Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling frustrated, unheard, or dismissed? Maybe the entire conversation revolved around the other person, leaving no room for your thoughts or feelings. You might have entered the conversation feeling happy and excited, only to leave feeling drained and unappreciated. These experiences highlight the subtle but crucial role that emotional intelligence plays in communication.
Read MoreIt is that time of the year. Kenneth is beginning to experience overwhelming emotions that do not make sense to him. There have been no recent changes in his life, and the world around him remains unremarkable. Nevertheless, the past few days have been difficult. He barely gets good sleep at night. He feels an unusual exhaustion, physically and mentally, although he keeps pushing through his day. He feels persistent anxiety, irritability, and a lingering sadness weighing on his spirit, so much so that he asks himself, "What in the world is wrong with me?"
Read MoreWinter is here, and so is SAD, a form of depression that affects millions every year as the Fall transitions to Winter. Sadness, crying spells, irritability, low/no energy…
Read MoreTrust issues or mistrust usually occur when there has been betrayal, abandonment, rejection, or deception. The more experiences of betrayal, the more difficult it becomes to trust not just the person who betrayed or hurt you but others who might mean well.
Read MoreForgiveness and reconciliation are two different things. While you don’t necessarily have to reconcile after you have forgiven, reconciliation requires forgiveness.
Read MoreForgiveness is quite a complex concept, easy to say but hard to do. It can be very difficult to forgive when we have been betrayed, abused, or hurt so badly.
Read MoreThe loss of a loved one can create a vacuum in our hearts. Although the last thing in our mind when we have just lost someone dear to us, is hope, yet hope forms the basis on which we envision the possibility of recovery after a devastating or tragic event. The thing is, every one of us will experience loss and grief at a given point or several occasions in our lives.
Read MoreOne thing to keep in mind while grieving is the fact that healing looks different for everyone. While some might heal faster, others might take longer to recover from the devastating effect of loss and grief. To one, healing might mean remembering our loved one and smiling again. On the other hand, it might mean feeling a sense of relief from the overwhelming emotions experienced by another.
Read MoreWhile some will call it the stages of grief, I see it as the grieving process. Those who have experienced painful losses might testify that grief is not a linear path where we go from one stage to the other and be done. I like to view grief more as a process we go through as our brain tries to make sense of this concept of loss and as our body goes through the process of healing from the devastating impact on the various areas of our functioning.
Read MoreLosing a loved one can be devastating and challenging. With grief come specific changes in our body that we might not fully understand or control. These changes can be emotional, cognitive, behavioral, spiritual, physical, and sometimes overwhelming and confusing. Various factors can impact the intensity and length of the grief we experience, including but not limited to our relationship with the deceased loved one, personality types, belief system, support system, etc.
Read MoreWhen we lose something or someone we love dearly, the pain manifests in our body through grief. Thus grief is the emotional, physical, cognitive, or spiritual response to losing someone dear to our heart or something we attach great importance to.
Read MoreI notice the common denominator of these definitions and descriptions of anxiety is the Unknown/not knowing. Anxiety deprives us of the ability to dwell and enjoy the present and what is happening around us, here and now, TODAY….
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