Anxiety Sucks, But It Taught Me These 7 Important Things
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” ~Soren Kierkegaard Let’s be clear: This isn’t an article about positive thinking. This isn’t an article about how silver linings make everything okay. This isn’t an article about how your perspective on anxiety is all wrong. The kids call those things “toxic positivity.” No toxic positivity here. This is an article […]
Anxiety, Identity, and the Art of Staying Real
What initially drew me to this band was its name. Worry Club is genius. It is disarming, ironic, and earnest at the same time, like a support group you would want to join. I had the pleasure of chatting with Chase Walsh, the frontman and creative force behind Worry Club. I wanted to understand the […]
When It’s Not Just Anxiety
If your mind never seems to shut off, it’s easy to assume you have anxiety—but that may not be the full story. This is especially true for women, who are more frequently diagnosed with anxiety in part because of the immense mental load they carry. Research from the Pew Research Center shows that women still […]
An Unconventional Path to Relieving Stress and Anxiety
What if you could reduce your stress and anxiety when dealing with difficult life situations by changing the way you think about the issue that is causing those negative feelings? Challenges are sometimes inescapable, but there is a set of questions drawn from the psychological discipline known as cognitive reframing, that has been shown to […]
How I’m Learning to Live with Anxiety, Not Against It
“Your anger? It’s telling you where you feel powerless. Your anxiety? It’s telling you that something in your life is off balance. Your fear? It’s telling you what you care about. Your apathy? It’s telling you where you’re overextended and burnt out. Your feelings aren’t random, they are messengers. And if you want to get […]
How to Ease Pain and Anxiety Through Meditation
“If nothing changes, nothing changes. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’re going to keep getting what you’re getting. You want change, make some.” ~Courtney C. Stevens If someone looked at my life when I was younger, they would think that I had it all together. I went to college to obtain my bachelor’s […]