Doing a brain dump is simply writing down everything and anything that is in your head about why you are feeling anxiety. It could be anything that is on your mind that you are afraid of, angry... Read more

When we feel anxious and panicky, our emotions start to take over and we feel tense, anxious, on edge etc. To calm down these feelings, we need to get the rational, thinking part of our brain... Read more

There's a lot of upheaval globally right now, and many people are feeling the effects. Feelings of fear, terror and anxiety are becoming common. These emotions reside in the body. If they are... Read more

I make lists. Breaking things to do down into small, specific, completely surmountable tasks really helps. For example, instead of "clean my flat" I'll have "sort and wash linen, clean the oven,... Read more

Natural elements are known for keeping us more balanced and calm than living alone solely surrounded by furniture and technology. Decide what brings you joy. As they say, our outer environment... Read more

Everyone suffers anxiety to different degrees and meditation is a great tool for managing and hopefully overcoming your worries. Since worries usually surround future events and how they may or may... Read more

Anxiety can be a debilitating condition. It can creep out of nowhere and when it hits one feels totally powerless. I have found Lavender oil to be particularly helpful. Use lavender every day to... Read more

We can all let anxiety and stress get the better of us, especially in this fast-paced era with ten different places to get notified of an incoming message, or a to-do list that seems to keep... Read more

Shortness of breath amplifies anxiety and the associated feelings and so mindfully returning to our breath can help us regain a balance. While breathing techniques vary this one has been easy to... Read more

Recent studies show that both acupuncture and counseling (or both) had a strongly positive effect on depression. An acupuncturist inserts fine needles into certain identified acupuncture points on... Read more

When you find your mind spinning out of control, or you feel like someone is stepping on your chest, or the feeling like you have to run out of situation you are in, this is a powerful way to get... Read more

Anxiety thrives on vividly imagining worst case scenarios of what might happen. These scenarios create more anxiety and can trap you in a cycle of feeling anxious so running more anxious scenarios... Read more

Chinese Medicine has a different way of looking at mental illness. Rather than viewing it as a problem of the mind, we’d see it as an illness of the body. By viewing it in this way we can explain... Read more

Very often it's presumptions that cause anxiety. Either about what someone meant by what they said to us, or that we've done something wrong when we haven't. A lot of the time these presumptions... Read more

All the symptoms of anxiety are signals that your body is preparing to take physical exercise in some way to avoid or tackle a perceived threat. Just like when you exercise or move briskly, your... Read more

When you feel anxious, your breathing gets faster, shallower and you breathe from your chest as your body gets ready for action against some perceived danger or threat. If you were exercising it... Read more

Our gut is often considered our second brain. The foods we are eating have a direct impact on our gut microbiome and on our moods. There are certain foods that actually make anxiety worse, like... Read more

We don't realise how much being on the go especially through travel - car, bus, train, flying (the worst!) can eventually spin us out into a frenzy of feeling totally ungrounded, anxious,... Read more