Let Me" is a mindset strategy from Mel Robbins: "Let them" means accepting you can't control others' actions, thoughts, or moods (e.g. "Let them be wrong" or "Let them act that way") "Let me" is the powerful follow-up, reclaiming your agency by focusing on your own control: your responses, boundaries, and choices ("Let… Continue reading When Comments Catch You Off Guard: Let Them and Let Me
Daily Candle Rituals for Stress Relief This Holiday Season
Skip the expensive self-care products. This holiday season, strengthen your spirit with the oldest ritual in the book: lighting a candle. Here's why it works: the simple act of lighting a candle signals your brain that it's time to pause. That flame becomes focal point, a micro-meditation. The simple act of lighting a candle can… Continue reading Daily Candle Rituals for Stress Relief This Holiday Season
Sync Your Wellness: Use the Sun to Move and the Moon to Feel
Our energy shifts with nature, so why wouldn't our wellness routine?! Here's a fun concept: the sun guides movement and the moon guides emotional work. I started to sync physical activity with daylight patterns and shadow work with lunar cycles. It's really transformed how I show up for myself. Sun-Based Movement: Summer: Long runs, outdoor… Continue reading Sync Your Wellness: Use the Sun to Move and the Moon to Feel
Express Feelings Positively with the ‘I Feel’ Framework
Here are my notes for communicating feelings and needs to others in a productive, positive way: Instead of bottling up emotions or exploding in frustration, let's work on expressing our thoughts, feelings, and needs in a productive and positive way. This is one of my biggest weaknesses (continuing and never-ending improvement). It's been fun learning… Continue reading Express Feelings Positively with the ‘I Feel’ Framework
Release Emotional Pain: 3 Simple Ways to Heal Your Pain-Body
Eckhart Tolle's concept of the "pain-body" explains why past hurts keep surfacing. The pain-body is our accumulated emotional pain, that feeds on negative thoughts and reactions. The good news? You can start to heal your emotional pain-body today! 3 Ways to Heal Your Pain-Body Practice presence when triggered – When emotional pain arises, don't fight… Continue reading Release Emotional Pain: 3 Simple Ways to Heal Your Pain-Body
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