selfcare
The importance of self-care is paramount; enhance your health and wellbeing, manage your stress, and maintain control under pressure.
Stress-Buster tips
I don't know anybody who has woken up in the morning, and the day turns into such a nightmare, that they wish they had never woken up. You know the days I am talking about; those days when you wake up with a smile and by the afternoon we feel exhausted, and like we have aged before our time. Many of us both young and old have been here. You might be coping with work, children, housework, illness, and family drama! Now there is that word 'family drama!' the one issue that makes us all want to disappear into a vortex, never to be found again. I don't know about you, but in the evening, I want to put the television on and relax, however just to stress me out further, the news suddenly shows something that makes me feel annoyed and I want to throw my television out!
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Psyche
The Ritual of Reading Cards
As I cut away the burnt bits of sage with my scissors, ash and dust falling into the bin, I begin to cleanse my space. With new twigs revealed, I flick on my lighter and watch as the flames turn the dried herbs into wispy wands of smoke, clearing the energy of the space where I will carry out my craft.
By Nati Saednejad5 years ago in Psyche
When Words Become Triggering
Words are often one of our leading guideposts when it comes to interacting with each other in society. Non-verbal gestures may be what we first come to know—such as smiling when faced with something pleasurable—but we can often express ourselves best through the use (and nuance) of language.
By Jillian Spiridon5 years ago in Psyche
Running For Your Life
When you hear the statement, running for your life, you consider that the author is running from adversity. Whether or not they are running from violence or anger, they are scared. The emotion is that of fear. Running for your life, yet for many of us, we need to run.
By Ben Shelley5 years ago in Psyche
What Attracts Also Repels
The young man ducked his head and stared at his feet, hunching his shoulder up towards his ears. We had been given an assignment: state our name, if we were employed or at school, and one thing we appreciated about ourselves. He was stumped; just shook his head from side to side.
By Judey Kalchik 5 years ago in Psyche
A Path To Stillness
You may have experienced it. The moment when you find yourself in perfect stillness, or looking back and realizing in surprise that for a stretch of time you thought of absolutely nothing at all. There are many names and versions of this sensation, most recently collected under the umbrella of mindfulness. Meditation teachers tell us to focus on the breath, to be alert and relaxed, to let everything be present, to let thoughts rise and fall like waves. It all sounds so peaceful and quiet.
By Rebecca Lee5 years ago in Psyche
5 Useful Stress Busters for Today’s Challenging Times
The Sun never rises in the west. Today’s world will never stop bombarding us with stress. We can’t stop stress triggers. It is possible to trick our mind to come out of stress. We can defeat heart attacks and death at an early age by keeping our stress at bay. At its optimum level, stress motivates us to perform well under pressure. Yet, if we don’t manage high levels of unwanted stress, our health and sense of well-being can suffer. Here are some tips for getting your stress under control.
By Anitha Sankaran5 years ago in Psyche
The Battle for Sleep
The most strained relationship in my life is my relationship with sleep. I was the youngest of five kids growing up in a two-bedroom condo. In order to make the most of limited space, my brothers and I slept in bunk beds. Most nights, I spent endless hours staring at the slats of the bunk above me, letting morbid thoughts creep into my mind. What if the bunk bed broke and I ended up impaled on one of those slats? When that got to be too much, I would turn to the wall. The wallpaper was ships at sea and even though the image was always the same, the scenarios I created in my mind were ever-changing. Sometimes I would run my hand over the wallpaper, feeling the bump where my mother plastered over the hole.
By Mack Devlin5 years ago in Psyche
