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November 3, 2017 By Jim Christrup

How To Be Happier

  Here are three simple and effective evidence based practices borrowed from the Greater Good Science Center's recent 8-week course on happiness. They are simple exercises from the Positive Psychology movement and are things you can do right now to can help improve the quality of your life, decrease stress, anxiety and depression and increase a felt sense of happiness …

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July 31, 2017 By Jim Christrup

How to Regain Emotional Balance

How can you respond to difficult emotions more effectively? Unfortunately pain and painful emotions are part of being human. It’s not possible to eliminate painful emotions, but it is possible to reduce the suffering they cause and learn to respond to them in a way that can increase the quality of your life. Our emotions are biochemical messengers. Our brains take in cues …

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January 22, 2017 By Jim Christrup

Relaxation Exercises to Calm An Anxious Mind

Our bodies aren't designed to feel stressed and anxious all the time. Chronic stress can affect your heart, muscles, nervous system, digestion, and sexual functioning. It's important to learn healthy ways to cope with stress and anxiety when we can't calm down. In addition to the mindful awareness exercises I outlined in a previous blog, the following relaxation exercises can …

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