by Char Richard | Jan 19, 2014 | A Calmer, Happier, Stress-Free You, Clinician Wellness
This week I facilitated a workshop for a group of women in the helping profession. One of the topics we discussed was self-care and stress management. We began to talk about what prevent us from engaging in the stress management techniques that we know work for us. ...
by Char Richard | Nov 18, 2013 | A Calmer, Happier, Stress-Free You
I spent the last week at the Chapin Mills Buddhist Retreat Centre as I trained to become a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher. The week was more than I could have hoped for, but that’s for another post. Each morning we started off with 30 minutes of mindful...
by Char Richard | Sep 28, 2013 | A Calmer, Happier, Stress-Free You, Clinician Wellness
Here’s the thing about us humans, we have evolved to the point where we have feelings and then we have feelings about our feelings. Here is the secret for stress management when anxiety is involved… Let’s take a look at my old friend “worry”. Once upon a time I...