Suddenly my heart is racing, palms are sweating, stomach’s churning. My muscles are tense and my mind is flooded with worries and fears that something bad will happen. This is anxiety. We have all had it. For years I pedaled my beautifully simple bike thousands of miles as a way of dealing with personal struggles,...
As far back as I can remember I’ve shown signs of anxiety. My earliest memory is in elementary school, when I would get a nervous stomach each day in the cafeteria. In high school, the same thing happened before big events, like running at a state championship cross country meet or taking my SAT’s. In...
The ball has fallen. New resolutions for 2019 have been made. And last year…every day you did nothing to change knowing you’re living the stuck life. 2019 is going to be different! Right? But there are parts of you that are still dying. Maybe you can’t feel or see the symptoms yet. Trust me, they...
What is so bad about a Stuck Life? You may be thinking, “I’m doing okay. I have a good job. I take care of myself. I put food on the table, a roof over our heads, money in the bank, and cars to get us to soccer games, music lessons, and parent teacher conferences. What’s...
Tis’ the season! It’s the 2019 holiday season. Like so many of us with serious social anxiety, we’d rather hide in the closet. At least I would! Did you know 70% of us in the United States struggle with social anxiety? Holy cow! To help us get through this season’s marathon of office parties, secret...
Being all cozied up at home in flannel jammies with a cup of pumpkin spice latte in hand should be the ultimate safe space from anxiety. You’re far away from your boss. You’re no longer dealing with impatient commuters. You don’t have anyone to answer to but yourself (i.e. your email is finally out of...
It’s November 7th. Rachel is having anxiety about the holiday season. The holidays should be an exciting time of good cheer, warm family traditions, and spending time with friends. Or, are they? For Rachel, the idea of entering a crowded room and chatting with coworkers or strangers at a holiday party, exchanging gifts with friends,...
I get it. Facing our fears is tough. Scary. Overwhelming. Some fears are quite common. Such as a fear of spiders, mice, dogs, people, heights, confined spaces, flying and thunder and lightening. Other fears are a bit more unusual. Such as a fear of buttons or cotton. Whatever yours is, the process for diminishing it...
I grew up in the country with the Saint Joseph River in my backyard. I didn’t do a lot of organized sports because it was an inconvenience to shuttle me to town. Instead, I made my own adventures, hiking, motorcycling, and sledding. I grew up with a big imagination to escape the toxic environment of...
It really depends on what definition of that name I’ll end up going with. In a sense, Bella is me. In a much realer sense, Bella is also a spunky 4-year old struggling to adjust to her new, much happier home. But Bella is also millions of other children, each with their own story but all...
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