In this post, I discuss why anxiety hurts communication in relationships, and more importantly, what you can do about it.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Calming Anxiety
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a self-soothing technique taught by practitioners in mindfulness to aid others in calming the body. It can be effective for meditation, self-soothing, calming anxiety and grounding.
Mindfulness Matters
In this episode, I discuss why mindfulness matters in mental health maintenance, with licensed psychotherapist and crisis responder, Christine Velasquez.
Resilient Women | Interview With Nikki Hernandez
In this episode, I interview one of the most resilient women I know, Nikki Hernandez; Covid-19 and cancer survivor, AOD counselor, Olympic weight lifter and MSW student.
Bereavement | Interview with Grief and Loss Recovery Specialist Helen Mager
In this episode, I interview Grief and Loss Recovery Specialist, Helen Mager on bereavement.
Prime Your Thoughts For Success
Do you struggle with keeping your mindset in a good place during the week? Who doesn’t during times like these? Well stick around? Because in this episode we’ll be talking about tactics to prime your mind for success. And in this episode I play guest with Fernando Sosa on his YouTube live show.
Deep Breathing For Anxiety
The (American Institute of Stress). puts it this way. Deep breathing increases the supply of oxygen to your brain and stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which promotes a state of calmness.
Addressing your Obstacle To Interpersonal Effectiveness.
In this post, you will learn methods for addressing obstacles to interpersonal effectiveness, using your new skills, in order to improve your people interactions and foster healthy relationships. This article emphasizes the power and importance of choice within relationships as a means to how we relate to those around us.
Communication For Improving Relationships
Regardless of the type of relationships you have, communication is the cornerstone of all healthy interactions. Effective and efficient communication is not an inherent skill that is bestowed on the more fortunate or in some DNA lottery. It is a skill that is learned and improved upon, first through modeling, then application by lived experience, trial, error, adjustment and reapplication.
Overcoming Barriers To Healthy Relationships.
Despite what our comparative thoughts may tell us, even the most ideal of relationships are not without their arguments. Disagreements and arguments have three basic themes. If you are able to gain a greater understanding of these themes, you will be better equipped to mitigate the fallout when they occur and focus your energies on protecting the relationship. In learning to be more effective at overcoming barriers to healthy relationships, it is crucial to know what the biggest hurdles are. If you or a loved one is exhibiting symptoms of depression, you will want to assess for the following culprits.