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How To Use Glimmers (The Opposite of Triggers) to Relieve Stress

November 8, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

I first heard about glimmers and the concept of a “glimmers list” when somatic coach Sarah Baldwin mentioned them both in a tutorial about how anxious people can learn to understand and regulate their nervous system.  After 10 years of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and about ~3 years of Somatic Therapy, I was surprised that this […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks, Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety, anxiety help, anxiety relief, free therapy

Boost Your Mood By Creating a “Brag File”

October 7, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

Building confidence is an active pursuit that requires regular effort, which is why creating a so-called “brag file” can help. It’s an easy way to boost your mood when times get tough, or if you’re feeling down, jealous, or exceedingly self-conscious. Making a brag file is easy. Keep a running list of things that you […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks, Life Coaching Tagged With: confidence, confidence building, getting to know yourself, misplaced emotions, self doubt, self image, self love, self-consciousness

5 Ways to Stop Emotional Eating, According to Experts

September 24, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Emotional eating and impulse control is an aspect of feeding ourselves that is almost solely psychological. It’s a broadly interpreted term that means many different things. Boredom eating qualifies as emotional eating, as does stress eating and eating when you’re sad or scared. “Emotional eating is basically just eating for any reason other than physical […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: getting to know yourself, mental exercises

How To Listen Better (An Essential Skill That We Need To Practice More)

September 1, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin 3 Comments

If you follow me on Instagram you know that I’ve been on this kick recently of really trying to be a better listener. What follows is a parable that sums up why. A few weeks ago, I heard a conversation between critically-acclaimed psychologist Harriet Lerner and shame researcher Brené Brown that piqued my interest with […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: getting to know yourself

Watch Esther Perel’s Concise Lesson on How to Argue Better

September 1, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Esther Perel is a preeminent psychotherapist and relationship expert from Belgium, who is known for her dynamic research on everything from couples intimacy to argument style. She is the author of several New York Times bestselling books on relationships (including The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity) as well as the creator of a new, intriguing […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anger, free therapy, Psychotherapy, relationships

Watch Jim Carrey’s Iconic “Choose Love” Speech

July 19, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Jim Carrey has given a surprising number of motivational speeches in his life– and for those who don’t know, the man who presents as a goofball in most of his acting roles is actually quite a thoughtful, measured, and inspiring guy. His philosophy on life is filled with gratitude, poise, and an emphasis on choosing […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: inspiration, love, motivation, video

How to Get Better at Overcoming Rumination (aka Obsessive Thoughts)

July 15, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Rumination is the phenomenon of continuously, obsessively thinking about negative or unpleasant thoughts in a way that makes it hard to let go. By definition, it is a repetitive thought process that has a negative tone because it is focused on negative experiences, which often get replayed over and over.  Many people struggle with excessive […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks, Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, anxiety relief

11 Helpful Tips for Optimizing Postpartum Nutrition, Recovery, and Healing

June 7, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

The postpartum period is one of life’s most truly challenging phases. Postpartum nutrition– aka nutrition during the first 40 days after delivering a baby– plays a huge role in how well new moms heal and prepare their bodies for this next critical phase of nurturing and developing along with their baby. Thus, it’s worth paying […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Cool Ideas Tagged With: books, gut health, pregnancy

80-Year Harvard Study Finds Key Secret to Meaningful Living

April 9, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

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The key to a fulfilling life is not how successful you are, how much money you have, or even how healthy, lucky, or physically capable you are. According to recent studies, the most essential part of living a meaningful life has to do with relationships and love— nothing more, nothing less. As Fast Company reports, […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: aging, friendship, inspiration, love, marriage, relationships

How Climate Change Affects Mental Health

March 20, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin 4 Comments

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For all the endless chatter surrounding Climate Change, not much of the global conversation has centered on the connection between Climate Change and mental health. The psychological impacts of a warming world might seem intuitive, and rightly so.  But on a personal and macro level, changing habitats and unpredictable weather patterns have had a universally […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Cool Ideas Tagged With: advocacy, culture, video

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