What is Mindfulness? These days, a lot of people are talking about mindfulness. But what exactly does this mean? Put simply, mindfulness is the state of being in the present moment. It is a practice of intentionally bringing all of your awareness into the here and...
If you are someone who is suffering from anxiety right now, know that you are not alone. Anxiety is our body’s natural reaction to stress, and while short bursts of stress hormones can be helpful and actually benefit our minds and bodies, chronic stress and anxiety is...
Today, we often used the terms “being stressed out” and “having anxiety” interchangeably. But just how similar (or different) are they?Stress versus anxiety. Stress is our body’s natural response to an external trigger. When we feel stress in the short-term, from...
Watching developments on the news these days is sometimes distressing for all of us.And it’s important to recognize that if it’s impacting us, it’s impacting our kids.Mae, from Fox 40 Sacramento spoke to therapist Nancy Ryan, the owner and director of Relationship...
By now, we are all well aware of the challenges that social isolation and self-quarantine present. What may have at first felt like an extended vacation, may now be creating loneliness, lack of purpose, and overindulgence in things that make us feel (momentarily)...
It has been said that to gain power over your demons, you must name them. With mood-tracking apps, this is the name of the game. We are happy to say that as the world comes to better understand and support mental health, a myriad of mood-tracking apps has been...
