Category: Wellness Coaching

Anxiety Appetite Anyone?

Anyone struggling not to eat away our anxiety, fear or boredom? Sometimes the strongest food cravings hit when we are at our weakest point emotionally. You may turn to food

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Well-Being in Uncertain Times

The power of this novel virus is such that it’s arrived into the realm of mental health, as online articles about anxiety and COVID-19 will attest. As the crisis continues

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Well-Being in Uncertain Times

The power of this novel virus is such that it’s arrived into the realm of mental health, as online articles about anxiety and COVID-19 will attest. As the crisis continues

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How is Spring Cleaning related to your well-being?

Spring is in the air. And so is spring cleaning! Here is one exercise in WELLNESS we can all jump on board with. How is spring cleaning related to your overall well-being? Studies have shown that cleaning and decluttering our homes can change our lives in many positive ways, including:

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For Health & Learning: Love

We talk about love in many ways—it’s beauty and specialness, how badly we want it, how hard it is. Yet, love as teacher sometimes gets short shrift. As we enter the month of Valentine’s Day, let’s get schooled.

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Gratitude and Greater Happiness

Now is the time of year we reflect on being thankful for all we have. In positive psychology research, gratitude is consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps us refocus on what we have instead of what we lack.

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Where are you going and how are you getting there? Let’s face it, exercising our bodies most days of the week, year in and year out, for the rest of our lives can seem daunting. Sometimes we fall off the wagon of mostly healthy eating. Occasionally we feel stuck in various aspects of our lives and we need to make changes.

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Be nice. It’s good for you!

Reduce stress, lower your blood pressure, feel happier and improve your emotional well-being – all without a change in diet, exercise or medication. How? Become a RAKtivist!

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Re-Thinking Productivity

You may not think you’re an addict, but you probably are. It’s not drugs, or even coffee, calling you, but a uniquely North American craving: productivity. And the holidays and New Year can get us looking for our fix more than ever.

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