By Jill Davis
Change the Climate in Your Daily Lives We hear a lot about the impact of climate change today. Seldom a day goes by when this is left out of the media lexicon and no matter what view you may hold, there can be found a vast array of insights to peruse and ponder. While the […]
While February brings hearts, flowers and well-placed prose to every gift shop around for Valentine’s Day, here’s a challenge to show some love to yourself this month. This is a topic I have often revisited in my own life and as it is with all relationships, the relationship with self takes commitment, time and effort. […]
February 9 is National Pizza Day! Imagining the aromatic wonders of a hot, cheesy pie cannot only uplift your mood, but it can also help you when suffering from a bout of anxiety. During the past year, many people with increased anxiety have found that controlled breathing can help calm their brain and their body. […]
You have our permission to be happy!
Entering the holiday season this year feels funky. How are we supposed to feel blessed and grateful during such an awful year? The past year doesn’t make a person want to jump for joy at the idea of hanging up holiday lights. So, how do we get through this holiday season? Jump for joy at […]
At our core we want to have certainty in our lives. When things are uncertain and feel beyond our control it can leave us with a sense of not feeling safe. This contributes to anxiety, worry and fear. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is very stressful and is leaving many of us feeling […]
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn It has occurred to me that we are a lot like eggs. How, you may ask? Well, we can be fried when we are just simply worn down, scrambled when we are overwhelmed and doing everything at once, […]
I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking and then problems fix themselves.” –motivational speaker Louise L. Hay We live in an information-rich era where it seems like there is more available to us than we can assimilate and process in a lifetime. What I’ve seen, as we are bombarded with this veritable storehouse […]
by Jill Davis, CPFS
Well, here we are again, looking through the lens of time to the possibilities of a new year. I have a vision of Father Time standing in front of each of us as an optometrist would, with an archaic-looking mask that holds different lenses of years that have passed, asking “better 2018 or 2019? Better […]
The holiday season is often a time of stress and unfortunately it’s also a time where suicide numbers tend to spike across the country. But whether you are someone who is going through a difficult time or you have a friend or loved one you fear may be contemplating suicide, there are a number of […]
‘Tis the season for family gatherings and gift giving – and for many, more stress and anxiety. Surveys consistently show that Americans often feel overwhelmed and overburdened during the holidays. Last year, 38% of U.S. adults said the holidays stressed them out, according to a poll from PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Another survey, conducted […]
