The term “emotional health” means different things to different people. We all have a basic sense of what makes us happy and the road to a peaceful, satisfying life is unique for everyone. As a therapist...
Category - Emotional Health
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
5 Ways to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness and Peace of Mind
We all seek happiness. We all want to feel calm, grounded and avoid being hijacked by our own emotional reactivity. Thankfully, the recent studies in neuroscience are demonstrating how to do this. If you find...
Cling Less, Love More
Rick Hanson, PhD, looks at the psychological tension inherent in clinging and attachment to outcomes. As a rock climber and a parent, I know some physical kinds of clinging are good – like to small holds or small...
Rick Hanson, PhD
Happiness, Your Relationship to Self and Your Relationship to Others
If someone could figure out how to bottle “happiness” they would be rich beyond their wildest dreams. As much as happiness is natural for some, it’s not for others. Those fortunate enough to consider...
Don’t Beat Yourself Up
Beating yourself up can take a real swipe at your self esteem. Rick Hanson, PhD digs into the ways people beat themselves up, why it’s unhelpful and ways to avoid it. Most people know their less than wonderful...
Steps to Identify Your Unhelpful Belief Systems
The core beliefs that you carry can be insidious in how they creep into your your perceptions about just about everything. Do you struggle with anger, self-esteem issues, feeling unlovable, managing stress or unhealthy...
5 Ways to Stay Cool in the Face of Another’s Emotional Reactivity
I had an experience that tested my patience and challenged me to remain calm in the face of aggressive, critical words. My initial instinct was to fight back, defend and point out the ways in which this person had...
Lower the Pressure
Rick Hanson, PhD looks at stress management from a neuroscience perspective and how we can “lower the pressure” we put on ourselves. — Why? Things come at us with so much urgency and demand these days...
Pet the Lizard
Rick Hanson, PhD takes a playful look at how we all can benefit from “petting our inner iguana” to calm our brains – and reduce fear, anxiety and trauma. I’ve always liked lizards. Growing up in the...
The Neuroscience of Gratitude
In The Impact of Gratitude on Health and Well-Being, Linda Graham, MFT offers a lot of practical benefits for people who practice gratitude daily, including being an excellent stress management tool. Here she looks...
Linda Graham, MFT