Hope +Wellness Blog
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Finding Meaning When Life Is Scary or Confusing
Finding meaning can look different for everyone. Some people find meaning through creativity. Others use religion to make meaning of the world around them. Many people find meaning in their communities or in nature. When life is scary, restoring your sense of purpose can be a deep comfort. If you’re looking for ways to find meaning in life right now, here are 5 ideas.
Self Care for Days You Can't Get Out of Bed
Some days we feel better than others. And some days we feel awful and the thought of even trying to get out of bed feels like too much.
Is self care really that important then? Short answer - Yes!
How Affirmations Can Help You Be Kinder To Yourself
We live in a world that is full of scary, uncertain things. What if you could count on one thing, always - that you would treat yourself with kindness? The certainty that you will always be kind to yourself can go a long way to making you feel more confident. You deserve to be treated with kindness, especially by yourself.
If you’re looking to start using affirmations, here are 25 affirmations to help you be kinder to yourself.
Helpful Tools for Managing Adult ADHD
Working with a therapist and a psychiatrist or obtaining a ADHD evaluation can help get you a diagnosis as well as a treatment plan including medication and therapy. However, if you have already been diagnosed, and are already working with a therapist or psychiatrist to manage your ADHD, you still may need some extra support now and then. That’s where coping strategies and tools come in handy!
7 Ways to Get To Know Yourself Better
Do you have to get to know yourself? It’s not required, but understanding yourself on a deeper level can increase your overall happiness, reduce the sense of inner conflict you feel, and help you feel more empowered. The better you know yourself, the better decisions you can make.
5 Ways to Cultivate Creativity
How creative are you? Creativity often brings to mind artists or musicians, but there are infinite ways to be creative. You might not consider yourself creative at all, and that’s okay. We tend to think of creativity as something that you either have or don’t, but the truth is that you can become more creative. Cultivating creativity can help boost your self-esteem, improve your work performance, and leave you feeling more fulfilled.
3 Coping Skills for Managing Depression
While regular therapy and medication are an excellent treatment plan for chronic depression, it can be helpful to have a few coping skills of your own to use for times when you’re finding your depression hard to manage.
5 Tips for Overcoming Perfectionism
Do you consider yourself a perfectionist? On its face, being perfect seems like kind of a great thing - you do everything right, there’s never a problem, and you’re happy as can be. In reality, though, the pressure to be perfect at everything you do can lead to an immense amount of pressure and distress. Perfectionism can be exhausting, but it’s possible to overcome it.
How to Tell Someone They've Hurt Your Feelings
Telling someone you’re upset by something they’ve done takes a lot of courage, so be proud of yourself for it. It can feel like a risk–like they could be mad or upset or maybe even react unpredictably.
It’s important to remember that while their feelings matter, you can’t control them and it’s not your job to prevent them from experiencing unpleasant emotions. It’s only your job to be honest about how you’re feeling and stick around to work through it if that brings up unpleasant emotions.
So how can you tell them they’ve hurt your feelings?
Hope+Wellness is a mental health practice specializing in the treatment of depression, mood, stress, and anxiety in kids, teens, and adults. This is a blog about living well and finding meaning and purpose in the face of difficult challenges. This is a blog about finding hope.
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