Do you ever feel stuck in an unpleasant emotion and feel like there’s no way out? Maybe it’s anger, sadness, or maybe it just feels like a bad mood. Trust me, I’ve been there; for a while I felt like no matter what I did, I couldn’t get away from my uncomfortable emotions. Through my work as a certified holistic life coach in the Tampa Bay area, and through my own personal growth, I learned how to deal with my unpleasant emotions in a way that is not only healthy but also pr

Mindfulness can be seamlessly incorporated into your daily life and positively affect your mental health to help you have a happier, healthi

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a practice that has been proven to help reduce stress and support health, healing, and personal

Wake up! It’s cleaning day. You know the one? The day where you are tired of looking at piled up dishes. The moment when that scuff on the arm of the couch just has to go, and that dust bunny in the corner calls out to be vacuumed. No matter what sparks that urge to clean up, inevitably you will jump (or drag your heels) to the task. Cleaning and cooking are tasks that everybody has to do. Some have found ways to enjoy these everyday chores, and others still see them as CHORE

Mindfulness is the foundation for a better relationship with food. Removing judgment and guilt around food choices is a huge step towards he

Waking up to the sound of birds, the warmth of the sun on the fresh bed sheets, the smell of coffee being prepared somewhere nearby... These are some of life’s little pleasures. Tuning in to the present moment and really enjoying it is a sure-fire way to enhance wellness. Mindfulness is defined as “paying attention in the present moment, without judgment.” Practicing mindfulness is effective in improving sleep, reducing anxiety, reducing pain and decreasing blood pressure. Th

Most of us tend to procrastinate when faced with a task that we find distasteful, overwhelming, emotionally painful, or just annoying. We do this in spite of the fact that it results in some form of added suffering, especially increased stress. We will spend hours scrolling through Facebook, shopping online, playing computer games, or reading random blogs like this one for immediate gratification and to avoid our responsibilities. Why do we do this to ourselves? In this artic

For some people, the term perfectionism simply refers to a healthy sense of striving for personal excellence, for doing their absolute best. For others, including myself, it is an entrenched pattern of critical thinking that is often self-sabotaging and interferes with achievement of our personal goals, including maintaining healthy relationships, career success, and general life satisfaction. The truth is that perfection is subjective; one person’s idea of perfection rarely

Chronic pain affects the lives of approximately 100 million Americans (IOM, 2011). While prescription medication is the most common form of pain management for chronic pain, only 23 percent of patients with chronic pain found opioids effective, according to a 2006 survey carried out by the American Pain Foundation (The CHP Group, 2014). It’s a challenge for health care providers to treat it because the cause is sometimes unclear and medical treatment, including medication, is