I can be courageous. I can also make excuses. Remembering how I've grown after facing a fear (e.g. having a tough conversation) motivates me to do hard things. Bravery decreases anxiety, improves relationships, and takes the focus off yourself.
7 Unexpected Benefits of Being Brave
1. Anxiety Decre...
Hereā€™s a list of 50 of my favorite relationship-building questions. Theyā€™re light and fun, get you to think, and come from over 25 years of helping people open up in my work as a family therapist.
Genuine, authentic, and heartfelt conversations connect people and transform relationships.
My par...
There's a lack of happiness in the world today and no shortage of stress and anxiety. The research is clear that happy people live life differently than the unhappy. They engage in actions that are distinct from those who struggle.
You can make happiness more likely through consistent healthy actio...
I had a tough experience in 5th grade. My school principal scolded and intentionally embarrassed me in front of a packed lunchroom. I was accused of causing lunchroom chaos, including dancing on a table.
She then pulled me to her office where she and the vice-principle berated me for what seemed li...
Keeping a journal is an often underutilized tool that provides incredible insight when done properly and consistently. It's essential to clarify my thoughts and feelings and to identify the lies I'm believing.
I find that one of the biggest challenges to getting started with journaling (aside from ...
We all have seasons in our lives when it's very hard to be positive. I can easily view myself as the victim. Gratitude is one of the only things that can end my pity party.
Focusing on gratitude has helped me on my darkest days. It helps me get focused on what's right rather than what's wrong.
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I didn't sleep for 5 nights straight. I was consumed by worry and desperate for some rest. The guy who helps others with anxiety, the experienced mental health professional, was in a bad place. Thank God for my friends and the doctors who helped me. I was neglecting too much on the checklist below. ...
Anxiety robs us of enjoying life. It's the great thief of our time and you should view it as your enemy.
In 1998 I was on an extremely turbulent flight. What probably lasted 15 minutes seemed to go on for hours. After this experience, I thought I was fine, but I was wrong.
A few months later, I wa...
It's easy to find things to worry about and dread. Being grateful is often hard, yet ironically, our gratitude is more grounded in reality than our fears. So many things in life are outside our control, but one thing you can directly influence is your perspective.
You can focus on what's going wron...
History is filled with examples of people who overcame the most challenging of circumstances. Learn as much as a you can from those who overcome. What you'll find is that you CAN improve your self-confidence if you work at it.
People who build self confidence are committed to not avoiding things, k...
Not much will improve your mental health faster than facing your fears. Nothing is more damaging to your mental health than playing it safe.
"Courage is the price life exacts for granting peace." - Amelia Aerhardt
What actions below would trigger the most FEAR in you? Decide to do something on...
With all I know about mental health, I still get stuck in worry. I'm often the most negative person I know. Here are three things you must do to get unstuck from your fears and anxieties.
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