HALT saves your sanity when your feeling overwhelmed
Making thousands of daily decisions drains your mental resources, but the HALT method offers a simple 4-step check-in to prevent…
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The empty boat mindset tames your anger
You’re cruising down the highway, music playing, coffee in the cupholder. A silver Honda suddenly swerves into your lane without…
Light Therapy Boosts your Mood and Avoids Depression
When the days are getting shorter you start sleeping a bit longer, craving carbs and feeling less energetic. Your body…
The Simple 10-Minute Journaling Practice to Handle Your Worries
Life feels heavy sometimes. Bills pile up. Relationships get complicated. Work gets stressful. Your mind races with what-ifs and worst-case…
You Can Train Your Mental Health: The ABCs of Mental Health
Your friend texts you at 2 AM: “Can’t sleep. Feeling terrible again.” You want to help, but what do you…
Want to Live Longer and Feel Better? Get a Dog
My neighbour Janet mentioned she was thinking about getting a dog. She’d been living alone since her husband passed two…
The Bergen 4-Day Treatment (B4DT) Anxiety Fix
You’ve tried everything. Meditation apps, breathing exercises, and months of therapy sessions. Your anxiety still controls your life, dictating where…
The Imaginary Anti-Anxiety Pill That Actually Works
That presentation next week keeps you awake at night. Your stomach churns every time you think about the job interview.…
Make Small Donations, Get a Happy Life
Most depression treatments cost either money or willpower. Therapy runs hundreds per session. Medication requires doctor visits, prescriptions and managing…
How to let go (of a grudge)
Article summary Holding a grudge punishes you, and not the person who wronged you. Here are 3 key ways to…