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How to Prepare for Any Stressful Event

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Written by: Jude Bijou

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When we need to perform a new task, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, especially when it involves other people. The stress induced by the initial event combined with our emotions inhibits one’s ability to be clear and engage in present-time thinking.

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The Feared 6-Letter Word

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Written by: Lawrence Doochin

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If you or a loved one has cancer, or any major health issue, my heart opens to you in the largest way because I know personally how difficult the journey can be.

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How to Manage Anxiety Naturally and Without Drugs

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Written by: Brigitte Mars

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Making room for more joy and happiness in your life means learning how to manage uncomfortable emotions like anxiety more effectively. Natural remedies and practices can help you deal with and soothe your anxiety.

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False Belief: It Is Weak to be Afraid

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Written by: Lawrence Doochin

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Life brings us a lot of pointers that are intended to help awaken us to greater realities and perspectives beyond the limited ways in which we see ourselves and the world. Understanding our fears is at the top of the list.

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Can Emotions Be Contagious and Go Viral?

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Written by: Jacqueline Heller, MD

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Trauma can be social, even global, as well as individual. Man-made social cataclysms and natural disasters influence the herd mentality.

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Taking Risks for Travel and Adventure

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Written by: Boris Kester

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It’s all a matter of perception. My motivation to travel is fired by an unbridled curiosity for unknown places, for people with very different lives and for cultures that are remote from mine.

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Six Strategies When You’re Dealing With Uncertainty

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Written by: Lisa Doggett, MD

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Uncertainty is one of life's inevitabilities. And we all cope with it and accept it – more or less. But a chronic disease like MS can raise that level of uncertainty to a new level - to scary, unfamiliar territory.

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Feeling Stressed? Call for These 8 StressBusters

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Written by: Jude Bijou

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Desperately we strive to gain control over the unknown. And as a result, we call ourselves "stressed" out. Does this apply to you or someone you know?

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Living in Truth and Not in “Us vs. Them”

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Written by: Lawrence Doochin

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It is the confusion over what truth is that creates fear and anxiety for so many. A large majority of people believe that certain individuals and groups are "right" on an issue and have the truth, while others are "wrong."

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Be Curious, Not Furious: The Teachings of Homer, Buddha, and Alice

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Written by: Marc Lesser

Homer Simpson, the Buddha, and Alive in Wonderland

In practice, what does it mean to be curious? What are we meant to be curious about, and how does this help us find clarity and develop compassionate accountability?

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5 Things That Can Help the Stress from Financial Woes

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Written by: Kristin Naragon-Gainey

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Financial stress is affecting us in many different ways. Some people are struggling to pay bills, feed the family, or maintain a place to live. Others are meeting their basic needs but are dipping into their savings for extras.

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Do You Have Any Fears of Success and Failure?

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Written by: MaryAnn DiMarco

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Fear happens. It’s unavoidable. It’s part of what makes us human. When fear rears its ugly head, it creates havoc. Though this is never an easy experience, it can be particularly damaging for spiritual Lightworkers.

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Coronaphobia: A New Epidemic of Isolation

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Written by: Barry Vissell

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Coronaphobia is a real word. Researchers coined this term in December 2020. It's the fear of Covid infection, sometimes to the point of crippling a person, interfering with their lives.

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Avoiding Anxiety, Stress and the Early-Onset of Cardiovascular Health Issues

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Written by: Bryant Lusk

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Anxiety disorders have long been associated with the early-onset and progression of cardiovascular health issues.

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What Can We Learn from Our Fear of Spiders?

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Written by: Dawn Baumann Brunke

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If spiders present so little of an actual threat to our survival, why do we fear them so much? 

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How To Move Beyond Fear

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Written by: Steven Washington

How To Move Beyond Fear

Without a doubt, it takes courage to face our fears, to be willing to look beneath the surface and examine what we normally avoid.

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Learning from Your Shadow Animal

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Written by: Dawn Baumann Brunke

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The cat never touched me, but an indelible impression of her remains. It is my first memory of meeting a shadow animal, face to green-eyed face.

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Healing Your Lineage and Your Legacy

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Written by: Rabbi Wayne Dosick

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Going back only ten generations, each of us has 1,024 direct ancestors. Each of those 1,024 people left a lineage and a personal legacy. If any of them had lived in a different place...

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But... Why Are We Afraid?

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Written by: Rabbi Wayne Dosick

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So why don’t we go for it? Why don’t we reach out for what we really want? Why don’t we strive to...

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Our Mental Health and The War In Ukraine

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Written by: Barbara Berger

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Never before have we been able to see, feel and experience up close the utter devastation and horror that is unfolding in the lives of so many of our fellow men and women right now.

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Our Mental Health and The War In Ukraine (Video)

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Written by: Barbara Berger

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Never before have we been able to see, feel and experience up close the utter devastation and horror that is unfolding in the lives of so many of our fellow men and women right now.

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