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9 Free Guided Meditation Videos for Stress

March 3, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

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In need of a good guided meditation? It’s hard to find quality apps and videos that aren’t locked behind a paywall. Fortunately, however, these free guided meditation videos on YouTube come from trusted sources who can effectively lead experienced meditators (and anxious newcomers) to experience calmness and relaxation through meditation. Below, after watching hundreds of […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks Tagged With: anxiety help, anxiety relief, meditation, Panic Attack Toolkit, stress, stress relief, video

Why Your Partner Shouldn’t Be Your Therapist

February 22, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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After one of our posts went viral on Instagram, we figured it was best to expound on the thread that Sandra from Twitter, below, so thoughtfully started. Why is it, exactly, that your partner shouldn’t be your therapist? The idea here is tempting. You can save money on therapy, allow yourself to be vulnerable and […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, free therapy, therapy, therapy for anxiety

The 12 Stages of Burnout, and How You Can Recover From It

February 6, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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So many young people suffer from low-grade burnout– a feeling of being totally overwhelmed with a To-Do list or work obligations that never seem to end. Often, this feeling is accompanied by a sense that you will never escape this feeling. This is because anxiety, stress, and burnout are all related– fix your anxiety, and […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, burnout, exhaustion, getting to know yourself, mindfulness, stress, stress relief

The ‘Psychic Sponge’ Effect: How To Be Less Sensitive To Other People’s Emotions

January 20, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

Empaths who are highly sensitive to other people’s emotions are often exhausted by the so-called “psychic sponge” effect.  When you’re a very sympathetic person that’s acutely aware of other people’s emotions and “vibes”, moreover, they call that being a “psychic sponge.” For people who identify with this level of heightened emotional awareness, navigating life can […]

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

The 6 Best Free Meditation Apps of 2025

January 9, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Whether you meditate for stress, sleep, or anxiety, these excellent free meditation apps offer a wide variety of soothing recordings to keep you calm, centered, and focused. A good meditation sets the tone for everything from a productive, inspired workday to a restorative night’s sleep. It also increases feelings of social connectedness and increases grey […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks Tagged With: anxiety help, anxiety relief, meditation, money, Panic Attack Toolkit, stress, stress relief

The 12 Best Herbal Remedies For Anxiety (& The Most Effective Ways to Use Them)

January 9, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

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Herbal remedies for anxiety and stress have gone from being woo-woo to commonplace. As we wrote in our Comprehensive Anxiety Toolkit, anxiety is a multifaceted experience and as such, you should take a multifaceted approach to treatment. Exercise, meditation, getting good sleep, eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, and maintaining healthy relationships can all […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks Tagged With: anxiety, anxiety help, anxiety relief, gut health, herbal remedies, Panic Attack Toolkit

A Prayer For When You’ve Hit Rock Bottom

December 6, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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So– you’ve hit rock bottom, you’re feeling scared and lonely, and this is what you consider to be your lowest point. Maybe you’re sick, maybe you’ve experienced massive loss, maybe your worst fear or greatest terror in life has been realized: Now what?  Even if you’re not religious, you can still use mindful self-talk– which […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, depression, getting to know yourself, self care, self love

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

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

The 9 Best Snacks for Flight Anxiety

June 9, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Let’s be honest: most people are nervous flyers. No one likes turbulence– some of us are just better at coping with it than others. Finding healthy travel snacks for plane rides isn’t exactly hard, but finding snacks that also help fight flight anxiety can be. The best airport snacks for nervous travelers are fruits, nuts, […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks Tagged With: airplane travel, anxiety help, anxiety relief, flight anxiety, Panic Attack Toolkit, vegan

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