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Life Reset: It’s Important to Slow Down
Starting a life reset gives you the opportunity to think about slowing down, looking at your lifestyle and routine from a subjective perspective, and see if you need a break. It’s not about quitting things or giving up, but understanding that rest and down time is essential to growing and living a happy, balanced life. Why Should You Slow Down? Let’s start with the reasons why you might want to slow down in the first place. Slowing down is not about stopping something entirely, but just taking it easy. You might find that you constantly have to be busy and neglect your own health or self-care, since you barely have…
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Maintain Your Peace with Hygge
Hygge is a wonderful practice that can be done any time of the year, though people often focus on it in the fall and winter months when the weather is cooler, it is darker outside, and the need for comfort and coziness becomes a priority. Hygge is a danish practice of winding down, getting cozy and comfortable, and indulging in relaxation. There are many ways to practice hygge, and all of them can bring you peace during your time of reset. Bring Nature in Your Home An easy way to start practicing hygge is to bring nature back into your home. Instead of using fake plastic plants, consider getting some…
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Life Reset: Your Mental Health
Your mental health is just as important as your physical health and can impact how you feel on a physical level. Everything from digestive issues and headaches to muscle aches and insomnia can all come back to your mental and emotional health. This is why resetting your mental health should be just as important to you as your physical wellbeing. Last Time You Saw a Mental Health Professional? This might not be for everyone, but if you deal with anxiety, depression, trauma, or even chronic stress, it might be something to look into. Doing a life or health reset is not just about what you can do yourself, but recognizing…
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What is Autumn Anxiety?
Anxiety is a type of mental health disorder that affects millions of people, from generalized anxiety disorder to panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Different people get anxiety for many different reasons, year-round. However, there is one type of anxiety that mental health professionals are seeing more often, which is anxiety that starts around the fall season. A therapist in Wales known as Ginny Scully has named it Autumn Anxiety, after seeing countless patients experiencing heightened anxiety symptoms between the end of summer and the beginning of fall. It is very closely linked to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), though is more about anxiety, and less about depression. Here are some…
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Analysis: How to Pick Areas of Your Life to Reset
Life Reset. Previous posts have looked at the Reasons for a health goal reset and 4 signs you need a life reset. But where should you start? Are you interested in looking at your life subjectively? The goal is to figure out what needs to be tweaked and what area of your life you need to on. That is often one of the first big questions. Here are some different areas of your life to consider working on. Daily Habits and Routines The first area of your life to focus on with a life reset is with your daily habits and routines. These are the things you do every day,…
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Ways to Boost Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is something many people struggle with, but it is especially challenging for kids. As a child or pre-teen, there are many pressures in your everyday life to fit in and just be accepted. And struggling with the disruption to their schedules right now can only make self-esteem issues worse! Working on your confidence as a child is crucial because it will play a role in their lives as they get older. If you have children, you will want to improve their self-esteem as much as possible, which can be done with these easy tips. Give Compliments and Praise Don’t underestimate how powerful a compliment or praise can be, especially…
