Using Mindfulness as We Age
Using mindfulness as we age helps us connect to our strengths and find peace within the storm of change. …
Diabetes Patients Benefit From Practicing Mindfulness
For many people with diabetes, experiencing stress comes with the territory. That’s understandable – managing this chronic condition is hard work. If not addressed, stress can worsen diabetes symptoms in a mind-body connection that becomes a harmful cycle. There's good news – diabetes patients can …
Stressed? Mindfulness Can Help
Throughout the year, stress can hit us like a ton of bricks. Holidays, job changes, moving, errands on Saturday. Stress takes a toll on our health and well-being, and incorporating mindfulness into our lives can offer us tools to keep things in balance and help …
Using Mindfulness for Pain Management
The power of mindfulness is undeniable, and many people are embracing its potential to help manage pain. It takes compassionate courage to bring attention to the pain experience but doing so can be enlightening and empowering. Mindfulness brings awareness to your reactions to pain and …
Mindfulness Without Apps
Type “mindfulness” into the app store on your phone and you’ll be presented with many options. For some, these options are great ways to bring nonjudgmental awareness to the present moment. But, there are ways to become more mindful in your life without the use …
Stepping into Mindfulness
Many women juggle multiple roles, wife, mother, daughter, friend, employee, boss, any one of which can be stressful enough. Layer on a few additional responsibilities since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, like working from home, homeschooling kids, and keeping the peace, and, well, it’s not unusual …
What Stress Does to the Body, and How Mindfulness Can Help
When our prehistoric ancestors faced terrifying situations like a hungry wooly mammoth, their endocrine system would flood their bodies with the hormones adrenaline and cortisol. This “fight-or-flight” stress response provided a burst of energy so they could respond to the dangerous predator. While wooly mammoths …
The Power of Mindfulness in Your Everyday Life
How many balls do you have in the air today? As women, we’re often juggling kids, a job, a spouse, a home, aging parents and more. Multitasking on so many fronts can be enormously stressful. Stress, in turn, can contribute to a host of health …
Coping With Loneliness
Loneliness in small doses is common. Sometimes, we spend too much time on our own or feel socially and emotionally disconnected. Being chronically lonely, however, not only impacts our emotions but can be bad for our health. …
