Emotions
My inner emotional journey has been key to my growth as a person. I felt it so important that I spent years researching how to teach the skills of optimistic thinking, mindfulness, perseverance (grit), and hope. I’m proud to say our research study was published in the peer-reviewed, scientific journal Child & Youth Care Forum.
Anyway, here are some basics on emotions and a few tools that helped me. These articles benefit anyone trying to live a more fulfilling life.
Calling this my weight loss journey is a cliché — and it is not the type of adventure I long for — but it is chock-full of life lessons. How I lost 45 pounds of fat, gained 5 pounds of muscle, and surprisingly, took a big dent out of my depression.
Did I miss the most obvious rule on my Do-Nothing Diet? Maybe I don’t even need to diet. Perhaps I need to accept myself the way I am.
Guest Post by Manish: Sometimes taking a break from your daily routine is the best way to get perspective on your life. Here are some tips on how travel may be the refresher course on life that you need.
Time for an update on my progress of losing weight while literally doing nothing. A sad update leads to renewed motivation. I also added a few new rules to try, like: Put down the spoon in between bites.
It sounds like a contradiction, but consider depression a practice problem for life's bigger challenges. Learn how to put depression into perspective.
I call this concept "The rule of thirds." We can use this rule to help us find alternate solutions or judge whether we are achieving success with the one solution we are using.
We talk about whether depression is in the mind or the body. And, another tool to help you feel better before you even know you need to feel better.
An introduction to my adventure in depression.
A series about how to find/create more joy in life. Everyone can benefit from these life lessons and activities.
A series about how to find/create more joy in life. Everyone can benefit from these life lessons and activities.
But is thinking the only way out of depression? Is depression simply mind over matter? If you are a fan of social media, you might think so.
You will be surprised what you discover with this reverse psychology trick that we can use on our “bad” emotions, whether that be depression or anything else.
Welcome to part 3 in my series on depression. Today, we will discuss whether happiness is a choice or not. And I will give you two more simple solutions to feeling better right now.
Is depression bad or good, abnormal or normal? Is depression a bodily sensation or an emotional feeling? The answer will surprise you and help you feel better.