Mindfulness, Problem Solving, Sleep Problems, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Copy of Your Brain Has A “Delete” Button–Here’s ...

Have you ever wondered "How can I learn more?" This article highlights how we learn and steps you can take to facilitate learning. Hint...sleeping matters.

Copy of Your Brain Has A “Delete” Button–Here’s How To Use It
Depression, Knowledge & Learning, Sleep Problems, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Winter get you down? Facts about SAD

What is the first thought you have when day lights savings comes around? If it is dread of the dark and shorter evenings or winter blues, you are not alone.

What is seasonal affective disorder or SAD for short? SAD is a major depressive episode that happens in the Fall and Winter and tends to resolve in the Spring and Summer.

Winter get you down? Facts about SAD
Anxiety, Knowledge & Learning, Parenting, Mindfulness, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
13 POWERFUL PHRASES PROVEN TO HELP AN ANXIOUS ...

Anxiety is a normal reaction to change and children experience change frequently. This is a great article with useful and concrete phrases and strategies to help little ones with their worry and anxiety. 

13 POWERFUL PHRASES PROVEN TO HELP AN ANXIOUS CHILD CALM DOWN
Anxiety, Depression, Mindfulness, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
What is mindfulness? How do you do it?

What is mindfulness and how do you start practicing? Being aware of the here and now, using all your senses to be present in the moment without judgment. Easy mindfulness exercises to start practicing include noticing everything when you shower or wash dishes, that first drink or bite of food. 

What is mindfulness? How do you do it?
Depression, Medical/Physical Health, Mindfulness, Problem Solving, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Mindfulness Based Therapy as Effective as ...

Can therapy be as effective as antidepressants? A new study shows that mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MCBT) is more effective. 

Mindfulness Based Therapy as Effective as Antidepressants?

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The 12 Worst Habits for Your Mental Health

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The 12 Worst Habits for Your Mental Health

Do you practice any of these unproductive mental health habits? This article discusses the most common pitfalls that people engage in that hurt our mental health and why they are so damaging.

Health.com / Carey Rossi@goodhealth  /  Nov. 3, 2014

Change these simple, everyday routines to live a happier life

Depression is usually brought on by factors beyond our control—the death of a loved one, a job loss, or financial troubles. But the small choices you make every day may also affect your mood more than you may realize. Your social media habits, exercise routine, and even the way you walk may be sucking the happiness out of your day, and you may not even know it. Luckily, these behaviors can be changed. Read on for 12 ways you’re sabotaging your good moods, and what you can do to turn it around.

How we feel can affect the way we walk, but the inverse is also true, finds a study published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. Researchers found that when subjects were asked to walk with shoulders slouched, hunched over, and with minimum arm movements, they experienced worse moods than those who had more pep in their steps. What’s more, participants who walked in the slouchy style remembered more negative things rather than positive things. Talk about depressing.

Get happy now: Lift your chin up and roll your shoulders back to keep your outlook on the positive side.