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Guest post by: Cheryl Hitchcock

Let’s Talk about Depression - Click To Read Article
Most of us will, at some point in our lives, suffer from depression. For the majority of us this condition will be situational and temporary, the result of some traumatic event which will leave us feeling temporarily devastated.

10 Tips for Mastering Stress Relief - Click To Read Article
Stress comes in many forms and can be found in many situations and circumstances. Even during the happiest times in life, such while planning a wedding or welcoming a baby, there is a certain amount of good stressors.

The 5 Stages of Change for Money and Success - Click To Read Article
The fact is that one of the top reasons people don’t get ahead is because they think they are stuck. And being stuck doesn’t just mean that you’re literally unable to make more money and pay bills, but you can also get stuck in a mindset that is no longer working for you. If you want to make money and increase your income (or, make any change in our life), it helps tremendously to identify the stage of change you are in and how to cycle through the entire change process.

Relaxation Techniques for Stress and Anxiety - Click To Read Article
Some stress and anxiety is a normal part of life, so trying to avoid it can cause problems to escalate. Instead, learning some solid techniques for stress management can help you to live longer, deal with conflict, and have a more balanced life. Try out the following relaxation techniques and consider adding them to your stress-free list.

5 Healthy Coping Skills for Stressful Situations - Click To Read Article
Coping skills can and do make a difference and keep you healthier. If you’ve ever wondered what are some healthy coping skills for stress, here are some suggestions:

Help! I'm Stressed and Anxious - Click To Read Article
Having healthy coping skills can help you get through both the good times and the bad times with flying colors. Since stress is an inevitable part of life, learning healthy coping skills is the lifeline to creating a happy, balanced life.

Tips to Find a Job and Career That You Love - Click To Read Article
What is interesting is to take a close look at people who love their work, feel challenged in a good way, and experience great prosperity and abundance. Does it ever feel like that type of career is just a dream? What is the difference between those who take this route and those who stay stuck?

How to Overcome Fears and Obstacles - Click To Read Article
While everyone has fears and obstacles, some people have a harder time overcoming their fears compared to others. This can prevent a great deal of personal growth, including job and career possibilities, finding more satisfying relationships, and even a better quality of life. Living with too much fear is bound to give you less energy and more frustration. After awhile, fears can even feel bigger than life, leaving you little room to grow. Fear can cause you to fear paralyzed, incapable, and constantly frustrated.

Powerful Ways to Break a Bad Habit For Good - Click To Read Article
Many people carry around bad habits that they’ve outgrown or that are stunting their growth. If you are someone who wants to break a bad habit, know that it can be done. The secret is to believe that you can do it and to come to the realization that your habit is causing more damage than good.

Why Is it Difficult to Change? - Click To Read Article
This month a lot of changes are on the horizon and I thought it might be interesting to tackle the subject of change and why it is difficult to change.

10 Tips for Coping with Holiday Stress - Click To Read Article
Even though the holidays are an exciting time of year, they can also be a burden. Many people feel a great amount of stress, anxiety, and worry while trying to create the perfect holiday. Learning skills for coping with holiday stress can make a big difference. These coping skills can be useful whether you’re dealing with a major stressor or things on a smaller scale. The ability to cope with holiday stress will help you to enjoy the season and all of the treasures it brings.

Stress Awareness Month and Your Health - Click To Read Article
What starts as being “stressed out” can manifest in the body as a small problem, like say a lump in the throat or shoulder pain, but over the years that symptom might turn into a real problem if it lingers. Our bodies struggle to maintain health if we’re constantly throwing stress at them. Most people don’t wake up one day and overnight the body has developed a disease-it happens over time.

Are you ready to achieve BIG and GREAT things for your life in 2010? - Click To Read Article
Do you have a PLAN and VISION to achieve your greatness for the New Year? The start of a new year is the perfect time for you to outline a plan for your life and really look at the path that you need to take to achieve that. I am going to outline some of the steps that you can take to do this.

6 Tips for Working with Your Therapist - Click To Read Article
Therapy is not an easy endeavor, but it is well worth the effort. Sometimes it is helpful to have an action plan for exactly how to work with your therapist and what to expect. Therapists and coaches are not magic workers, but rather people who provide guidance and the tools to help you get where you want to go (and also help you figure out what you want).

10 Ways to Be Happier Now - Click To Read Article
Despite any negativity you encounter, you can choose what you want to pay attention to and direct your energy toward things that make you happy now.

Meditation Can Change Your Life - Click To Read Article
Practicing meditation is something anyone can do regardless of your religious or spiritual affiliations. My spiritual practice was provided to me by Buddhist Monks and other influences (including physicists and Shaman), but your practice can be whatever you want it to be. What counts in meditation is the act of meditating or quieting the mind.

