March 2010: Three Ways to Reduce Your Anxiety

1. Stop Trying to be Perfect

You'll never make it! We human beings are a work-in-progress. If you're a human being (and I suspect you are if you're reading this!), then you have an "automatic ticket" to making mistakes in life. We just simply can't get around the fact that we're usually going to fall short of being perfect.

Why does "trying to be perfect" create anxiety? Read more

April 2010: Don't "Should" on Yourself!
Do you "should" on yourself? If so, you'll increase your anxiety every time you "should" on yourself!

What does that mean, "should" on yourself? Let me give you an example: Read more

May 2010: How to Change Your Past from Causing You Fear and Stress
Your past is a place that can cause you a lot of anxiety. The good news is, you can reduce that anxiety by changing how you think about the past.

Often, you can feel intense pain or fear when you remember events in your past. Why does re-visiting your past cause you great distress or anxiety? Read more

June 2010: How to Stop the Future from Making You Anxious
In last month's newsletter I talked about how to change your past so it won't continue to make you anxious. This month I'm going to talk about how to prevent your future from creating anxiety for yourself.

It's really easy to get very, very anxious and afraid about your future! Have you ever noticed that? And, it's true that you may be dealing with problems today that make you worried about your future.

You could be worried about finances, relationships, health problems and any number of other types of problems. Your worries may be all too real! So, you could argue that you can't help but be worried about your future. Read more

July 2010: Reduce Your Anxiety by Changing Your Faulty Thinking
(Part 1 of 2; Part 2 in August newsletter)
Are you aware that some of the ways you think could be causing you anxiety? It's true! When you use faulty thinking, you are creating problems of anxiety for yourself. The good news is that when you identify your faulty thinking you can take steps to make changes, and reduce your anxiousness! How do you do that? Read more

August 2010: Reduce Your Anxiety by Changing Your Faulty Thinking
(Part 2 of 2; Part 1 in July newsletter)
There are ten common types of faulty thinking (better known as "Cognitive Distortions").
In this newsletter I'll discuss the last five faulty ways of thinking, and show you how to change your thoughts to reduce your anxiety. By doing so, you'll create more peace, happiness and confidence in yourself.
Here are the last 5 faulty ways of thinking:

1. Magnification (Catastrophizing) or Minimization: Read more

September 2010: RELAX! Five Ways to Relax and Reduce Your Anxiety
Number One: Breathing
Most of you know by now that when you're anxious or panicked, you need to breathe, breathe, breathe! But, you may be breathing in a way that adds to your anxiousness, rather than calms you down. Read more