“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” –John Shedd You can overcome anxiety and panic attacks and reclaim your life. Sound impossible? A unique quality of anxiety is that it is a self-perpetuating condition. The more anxious you are, the more panic attacks you experience, […]
One Small Change to Help With Anxiety & Panic
If you struggle with generalized anxiety or panic attacks, you might want to limit your coffee intake to one cup per day. Although there are numerous studies confirming caffeine’s role in anxiety and panic, it is one factor that is often overlooked. Consuming more than 400 mg of caffeine at one time can lead to […]
Help For Insomnia – 5 Ways to Help Yourself Sleep Well
We’ve all been there. It starts out fine, you change into pajamas, wash your face, brush your teeth and then finally climb into bed at the end of a hectic day. You’ve been wanting to have time to rest all day and finally it’s here. That’s when it all hits you … everything that you […]
How to Manage Anxiety and Fear
So many of us are fearful right now. Every day there are more horror stories in the news, pictures of death on the front page of the paper. We’re inundated with statistics about how many people tested positive yesterday, how many people died, the latest frightening statistics. It’s no wonder that anxiety is part of […]
One Way to Help Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are one of the most common concerns of patients who come to see me in my practice. If you are struggling with panic attacks you may have been given this common advice: BREATHE If you’re like most of us, your reaction to this advice may have been “yeah, right….”. Something this simple does […]
A Jungian Perspective on Our Current Times
Jung in the Time of Coronavirus by Mark Napack, LCPC Posted from Jung Society of Washington [The] existence of a compensatory ordering factor which is independent of the ego and whose nature transcends consciousness… is no more miraculous, in itself, than… the attunement of a virus to the anatomy and physiology of human beings. (CW […]
A time for Love
“We have a choice. Epidemics, like earthquakes, tornadoes, and floods are part of the cycle of life on planet earth. How will we respond? With greed, hatred, fear, and ignorance? This only brings more suffering. Or with generosity, clarity, steadiness, and love? This is a time for love.” — Jack Kornfield
A beautiful poem for our times by Brother Richard Hendrick
Yes there is fear Yes there is isolation Yes there is panic buying Yes there is sickness Yes there is even death But, They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise You can hear the birds again They say that after a few weeks of quiet The sky is no longer thick […]
Why Aging and Depression Often Go Hand-in-Hand
They say that with age comes wisdom, and for some, that may be true. But with age also comes some very big challenges. In addition to dealing with the onset of disease and physical disabilities, older people must face loss: the loss of a spouse, loss of friends, loss of siblings, and even the loss […]
How Meditation Could Help You Defend Against Dementia
A diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s is often a terrifying event for the patient and their family. Slowly losing one’s memories to the point of not recognizing loved ones is a future none of us want to experience. But science is now finding that these cognitive diseases may be preventable through the practice of daily […]
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