Book Review of Calm & Sense by Kirkus Reviews
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Post-COVID Anxiety: Even Positive Change Can Be Challenging
If you suffer from anxiety like I do, you know that even a positive change can be challenging. It’s still change, after all – and those...
Book Review by Ashley L. Peterson, Mental Health at Home
My first "official" book review for Calm & Sense was published this month – in the publication Mental Health at Home.
5 Simple Tips for Easing Anxiety This Holiday Season
The holidays this year are going to unlike any holiday season ever. 2020 has been a year of change, confusion, isolation, stress, and...
5 Things You Can Do to Manage Your Anxiety Through COIVD-19
COVID-19 has upended our lives in unimaginable ways. Feeling isolated and anxious? Here are 5 ways to regain a sense of control and balance.
The Power of Your Posture
Anxiety can be triggered by anything. For instance: you’re sitting in a meeting and your boss unexpectedly calls on you, or it’s midnight..
10 Powerful Questions to Calm Your Anxiety
If you struggle with anxiety, you know what it’s like to deal with ongoing worry, dread and panic. Research shows that asking...
The Inner Gate
Acupressure for Anxiety and Nausea Get to know Wendy as she shares a powerful, and simple, acupressure technique for overcoming anxiety...
Get a Good Night's Sleep
aka.: How to panic proof your night and ease insomnia. Here are a handful of helpful tips to take you from someone who is up in the...
You Don't Have to be Perfekt
Are you white knuckling your way through life, terrified of making a mistake? Me too. For years, I went around thinking, “What if I say...
Five "Big-Deal" Misconceptions About Anxiety
“I’m the only one who feels this way.” You are not alone! According to the National institute of Mental Health, anxiety affects about 40...
Just Breathe
When I was going through chemotherapy, there were days at work when I’d wonder how I was going to get through the next few hours. I felt...
Things are Looking Up
You’re feeling crummy. You’re stressed. You’re anxious. You didn’t get the job. Your car is making that funny noise again. The diagnosis...
Spring Fever is Not Contagious
Spring is in the air. The weather is getting warmer. The sun is brighter. People are energetic, cheerful. The world is suddenly full of...
Keep Going
The year after I was diagnosed with cancer, my boss, Trudy, called to tell me she had been diagnosed with cancer, as well. It was a bond...
It Might Not Happen the Way You Expect
Years ago, I admired the beautiful plant my Mother-in-law had in her guest bathroom. She was nice enough to give me a clipping that...
Animal Therapy
The first few years of our dog’s life are a mystery to us. A kind-hearted woman found Myles Standish wandering the streets of a large...
Worry Vs. Anxiety
“That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can...
Take Heart
Here’s an easy technique you can use to ease your fears no matter where you are or what you’re doing. And no one needs to be the wiser....
10 Ways to Beat the Sunday Night Blues
Taking the “Scary” out of Sunday Night Do you start worrying about Monday morning sometime late Sunday afternoon? If so, you’re not...
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