Hope & Healing Blog
Every other week we’ll post a short & sweet article with practical tips on how to help you thrive.
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Can’t put down your phone? You’re not alone. But, does it matter?
As technology weaves itself seamlessly into our lives, how do we make sure we don’t lose sight of the essential human connections that truly matter?
Maybe it's time to make friends with the person you've become
Instead of chasing the "ideal you" - what if a key to happiness is simply becoming better friends with the fascinating, ever-evolving person you already are?
Lost in a Sea of Feelings? Here's Your Compass
Here’s a tool to help you find your inner compass and navigate towards calmer waters when things get overwhelming and you can’t make sense of what you’re feeling.
Why Some People Can't Seem to Form Healthy Relationships
Relationships consistently crumbling? Read on to see if sabotage may be at play as a result of insecure attachment – and what can be done to find healing.
How Your Leadership Style Can Transform Conflict in Your Life
By reflecting on our natural leadership style tendencies, we can see where we are using conflict as a tool to foster empathy and reconciliation, and where we may need to rethink our approach to resolving conflict.
Overwhelming Emotions Calling the Shots? Take a R.E.S.T.
Overwhelming emotions can make us feel enslaved to our feelings…but it doesn’t have to be that way.
What’s Your Conflict Management Style?
Take a look at these styles of conflict management and see if you can find which one looks like you.
How your social media feed may be sneakily impacting what you eat
Is there a relationship between social media use, body-image, and our eating habits? Studies indicate that there is.
Don’t Think About Chocolate Cupcakes… Or Your Trauma
Turns out it’s not so easy to not think about something you’re trying to not think about – especially when something (like a picture of warm, fresh cupcakes) brings it to mind. The same is true with memories of our traumatic experiences.
You vs. You: How to Win the War With Yourself
We’ve talked a lot about how to have healthy conflict with others, but what about when the fight is going on inside your own head? Let’s look at how to navigate internal conflict by avoiding overly simplistic, “this or that” thinking.
What do your relationships have in common with velcro?
Isn’t it great to be reminded that not everything is permanent?
Wait! Don't Make A New Years Resolution Until You Do This
Instead of another year of aimlessly scrolling through social media to find trendy resolutions you think you can keep this year, try this instead to make sure your resolutions take you where you want to go.
What Scientific Studies Say About Hope For Healing
When it comes to mental health, scientists agree that the cards you were dealt don’t have to be the ones you keep in your deck. Let’s look at neuroplasticity, and see how the brain can re-wire to help you grow more secure in your attachment style.
Can You See Yourself in These Spot On Descriptions of Attachment Styles?
We’ve done the heavy lifting of summing up these 4 primary attachment styles. Take a look at how each one plays out for kids & adults, and see which style you can see in yourself!
3 Ways to Deal With Conflict: Which One Are You?
What do you do when conflict comes knocking? Today we’re discussing three different approaches to conflict—and which one promotes trust, respect, and joy in our relationships.
Pop Quiz: How Do You Know if You've Actually Experienced Trauma?
The tricky thing about defining trauma is that it’s subjective—not like strep throat, where you take a test that comes back positive or negative. So, how do you know if you've been through trauma?
Are You Missing Out On The Power of Self Awareness?
“How are you?” “Fine!” Sometimes that answer is completely fine. But what about when a friend or loved one asks you how you’re doing—like, how you’re really doing—and all you can manage to give them is one of those surface-level answers? You may be missing out on the power of self awareness, and the depth it can bring to your relationships.