How does your body feel right now? Close your eyes for a moment. Notice your breath. The tension in your shoulders. The rhythm of your heartbeat. Now ask yourself: How does your mind feel? We often treat the body and mind as separate entities, but they’re deeply intertwined. What affects one, shapes the other. LetContinue reading “The PHYSICAL Pillar of SPIRE–3 Stress Rescue Exercises to Restore Energy”
Category Archives: Self-Care
Cultivate Meaning & Mindfulness: A Guide to SPIRE’s Spiritual Pillar
Where do you find meaning or purpose? In your work? At home? In relationships or creativity? For many, this question only arises during life’s unexpected turns—a career shift, loss, or health challenge. But nurturing meaning before adversity strikes can anchor your spiritual well-being and resilience. Let’s explore how. In my newsletter last week, we explored SPIRE—theContinue reading “Cultivate Meaning & Mindfulness: A Guide to SPIRE’s Spiritual Pillar”
Bounce Back and Keep Moving Towards Your Goals
Last week, I crashed and burned on my plans. It was 5 a.m., my body ached, my mind raced, and I couldn’t fall back asleep. I hadn’t made it to a single yoga class all week. With all the computer work I do, the lack of stretching leads to painful tension in my neck andContinue reading “Bounce Back and Keep Moving Towards Your Goals”
How to Deal with Election Day Stress
The upcoming election is causing widespread anxiety, heightened by media coverage. To combat this stress, individuals can set boundaries on news consumption, take nature and sensory breaks, connect with others positively, and engage in short exercises. These strategies help manage emotions and promote a calm state during uncertain times.
How to Stop Beating Yourself Up
Would you spend time with someone that consistently tells you that you are a failure and lists the ways that you are lacking? I hope not. Unfortunately, that is how many of us talk to ourselves, and we can’t walk away from this relationship. Most people use harsh, critical words with themselves that they wouldContinue reading “How to Stop Beating Yourself Up”
6 Tips on Increasing Happiness (Inspired by my Dog)
Are you happy? Your answer might vary depending on the day, hour or even minute. It’s natural for our moods to fluctuate, but is happiness more than a feeling? After studying positive psychology for the past 10 years, I have determined that what we mean when we use the word “happiness” is not just aContinue reading “6 Tips on Increasing Happiness (Inspired by my Dog)”
5 Ways to Use Positive Psychology Coaching Skills in Everyday Life
As an introvert, I prefer meaningful conversation to small talk. It’s not that I can’t talk about the weather or where to find the best barbecue, but I enjoy knowing more. This might explain why I often come home from the grocery store with stories about my cashier’s lives along with my groceries. My familyContinue reading “5 Ways to Use Positive Psychology Coaching Skills in Everyday Life”
How to get started making lifestyle changes
Have you ever become excited about developing a new habit or practice that would improve your life but then failed to get started? Perhaps you heard about the long-term benefits of meditation, journaling, decluttering, eating more fiber, lifting weights, or ____ (fill in the blank with your healthy practice of choice) and were convinced thatContinue reading “How to get started making lifestyle changes”
How to Prevent Burnout with Self-Care
When you wake up in the morning, where do your thoughts go? Your to-do list? Your schedule? Worries about the important people in your life? Or do you gently stretch and check into what you need for the day? If this last possibility has never occurred to you, you would not be alone. Many ofContinue reading “How to Prevent Burnout with Self-Care”
Dianna Collier 