We humans are social beings. We thrive on human interaction, even if we are introverts. Whether that be with their friends, family, or colleagues, getting regular doses of healthy, life-giving interaction energizes and protects us from threats to our health. For more on this idea, check out the Blue Zones research on the web.During the … Continue reading Positive Wellbeing
Checking Your Emotional Temp
When you’re in an emotionally charged environment at work, at home, or in the community, identifying and labeling your emotions is recognized as the first step in managing them effectively. If you identify and label your emotions—both positive and negative—out loud or perhaps simply in your conscious thoughts, you open pathways for more effective emotional … Continue reading Checking Your Emotional Temp
Good Food, Good Mood
Our mood is often connected to the food we eat, both in positive and negative ways. Drinks are included in this relationship. This post will dig into some food-mood connections to help you develop mood-boosting intake strategies. Breakfast is easy to skimp on when we are on the run to get to work. We can … Continue reading Good Food, Good Mood
Let It Go
There are many things that we hold on to that disrupt our living, delay our recovery or joy, defeat our attempts to gain wellbeing, and deny our better self a chance to shine. At the risk of sounding like a well-known Disney princess song, we’re going to talk about how to let it go. Letting … Continue reading Let It Go
A Resilient Mind
So much of our stress and the impact it has on us is begins not in our surroundings but in our thinking. We think that our circumstances are the cause of our stress, but research tells us that the more potent determiners of stress response are internal, in our habits of mind. This helps to … Continue reading A Resilient Mind
Resilience Builds Positivity and Hope
Resilience has been defined as “…one’s ability to cope with stress and adversity, and to bounce back and possibly grow through the experience. More than simply surviving difficulty, stress, and setback, it is sometimes referred to as “thriving.” Resilience can also include the ability to adapt to difficult situations, manage the emotional fallout from them, … Continue reading Resilience Builds Positivity and Hope
Diagnosis of Resilience
We talk a lot about resilience, and we have even defined it once or twice. But what does resilience look like when it is put into practice? How could you tell if you possess resilience? Here are a few signs and symptoms of resilience that will help you know for sure. Resilience is evidenced by … Continue reading Diagnosis of Resilience
Resilience: Protecting That Brain!
If you think you might be overreactive to stress-related events, strengthening your own brain can help you recover better functioning. See a previous post on this topic here. Additional benefits gained from strengthening one’s brain include: Strengthens the blood-brain barrier, which keeps harmful substances (such as inflammatory agents and toxins) from reaching the brain Influences … Continue reading Resilience: Protecting That Brain!
Leadership Power Tool: Respond to Individuals
The role of the leader is not only to lead the enterprise and the team. It is to lead individuals as well. Often, individuals on the team are struggling to cope and therefore to perform fully in the team. Many struggle in silence and alone, unable benefit from the help they need and often unable … Continue reading Leadership Power Tool: Respond to Individuals
Self-compassion is Critical
We are in a run of tough years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks like things are not improving even as the pandemic impacts subside. The world is, as Randy Stonehill stated it, "turning sour." Many people are suffering, including those who do not yet realize how much they are suffering. For … Continue reading Self-compassion is Critical
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