RewireMe Blog
As the year winds down, the weeks leading up to Christmas often become a whirlwind of festive events, looming work deadlines, and holiday preparations. It’s no wonder many of us feel more stressed than spirited. To help you navigate this hectic period, psychotherapist Elizabeth Alvanos shares practical tips to help you replenish your energy and remain resilient.
Before you dive into creating resolutions, pause and ask yourself: are these goals something you truly want, or are they things you feel you should do? This small but powerful distinction can make a world of difference in how motivated you feel and how successful you’ll be in reaching those goals.
Hanya Yanighara’s A Little Life tells a story that no one seems prepared to tell. A story that is much darker, that doesn’t resolve itself simply and easily, but instead tells a complicated tale of a friend in crisis and the way those around him struggle to rise to the challenge they face. Feeling ill-equipped, unprepared and unsure of what to do in response.
How to Take Your Forest Bath
1. Press play and close your eyes. Let you attention rest on the sound
2. Take a long, slow breath in through the nose, breathing into your lower belly
3. Hold your breath for 1 or 2 seconds
4. Exhale slowly through the mouth
5. Take another breath and settle into your own comfortable breathing rhythm
6. Listen intently, and become fully entwined with the composition.
The reality-check we've been crying out for. In Australia: Reimagined, Mackay is not only asking the big questions about our increasingly anxious society but also, refreshingly, offering some much-needed answers. The one question left unanswered though... what - if anything - can we do about it? Our Rating, 4 Stars
My therapist says that we cannot get to the bottom of anything, no matter the issue, without first learning to take care of ourselves in difficult and painful spaces. We must accept our vulnerability and capacity to feel pain. Our goal is never to feel the absence of pain but simply to take really good care of ourselves when we hurt.
