Mindfulness

3 Mindfulness Exercises to Reduce Anxiety

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Last week, I taught you all about mindfulness — what it is, how it works, and how it impacts your physical and mental health. Today, let’s start putting mindfulness into practice with three exercises designed to reduce anxiety. In this week’s article, I’ll share with you 3 simple mindfulness exercises designed to reduce anxiety Pointers for getting through that period when being alone with your thoughts is uncomfortable More resources for overcoming anxiety naturally

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Mindfulness: Explained

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If you’ve spent any time Googling about your mental health, you’ve probably run across the concept of mindfulness. It’s got great research support as an intervention for a variety of mental health conditions, ranging from depression to anxiety to insomnia to stress and many more. But what is it really, how is it useful, and how does it impact your health? In this week’s article, I’ll share with you 8 things you need to know about mindfulness How mindfulness impacts your physical health, mental health, and relationships Resources for getting started with your mindfulness practice Dive in here!

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Calling All Wannabe Journalers

Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Mindfulness, Stress / Hayden Finch, PhD

When life gets overwhelming, journaling is a proven skill to get through it. Now, I like the idea of journaling…but I suck at it. I never know what to write, so it usually just ends up being a ridiculous and unhelpful list of what I ate: “June 4. Had some microwaved scrambled eggs and some

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6 Ways Mindfulness Impacts Your Mental Health

Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Mindfulness / Hayden Finch, PhD

By HAYDEN FINCH, PhD In one of my recent posts, I shared with you emerging research about how mindfulness benefits our physical health. Today, I’m bringing you even more information about how mindfulness is beneficial – this time, for our mental health. You know I’m a big believer in mindfulness, and this research by David

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5 Ways Mindfulness Improves Physical Health

Blog, Mindfulness / Hayden Finch, PhD

If you’ve spent any time with me in my therapy office, you know I’m a huge proponent of practicing mindfulness. The research over the last several years continues to show numerous benefits for this really simple, yet elegant, intervention. New research shows yet again how helpful mindfulness is. In this paper, Dr. David Creswell, PhD,

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8 Ways to Practice Gratitude All Year

Blog, Mindfulness, Purpose & Meaning / Hayden Finch, PhD

Photo Source: Stocksnap We had Thanksgiving recently, and most of us took at least a moment to reflect on what we’re thankful for. Recently, I shared with you a bunch of the benefits of keeping that gratitude going all year long. Hopefully you’ve been conscious of gratitude since then. Here, I’m sharing with you concrete ways

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9 Reasons Thanksgiving Should Continue All Year

Blog, Mindfulness, Purpose & Meaning / Hayden Finch, PhD

Thanksgiving is this week, and it’s a time when most of us try to reflect on what we’re thankful for. But this type of gratitude shouldn’t be limited to a single day of the year (especially when it’s immediately followed by the ironic shopping spree that implies we are certainly not grateful for what we already have!). Gratitude has

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3 Things to Know about Mindfulness: The Basics & Resources for Practice

Blog, Mindfulness / Hayden Finch, PhD

In my therapy practice, I frequently talk to my clients about mindfulness. But what is mindfulness really, and how is it useful? Here are 3 things you need to know about mindfulness. 1. Mindfulness is “Paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” My education in mindfulness began

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3 Mindfulness Exercises to Reduce Anxiety

Mindfulness: Explained

Calling All Wannabe Journalers

6 Ways Mindfulness Impacts Your Mental Health

5 Ways Mindfulness Improves Physical Health

8 Ways to Practice Gratitude All Year

9 Reasons Thanksgiving Should Continue All Year

3 Things to Know about Mindfulness: The Basics & Resources for Practice

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