By Amber Speck www.writeaboutrecovery.com Living with three generations under one roof can feel like choreographed chaos. Someone’s always talking, cooking, needing, fixing, or fussing. And yet, when it works, it’s golden. Grandparents pass on quiet wisdom, kids bounce between laps and laptops, and parents try to make the whole thing hum. But a harmonious home […]
How Parental Anxiety Shapes a Child’s World
By Amber Speck www.writeaboutrecovery.com You do not always see it coming. It starts with a child hesitating at the classroom door or fidgeting through a playdate that used to feel easy. Parents, often so focused on smoothing the road ahead, sometimes miss the way their own unease spills into the spaces children occupy. Anxiety is […]
Discover Interoception, your Powerful Sixth Sense
When asked “How many senses do you have?,” you’d probably answer: smell, taste, sight, touch, and sound. And you would be right… to sense our external environment. But, we also have interoception to sense internal phenomena like experiencing hunger, pain, fever, heart palpitations, stomach butterflies,… What is interoception? Interoception is the process by which the […]
Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Routines to Modulate Stress
By Amber Speck www.writeaboutrecovery.com In today’s fast-paced world, mindfulness is essential for mental and emotional well-being. Being fully present and engaged in each moment helps reduce stress and enhance overall happiness. Integrating mindfulness into your daily routines can positively transform your approach to life’s challenges and joys. In this article, endorsed by the Neo Chi […]
How to Identify and Overcome Social Anxiety
If you feel butterflies in your stomach when meeting new people or just shopping in a busy store… try to focus on the ‘future moment’ and leave behind the anxiety of the ‘present moment.’ Everyone is confronted with situations outside their comfort zone. If feeling nervous and anxious happens in everyday run-off-the-mill situations, that may […]