Hope +Wellness Blog
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How to Tell the Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Care
It can be hard to figure out if you’re practicing avoidance or self-care. The purpose of self-care is to make you feel rejuvenated. Life isn’t only about being “productive”, but self-care in general should make you feel as though you’ve accomplished something. Avoidance, on the other hand, is draining. It doesn’t feel good to keep putting things off or pushing things away, because there’s always the fear that they’ll come back at any moment.
5 Mental Health Benefits of Spending Time in Nature
The idea that getting some fresh air can be beneficial to health is not a new one. It’s go-to advice for many people, because being outside in nature actually is good for you in a number of ways.
Why is nature so good for mental health? Here are 5 mental health benefits of spending time in nature.
How Well Can You Predict What Will Make You Happy?
Your brain is a powerful machine. It can do so many things! But one thing we can’t rely on it for? Predicting what will make us happy in the future. Sound strange? Read more in this blog!
What is a Trauma Response?
The way trauma shows up in our lives is called a trauma response. Essentially, a trauma response is the repeated occurrence of a coping mechanism that helped you survive your trauma, but now it is present whether or not the danger you’re sensing is real.
4 Ways to Practice Accountability in Your Relationships
Accountability isn’t always the first quality we think of when it comes to good relationships, but it’s actually very important for establishing trust, safety, and intimacy. It’s less obvious than, say, a good sense of humor, but accountability is a crucial piece of the healthy relationship puzzle.
What is Emotional Regulation?
Have you ever felt like your emotions were controlling you?
Maybe you were in an argument, or just got bad news, or one more thing in the midst of a really bad day went wrong and made you feel like you couldn’t stay calm anymore. Suddenly your feelings were overwhelming you, like a dam broke, and you were too emotional to think through your behavior.
These are times when emotional regulation skills would help.
5 Ideas for Soothing Your Nervous System in Tough Times
We all go through seasons in life, and some are harder than others. When times are tough, it can feel like it’s impossible to make yourself feel better. Understanding how our nervous systems respond in tough times can help us come up with better ways to soothe ourselves when we feel distressed.
3 Tips to Manage Regret More Mindfully
We all have regrets. It’s normal to look back on moments from your past and wish you handled them better–it’s something that happens as we grow and learn. But allowing regret to live in your mind all of the time doesn’t help you, and in fact it could be holding you back. So how do you acknowledge regret without letting it take over? Why is it important to not let it take over in the first place?
5 Ways to Improve Your Self-Worth
Developing a healthy sense of self-worth can help you be more resilient in times of distress or change. When you understand that nothing can change the worth you have as a person, it can be a freeing feeling.
Codependence vs Interdependence in Relationships
If you’re in a codependent relationship, it’s not doomed to end poorly. Just as codependence was learned at some point, it can be unlearned. There are things you can do to help shift from a codependent dynamic to a more interdependent one.
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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