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    Being Anxious over Being Anxious

    Being Anxious Over Being Anxious For some, one of the harder fears to overcome might be the fear of feeling fear, or “being anxious over being anxious.” A fear of the anxiety creates and fuels anxiety itself, resulting in a never ending cycle: you fear anxiety, therefore you think…

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    Taming the War Within Through Self-Compassion

    This article was initially published on Psychology Today, find it here Self-Compassion and the Inner Critic What runs through your mind when you’re having a bad day? What kind of  voices do you hear, and how do they sound? Before discussing the role of self-compassion, I need to introduce…

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    Life’s Happy Little Accidents

    We often think about life as a big book filled with separate and distinct chapters, with each chapter referring to a new “season” of life. Perhaps there’s a childhood chapter here, a college chapter there. This was a dark chapter, this was a light, joyful chapter. In a similar,…

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    Gluten and Mental Health

    There is a significant overlap between gluten sensitivity and symptoms of mental ill-health, including anxiety and depression. By eliminating gluten completely, many individuals have experienced significant relief from mood disorders and other autoimmune related conditions.