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10 ways to manage poor judgment and decision-making

Feeling feckless after another bad choice, you scold yourself: “Why do you always screw things up?” Go easy, it’s common in our neck of the woods. Take a few minutes and consider these 10 ways to manage poor judgement and decision-making. For a time, run our potential judgments and decisions by someone we trust. Even […]

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How to use mindful practices to manage dissociation

Our brain frequently comes to our emotional and mental rescue, often in mysterious ways. One of them is sacrificing immediate comfort for a crucial mission. How to use mindful practices to manage dissociation: let’s dig in. Your thoughts impact your emotions, but focusing on every part of your body forces you to engage in a […]

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Find Your Holiday Happiness: Manage Anxiety and Depression

Feeling Stressed Out? Would You Rather Be Out and About? The holidays are an exciting time of good cheer, warm family traditions, and spending time with friends. Or, are they? For many people, the idea of entering a crowded room and chatting up coworkers or strangers at a party, exchanging gifts with friends, traveling from […]

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10 Strategies to Help Kids Manage Uncomfortable Emotions

Dealing with uncertainty and difficult emotions is part of life. Learning how to accept and manage both is important for a child’s growth and development. In a world that values immediate gratification and ease, it can be challenging to teach kids how to tolerate these feelings without intentional practice. Rogers Behavioral Health’s Dr. Amanda Heins […]

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Ask Yourself These 3 Questions to Manage the Roller Coaster of Election Anxiety

When my now-teenage children were in elementary school, we would ask them 3 questions at dinner: 1) What was the best part of your day?, 2) What was your biggest challenge?, and 3) What did you contribute?   My children sometimes groaned, but the questions provided an entry for them to find language for both […]