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Tag: Emotions

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Savor A Scent Find something that has a calming scent such as, a candle, hot chocolate, coffee beans, a flower, essential oils or moisturizer, and savor it. Here’s how! Close your eyes. Bring the object to your nose and inhale slowly. Describe the scent to…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Dear Emotion Write a letter to an emotion that you are having a hard time with or that you would like to have more of. Examples include, fear, grief, or happiness. Tell this emotion: Its current role in your life, how it has affected you, and your hope for its future role.        …

  • Mindful Monday

    Unboxing Emotions Social and cultural pressures can play a role in how we experience and express our emotions. If you had the permission to express any emotions at any level of intensity, then what would it look like for you?           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52 Essential coping skills. Mind Brain Emotion. https://mindbrainemotion.com/

  • Motivation Monday

    Self-Love Action Tip We do not need to label our feelings as right or wrong, good or bad. Instead of overthinking or judging my emotional reactions this week, I will try to just let them be what they are – emotions that I am experiencing and need to process and pay attention to, since they hold information about what is working or not working…

  • How to Stay Balanced and Happy During Hectic, Stressed Times

    Recognize Your Non-Negotiable Needs Write down your top two or three things you need to do daily in order to achieve emotional well-being, good physical health, and a sense of balance.  Include the bare minimum you could do to meet these needs.  To meet your needs might require you to ask someone for help or…