Why Your Friendships Make You Feel Anxious and Overthink Everything

Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “Many of our relationship struggles are not character flaws but survival strategies that once made sense.” ~Unknown Throughout my life I’ve often been described as confident and outgoing. I can be the “life and soul” of a party […]

How to Raise Kids in an Anxious, Chaotic World

Parenting with confidence and ease seems to get harder each week. How do we honestly encourage our children to believe in a safe future when headlines are covered with violence, from the streets of our cities to the Middle East? Meanwhile, heat waves and natural disasters make it impossible to ignore the reality of climate […]

3 Thinking Swaps Every Anxious Person Should Consider

Sometimes we over-complicate what we need to do to experience better Mental health. By targeting common patterns of anxious thinking in our daily lives, we can make meaningful improvements without feeling overwhelmed Try these thinking swaps to ease your anxiety, build balanced thinking, and reduce daily stress. 1. What if They’re Actually Thinking Something Positive […]

How to Overcome “Anxious Attachment”

Insecure or “anxious” attachment most often manifests in romantic relationships in expressions like “clinginess,” jealousy, emotional dependency, enmeshment, or generalized anxiety about the status or trust in the relationship. Many people who experience anxious attachment report feelings of not getting enough or “the right kind” of love and affection from their partner and often need […]