Is Mindfulness And Meditation Right For You?
Whatever your own reasons for meditating, they should be honored.
Whatever your own reasons for meditating, they should be honored.
In my previous post, I covered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for treating social anxiety disorder. In this post, I'll discuss another form of treatment—mindfulness-based treatment.
If you've ever suffered from insomnia, or survived an infant in the house, you know how precious sleep can be. Last year, I was suffering from a bout of insomnia and stumbled onto the Sleep With Me podcast. It's bedtime stories for grownups.
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is painful to live with. What most people would consider an everyday, ordinary social interaction can send you into a tailspin, trigger anxiety, self-doubt and negative thought patterns. Fortunately, SAD is treatable.
Depression does not define you. You are more than your depression symptoms. You are a person with skills, traits, accomplishments, special qualities that others cherish. You are still the same person you were before the symptoms began, it may just be hard for you to see that now.
According to The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), in 2014, an estimated 15.7 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in the past year. This number represented 6.7% of all U.S. adults.
In this article, I interviewed Dr. Jamie Coleman, a trauma surgeon at Indiana University Health. She is a trauma surgeon and a mother, and also writes a blog titled Hot Heels, Cool Kicks, & a Scalpel.
In this article, I interviewed Dr. Jamie Coleman, a trauma surgeon at Indiana University Health. She is a trauma surgeon and a mother, and also writes a blog titled Hot Heels, Cool Kicks, & a Scalpel.
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, an estimated 40 million American adults suffer from anxiety disorders. Only about one-third of those suffering from an anxiety disorder receive treatment, even though the disorders are highly treatable.
Does this sound familiar? Feeling that you’re not cut out for the work you’re doing or the work you want to be doing?