What is Rumination? (and how to stop it)
Do you find yourself getting pulled into your mind to review, analyze, and dwell on things that already happened? Or maybe your brain keeps throwing you “what ifs.” If you feel stuck in your mind, you might want to read this.
Why Your Anxiety Feels Worse During Tough News Cycles
It’s true. Anxiety really does get worse when you consume too much negative media. But we’re drawn to negative news, for better or for worse. In this blog, you’ll learn about the research supporting this link, potential causes for it, and ways to manage your anxiety levels during challenging new cycles.
The Overthinking Trap: Why Seeking Certainty Fuels Anxiety
The brain loves to know things for sure. When we’re faced with uncertainty or unanswered questions, our brain can sometimes respond with overthinking and rumination in hopes that we will find the answer. Instead, we just fuel our anxiety as we dig ourselves deeper and deeper into a hole. This blog explores why we overthink and how to take back control from anxiety.
Softening the Inner Critic: Practical Tools for Managing Perfectionism
Perfectionism may have developed to help you stay on track and protect you from failure, but if you’re reading this, I have a sneaky suspicion that lately, your perfectionism has been doing more harm than good. In this blog post, you’ll learn about what perfectionism looks like, and develop some practical tools to help you reclaim your control from perfectionism.