Be Your Own Visionary - Click To Read Article
You are the visionary of your life. What is it that you envision? Do you even have a vision of what you would like your life to be like? Some people do not, they say that they don’t know what they want to do or even the impact that they have on their life.

Suicidal Ideations - Click To Read Article
Although suicide is a fairly heavy topic and conjures up all kinds of negative images, nevertheless it should be talked about, however briefly within this scope. When deciding what aspects to cover with this topic, and there are many, I decided to talk about risk assessment. One of the most important aspects of my job while working with high risk clients was knowing how to act fast in the face of suicidal ideations.

Therapy Should I or Shouldn’t I? - Click To Read Article
When I tell people that I’m a therapist/counsellor I usually get a couple of different reactions. One stereotype that abounds is that I deal with ‘crazy people’ and I work like the psychotherapist in the ‘Sopranos’. Another thing that happens is people start to tell me about ‘their friend’ who is having problems but doesn’t think it requires a therapist because their problems are that of ‘normal people’s problems’. This could not be farther from the truth.

Managing Stress - Click To Read Article
Meditation, or stilling of the mind, significantly reduces stress and the detrimental effects on your mind and body and keep you in the present moment and free from anxiety. It is proven scientifically that even small amounts of meditation daily can cut down on the negative effects of stress. Quieting your mind will eliminate the thoughts and emotions that cause stress and increase your sense of peace.

DON’T SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT! - Click To Read Article
When your grown child has a child, he/she can automatically switch his/her own dynamics from child to adult to parent with all that it entails. This unfolds due to changing circumstances that a younger person is faced with on the road to full-fledged adulthood. When your child has a child, he/she is forced to step into another role whereas you stay in the same place, essentially. You become a grandparent but are not saddled with all of the responsibility of having to care for your own child. You continue to see your grown child as your child and perhaps not the parent that they’ve become, with all the angst and worry that comes with it.

De-clutter Your Life and Make Room for the New - Click To Read Article
Usually when we think of clutter, we’re referring to stuff seeping out of basements and closets and garages. We all have things we don’t use anymore, whether it’s clothes, toys, old gifts, knickknacks, and odds and ends. Most of the time our clutter ends up in piles and we forget what is buried underneath.

Stress and the Dating Game - Click To Read Article
Sure dating in this day and age is stressful, what with all the game playing involved even though what women say they value most is honesty, I find that women will often play their own games. It’s no wonder why men are stressed around dating. I thought I would provide some ways to rethink the dating game so that when stress does come up, you are better able to deal with it.

Is Gambling Worth the Risk? - Click To Read Article
Women gamble on an emotional level, if they are feeling excited, depressed, stressed out or lonely. Beware. It is also not a means to build a retirement savings. The house always wins. Did you know that your brain chemicals change when you are gambling? The same brain chemicals are triggered just as if you used drugs or alcohol. This is what gets and keeps people hooked on gambling.

CULTIVATING KINDNESS - Click To Read Article
This is the time when we should be mindful of being kind to others. They may be fearful as well and in the same mind frame. Being kind will spread positive energy that will not only help others but will come back to help you in such a huge way. When we are busy making sure that we have what we need, we can work from a place of fear. This is not in alignment with the Universe and will work against you in your effort to be okay.

I DIDN’T SAY THAT! - Click To Read Article
It is imperative that we stop and think about the messages, verbal and non-verbal, that we are sending. We think about how we present to others by making sure our personal style, fashion, hair and make-up are sending a clear message about who we are, but often times don’t take the same care and diligence to ensure that our verbal and non-verbal communication are presented to give the same message.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE - Click To Read Article
One group of addictions that have been underestimated is prescription drug abuse. There seems to be a different mindset with regards to this addiction mainly because prescription drugs are seen as helpful, not harmful and that they are given to us by doctors so they are safe. This could not be farther from the truth.

Depression - Click To Read Article
February is considered the most depressing month of the year. The festivities of the holidays are over and there is no break in the weather for what seems like forever! This combination of decreased sunlight and bitter weather conditions helps manifest depressive feelings in many people.

Self-Esteem - Click To Read Article
It’s an issue that crops up for people at every stage of life and can be improved for anyone, regardless of age. It is called our self esteem and can take a battering without warning. I’ll help you to understand and increase your self esteem so that your internal ‘bank account’ of self esteem is always full enough so that a ‘withdrawal’ or battering won’t leave you broke.

Perceptions & Beliefs - Click To Read Article
The one thing that often leads to disagreements is when other people don’t see things our way. It is a clash of perceptions and beliefs which often leads to making negative judgements about the person who disagrees with your point of view.

Cutting through Stress - Click To Read Article
Stress is something that comes with everyday life. It’s not something that we can eliminate completely or need to avoid at all costs, but there are ways to manage stress so that it doesn’t consume you.

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