(Day 21) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW On the highway of life, things can seem to pass so quickly they are often hardly noticeable. Dr. Alan Castel confirms this in Why Should We Slow Down? The Lost Art of Patience. Try...
(Day 20) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW Life is a collection of shared experiences. Our social relationships affect our mental health, physical health and overall health behavior. Our social groups provide us with an...
(Day 19) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW Without a steady source of fuel from the foods we eat, our mind and bodies do not function well. Unhealthy eating habits like, skipping meals, cutting out entire food groups and...
(Day 18) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW Laughter is actually good for your health. It boosts your immune system, relaxes your body, releases endorphins and may even help you live longer. Read more about The Health Benefits...
(Day 17) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW It is easy to find information about how to cope with negative feelings, but what about how to really enjoy the good ones? While we do to learn how to manage negative feelings and...
(Day 16) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW “A wandering mind is an unhappy mind,” according to researcher Matt Killingsworth who designs studies that gather data on happiness. When are we most happy? When we are lost in the...
(Day 15) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW Whether you have extra free time or not, making time for hobbies can help break up your daily routine (in a good way) and allow you to experience more of what life has to offer even...
(Day 14) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW Most of us would agree that in recent months we have experienced an increase in stress, anxiety, fear, sadness, loneliness… For some, these feelings may hit like a sudden jolt without...
(Day 13) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW “Research shows that helping others makes us happier. But in her groundbreaking work on generosity and joy, social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn found that there's a catch: it matters...
(Day 12) 30 Days of Self-Care Information and Strategies – Kristin Cowart, MSW, LCSW “Often when we set out to create a new habit, we set ourselves up for failure by not factoring in the daily obstacles we might encounter—lack of time, energy, or simply a change in...