I continue to be a fan of Celeste Headlee (the second person interviewed in this short podcast episode from NPR LifeKit.
Click here to listen to How To Have Better Conversations.
I found some of the studies she mentions particularly interesting (and am going to adjust a smartphone habit accordingly).
If you give it a listen, come back to this post and let me know what you think!
Wishing you ease in the coming days,
Keridwyn Deller
Hypnotherapist
Stress does more to us than make us feel bad. Right as Rain shares “This is your body on stress”: https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/.../stress/body-on-stress
If you’re looking for ways to mitigate stress and improve your internal resources to help move through this chapter of life, reach out. Helping clients lower stress, worry, anxiety, and overwhelm is something I do via zoom every week.
Keridwyn Deller
Hypnotherapist
A good reframe can offer such important empowerment!
What’s a reframe that could help you today?
Art by Liz and Mollie
Here are some answers to this question from the Reframe Your Brain community:
“Doing things future me will be grateful for. This helps me be motivated for myself in many ways, big and small.” — R.S.
Remembering that even if you’re deep in the struggle bus that every other time…
Self-care is making sure that helping others doesn’t hurt you.
As the focus of my work is helping folks break habits and make habits (including behavior-habits like smoking and eating habits as well as thought-habits like worry or negative self-talk), you can imagine January and February are busy months for online sessions!
I have space available for only 6 more…
Take a moment and reflect on the fact that “some stranger somewhere remembers you because you were kind to them.”
Hello, December! For those who like to reflect and plan, the free 2021 Year Compass booklet is now available to print or download.
The last couple years, I’ve filled out the parts that resonate with me within this free resource and really enjoyed the time contemplating and getting specific about what I want in the coming year.
I’m not personally into “New Year’s Resolution” — this is something different.
If you’d like to check it out, you can do so in the link in the comments below.
Thank you YearCompass!
Write Down What You’re Grateful For
“Scientists performed an experiment in which they asked one group of people to write down the things that they were grateful for on a weekly basis, while the other group recorded hassles or neutral life events. The folks who kept gratitude journals exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were generally more optimistic about the upcoming week — compared to their negatively focused counterparts.
Start Today: At the end of each day, write down one great thing that happened. Use a notebook or keep a digital log.” — Happify
All too often we discount practices like gratitude journaling because they seem too easy, but so many studies show that a simple gratitude practice can have huge benefits!
WHAT are you grateful for today?
WHO are you grateful for today?
Hypnotherapist. Helping folks decrease worry/stress/anxiety, change habits, & shift unhelpful mindsets. linktr.ee/keridwyn & www.keridwyn.com
