Where We Find Comfort in Video Games
If you haven’t heard of Hygge, you may not have been inside a bookstore lately. It’s a Danish word meaning, roughly, “wellbeing,” but it’s also a concept that encompasses coziness,…
Posts tagged “self-care”
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Mindful Powers Has a Mission to Teach Kids Focus and Calm
Read MoreMindful Powers from Smashing Ideas on Vimeo. Most of us go our entire lives without learning to be mindful — to be present and fully aware in the moment. Though…
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How Games Help One Writer Work Through Chronic Pain
Read MoreFor many people with chronic pain, a brighter future can be hard to imagine. Chronic pain is closely linked with several mental health issues, substance use issues, and it’s no…
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A Look at What Burnout is All About
Read MoreFeeling burned out? If you’ve been pushing yourself too hard for a while, you might be looking at occupational burnout. While that’s not a diagnosis in the DSM, it is…
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Self-Compassion is More Important Than Self-Improvement In This Comic
Read MoreKelly Bastow is a Toronto-based illustrator who publishes illustrations (some NSFW) and comics at Moosekleenex. She recently shared this powerful reminder that self-improvement can easily become a way of amplifying…
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Why Routines Can Be More Important Than Resolutions
Read MoreHappy New Year, friends, and welcome to 2018. How are those resolutions going? Keeping a resolution up for a couple days is generally pretty doable, but most of us have…
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12 Days of Self Care: We’ll Get This Process Streamlined to Perfection…ish
Read MoreOn the final day of our 12 Days of Self-Care series, Take This clinical director Dr. B reminds us to move away from unhealthy perfectionism as we enter the new…
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12 Days of Self Care: Sticking With Your Goals
Read MoreOn the eleventh day of our 12 Days of Self-Care series, Melissa Merlino, LMSW, lays out some of the biggest barriers to achieving our goals. For more helpful tips on coping…