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Over the last year, I have developed an interest in a hobby that I swore I would never take part in! Five minutes on the treadmill sounded treacherous, and I would come up with every excuse in the book to avoid giving it a try. In support of a loved one, I decided to begin training for a 5k cancer charity run. My goal was to be able to finish, regardless of the time. At first, I imagined how difficult it would be, how much I did not want to train, and how I was not capable of

No matter how hard we might try to live a safe, healthy and happy life, we can not rid ourselves fully of the possibility of experiencing a traumatic event. These events are often out of our control, and can feel shocking, frightening, or saddening to experience. No two people will process and cope with the same event in the same way, which often leads to questions as to why one person might recover from their PTSD symptoms, while another does not. After a tra

Let’s imagine: You are 3 years old. You want to be a big kid so you ask to drink your milk from an open cup. Mom is skeptical but decides to let you try. Your little fingers slip and it spills everywhere. Mom gasps, mutters something under her breath and hostilely cleans it up. She doesn’t yell or hit you, but your body tells you that something you did was very wrong. You don’t like this feeling and try to avoid it. The next time an open cup is offered, you decline and ask fo

Imagine this; you have had an incredibly busy and stressful day. Perhaps you have a deadline to meet which doesn’t feel attainable. Maybe...

Mindfulness is the act of being fully in the present moment. It can be practiced anywhere, at any time simply by participating fully in...