We all face daily challenges in today's complicated and demanding world. Counseling Corner articles take a closer look at those challenges and offer thoughtful ideas, suggestions and strategies to help you to live a happier and healthier life.
Changing behavior can be a good thing, but it's important to remember that change doesn't just happen overnight. There are frequently barriers that make changing behavior difficult.
While our memories and experiences of holidays past are not something we can change, we can try to ensure that the current holidays don't add to any emotional burden we may already have. That may sound complicated, but actually all it means is having ...
When faced with anxiety and worry, our body reacts by pumping out a variety of chemicals, such as adrenaline, that cause various physiological reactions. These chemicals fueled our ancestors' "fight or flee" reaction when that bear attacked. Although ...
In today's unsettled world there are numerous things that can leave us feeling upset and sad. Most of the time it's simply something short term - a promotion that didn't come through, a social event that fell short of expectations, or something else ...
We all have days when we question ourselves. Have we made the right decision? Are things going to turn out the way we want? When the questions become too frequent and the fears driving them become overwhelming, our self-esteem, the value we see in ...
Stress can sneak into our lives through our jobs, families, personal relationships or a wide variety of other causes. Regardless of the source, stress is never a pleasant experience and so we often try to find ways to eliminate or minimize the stress ...
Most of us, as we get older, are likely to find that our memory doesn't seem to work as well as it once did. That can be a bit scary at times, but it usually is a sign of nothing more than the fact that we're aging ...
While we would all like our holidays to be perfect, the reality is that the holiday period comes with lots of stress and anxiety for most of us, and that can lead to the holiday blues.