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5 Strategies for Building a Resilient Mindset

January 29, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

Resilience– also known as psychological resilience— is understood as our ability to recover from setbacks and remain relatively unruffled by what life throws at us. It’s not really something you can measure so much as feel. We all have it, but like most aspects of mental fortitude, some of us are better at it than […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, free therapy, getting to know yourself, mental fitness

The 6 Best Free Meditation Apps of 2021

January 3, 2021 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

A Prayer For When You’ve Hit Rock Bottom

December 24, 2020 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

Why Your Partner Shouldn’t Be Your Therapist

September 29, 2020 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 Best Herbal Remedies For Anxiety (& The Most Effective Ways to Use Them)

August 19, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a 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, herbal remedies, Panic Attack Toolkit

Can’t Afford Therapy? These 10 Tips Can Help

May 7, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin 7 Comments

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So, you need therapy but you can’t afford therapy. It’s a relatable problem. Given the staggering cost of healthcare and the stigma that some still perceive around mental health, there are a number of factors that prevent people from seeking therapy when they really need it. Even for those who have coverage, mental health services […]

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

Spiraling Thoughts? Try This Genius Hack

April 10, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Spiraling thoughts are easily identifiable as any obsessive, repeat, or circuitous thoughts that grip your attention in a negative way. You become obsessed, and can’t stop thinking about that thing. This is a thought spiral, and they usually weigh you down. Spiraling thoughts make it so that it’s hard to focus on anything else, and […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks Tagged With: anxiety help, anxiety relief, getting to know yourself, mental exercises, Panic attacks, self care, self doubt, stress relief

The 9 Best Free Guided Meditation Videos for Stress

March 31, 2020 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 pay wall. Fortunately, however, these 13 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 […]

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

Depression, Anxiety Rising Among “Chronically Perfectionist” Millennials

March 22, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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According to research conducted through Northwestern University’s Family Institute, Millennials’ collective tendency to create unrealistic expectations for themselves is leading the group to experience anxiety and depression at unprecedented levels. The inferences that can be drawn here aren’t exactly rocket science, but according to new reporting in the Chicago Tribune and elsewhere, they should at […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, anxiety relief, culture, depression

The 8 Best Snacks for Flight Anxiety

March 9, 2020 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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