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 […]

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 […]

The Meaning of Life: Happiness, Success, Compassion?

Have you ever asked yourself, “What is the meaning of life?” It’s not just philosophers, it’s everyone who should wonder about the purpose of life. Let’s stop for a moment and reflect about what makes us “unique”, instead of just living a “normal” life. Those who follow their own life’s principles report a greater sense […]