Preparing Your Mental Health for the Winter

Emotions, Feelings, General Health, Holidays, Mental health, Self-care, StressStephanie HulsOctober 3, 2024mental health, SAD

How to Practice Gratitude

The term "gratitude" gets bounced around a lot and a really simple definition of it (thanks to scientific gratitude expert, Robert Emmons) is "an affirmation of goodness." So how do you practice it?

General Health, Mental health, Self-care, StressStephanie HulsSeptember 23, 2024mental health, Gratitude, Self-care

Were Ross and Rachel on a Break?

It would have been less entertaining to watch, but truly this whole dilemma could have been solved by the following adjustment.

Feelings, Mental health, Relationships, Stress, Grief, CommunicationStephanie HulsFebruary 19, 2024Relationships, Communication

Rest vs. Restorative - What's the Difference?

While rest may be peaceful, restoration allows us to rebuild our resources.

General Health, Mental health, Self-care, StressStephanie HulsJanuary 27, 2023mental health, Mindfulness, Calming

Four Types of Self-Care

“Self-care” gets thrown around a lot, but what is it? Basically, it’s anything you do to take care of your mental, emotional, and physical health, and allows you to show yourself the compassion and time that you show others.

The Art of Self-Compassion

Self-compassion acknowledges our struggles as normal and valid, and extends kindness to ourselves, especially when we perceive that we failed. It’s choosing to understand our experience and focus on validation rather than on judgment and shame.

Finding Stillness through 5 Minutes of Breathing

It can be hard to swap panic, judgment, and forced breathing for letting go and mindfulness, but doing so can have a powerful impact.

Anxiety, Meditation, Self-care, StressStephanie HulsMarch 16, 2020Mindfulness, Mental health, Self-care

Mindful Walking

Ever walk around, phone in hand or to-do list in your head, and then realize you passed your destination or don’t even know where you are?

Anxiety, Meditation, Self-care, StressStephanie HulsNovember 21, 2018Mindfulness, Self-care

Finding the Right Meditation App

Apps can be an accessible way to start your mindfulness practice, but there are so many out there that it can be hard to choose which one to try. There's no need to try all six of these, but it may help to do some exploring and find out which one resonates the most with you.

Anxiety, Emotions, Feelings, General Health, Self-care, Stress, MeditationStephanie HulsMarch 21, 2018Mental health, Meditation

When the Holidays Aren't Happy

We often hear about the holidays being stressful because of stretched budgets, exploding social calendars, and crowded stores. But they can also be painful because of grief, isolation, trauma, and family conflict. So let’s talk about surviving the holidays.

Self-care, Holidays, StressStephanie HulsDecember 17, 2017Relationships, Holidays, Depression, Grief

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

i recognize this acknowledgment is only one step and much work is to be done in order to follow through on the calls to action made by the truth and reconciliation commission of canada.