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A racing heart ❤️ sweaty palms✋🏼, exhaustion 😴 and headaches 🤕 are signals that you’re experiencing intense emotions. Instead of ignoring these symptoms or numbing them, try exploring them. When body sensations show up ask yourself “what am I feeling right now?” Identifying our emotions is how we begin to process and heal them ✨

Anxiety causes our mind to play tricks on us. 🗯 It tells us to believe our thoughts even if they are not true. By using the skills taught in the Four Agreements, we can examine our false beliefs 🕵️‍♀️and quiet those anxious thoughts.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 youths age 6-17 experience mental health issues yearly. Of those impacted, only half receive professional help. Untreated mental health concerns are linked to poor physical health, substance use, academic concerns, unemployment and legal issues. If you or someone you care about show signs of mental health concerns please seek out assistance from a licensed clinician. Here are some links to find support:
www.psychologytoday.com, www.emdria.com, www.locator.apa.org 🫶

Making a decision can bring on feelings of overwhelming stress. A good trick to minimize the anxious thoughts surrounding decisions making is to think about what you absolutely can’t live without. For example, I can’t live without a good night’s sleep so saying “no” to a late night dinner is an easy choice for me. What can you not live without? ✨

Don’t be so hard on yourself. You’re doing the best you can at this very moment. Give yourself some grace ✨

It’s time to recognize that mental health is just as important as physical health ✨

“I am enough.” Repeating this affirmation to yourself 3x a day will help increase your self confidence and decrease negative feelings ✨

What are your weekend plans? Whatever your plans are, Make sure to include people who help you feel your best✨

Prince Harry credits EMDR with helping him recover from the trauma created by his mother’s death: https://youtu.be/QGiqBazdPGw

Prince Harry opens up about EMDR therapy in new show l GMA In his Apple TV+ show, “The Me You Can’t See,” the prince invited the world into his private EMDR therapy session, which is typically recommended to patients...

Anxiety can creep in when we least expect it. Having a toolbox of positive coping skills can help reduce those negative thoughts and feelings.

When we begin to acknowledge the difficult parts of ourselves, we begin to heal 🌸