By Bella Reilly For bereaved partners, adult children, and close friends trying to keep daily life moving after a death, the emotional challenges of grief can arrive in sharp, unpredictable waves. Coping with loss often means carrying shock, guilt, anger, numbness, or longing while the world expects steady functioning and quick “closure.” Mindfulness for grief […]
By Amber Speck www.writeaboutrecovery.com Embracing a healthy lifestyle as you age can significantly enhance your quality of life, allowing you to enjoy your golden years to the fullest. Whether it’s finding the right living arrangement, nurturing your mental well-being, or ensuring your financial and physical safety, these are key strategies to consider. Lifelong Learning for […]
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 […]
How do you feel when you can’t pay attention to a pressing task because your mind is wandering somewhere else? How do you keep at bay those repetitive, circular and mostly negative thoughts that often cloud your mind? To master how to FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION, let’s begin understanding the Default Mode Network! What is the […]
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 […]
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