Category: Mindfulness

Anger: The Canary in the Coal Mine

4/8/2022

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Anger as a Wise Messenger

Out of all the emotions, anger might be the most demonized and misunderstood. But anger is a wise messenger that has a very specific purpose. Anger is our body’s way of telling us that something isn’t right. That something needs to change (even if the factor that needs to adjust in the situation is us).

Often it’s trying to tell us that a boundary has been crossed. Sometimes it’s letting us know that there are other emotions in our system that need our attention—it’s common for us to discover that under anger is a deep well of unacknowledged disappointment, sadness, or grief.

But regardless of the exact message of your anger in the moment, one thing is certain, anger is an alarm system. It’s the canary in the coal mine. It’s our body’s way of alerting us to a problem, and learning to listen to it is imperative.

We are Taught to Suppress Our Anger

Working Mindfully with "Shoulds"

3/18/2022

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Embracing the Shoulds

I think it was one of my professors in graduate school that said “stop ‘shoulding’ all over yourself.” Hearing this was revolutionary for me, because at that time I hadn’t realized how much and how often I was “shoulding” on myself. It was a lot. Like, pretty much all the time. And often when I’d tell myself I should be doing XYZ, I didn’t end up actually doing the thing I was telling myself that I should do, I just felt guilty or ashamed for not being the way that I thought I should be.

Befriending Our Emotions: The Road to Self-Trust

3/4/2022

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Fear of Emotions

Most of us didn’t grow up learning how to relate to our emotions. In fact, most of us didn’t grow up talking much about our emotions at all. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t learn lessons about them. We learned plenty of lessons. Most of them just weren’t consciously or intentionally imparted upon us, and like most things that aren’t consciously and intentionally chosen, the messages we received were shaped by unexamined baggage.

Mindfulness Meditation 101: You can meditate. Yes, you!

11/26/2021

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What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is a huge buzzword nowadays. Pretty much everywhere you look people are talking about it, especially in the mental health and wellness communities. But what is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is very simple really. It is awareness of the present moment with acceptance. Mindfulness is a practice of turning our attention inward with an attitude of open curiosity toward what we may find.