by Kelsey Nimmo | published Apr 26, 2019 | Anxiety, Mindfulness, Stress Management
When I was teaching engineering students at Western Michigan University, I did an exercise midway through the semester where students had to move from one side of the room to another based on agreeing or disagreeing with the provided statement. It was an exercise in...
by Kelsey Nimmo | published Mar 28, 2019 | Mindfulness, Stress Management
In my last article I talked about using mindfulness to expand the tennis ball in the pool or the whale in the ocean. This is one form of resilience. Creating more space between us and our stress is helpful – but not always possible. I stumbled on Bird Box this week....
by Kelsey Nimmo | published Mar 5, 2019 | Mindfulness, Stress Management
A few days ago, a client was telling me about having an especially challenging week; the kind where her toddler was more difficult than usual, work threw in some surprise stress, and managing the household was a struggle. She felt exhausted, overwhelmed, and alone....
by Joe Paul | published Apr 19, 2018 | Families, Mental Health, Stress Management
Caring for others can be a beautiful, rewarding experience of love and compassion. In many cases, a caregiver’s social circle of friends and family often provides praise and encouragement. Caregivers often report friends and family saying things like, “I have so much...
by Dave Thornsen, PsyD | published Nov 22, 2017 | Families, Stress Management
Thanksgiving is here and for many of us the desire to rest and enjoy a feast is overshadowed by the fear of repeating the difficult political discussions from last yearʼs holiday season. Sure itʼs been a year, and a lot has happened, but the beliefs and fears of both...
by Kerry Huver | published Nov 22, 2017 | Events, Skip the Rush Hour, Stress Management, Wellness
Connect with your creative, authentic self Facilitator: Kerry Huver MPS, LPC, ATR-BC Part of the Skip the Rush Hour Series All are welcome to come participate in the artmaking process to help relieve stress and promote self-care. No formal art skills are required,...
by Ellen Fix | published Mar 29, 2017 | Anxiety, Neurofeedback, Stress Management
Anxiety is a human emotion that most of us would like to avoid. However, there are times when a person is “supposed to be anxious”, such driving in heavy traffic, getting a new hairstyle, going on an important job interview, or whitewater rafting. When someone...
by Kelsey Nimmo | published Mar 27, 2017 | Mindfulness, Stress Management, Substance Abuse
Imagine you are in a quiet room. You are breathing gently – inhaling and exhaling slowly and deeply. You can feel your lungs expand as you inhale and on your exhale, your breath whirs at the back of your throat. The room is mostly dark. Your body is comfortable in...
by Kelsey Nimmo | published Mar 14, 2017 | Anxiety, Depression, Mindfulness, Stress Management
Could meditation ever replace antidepressants? This is the question of the year. A recent meta-analysis of 47 trials evaluating the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation on anxiety and depression showed that the effect size of meditation was identical to that of...
