Research shows that reducing our exposure to news and social media can reduce stress levels, increase productivity, and make us less prone to negative mental states. Here are some exercises to help you turn off the noise.

Bhikkhu is the title for a fully-ordained monk in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, and can be translated as ‘one who lives on alms’. The idea is that by getting support from lay people, the monks will not need to work. They can then focus all of their attention on their spiritual practices in pursuit of enlightenment.

Forgiving isn’t about saying that the behaviour was ok, or accepting excuses for the way people may have treated us and then letting them do it again and again. By forgiving those who have hurt us the first thing that happens is we no longer need to carry that hurt within ourselves.

It’s not outside events that cause our feelings and behaviours, but rather our thoughts about them. Here we look at some of the most common thinking traps that can get us into trouble.

Substance abuse may be a conscious or unconscious attempt to self-medicate for Attention Deficit Disorder. Here we look at some of the reasons for why this happens and what can be done about it.

Surprisingly enough, most people don’t respond well to our attempts to make them seem inferior to us. It can make us hard to be around, and our behavior may even be damaging to others.The first essential step to overcoming arrogance is the recognition of this behavior in ourselves.

Meta description preview:Six Resolutions for a Clean Start to the New Decade by Joel Lewin You want to stay clean in 2020? Here are some resolutions that can help that happen. Start Journaling Addiction damages most of our close relationships. But most of all it mangles our relationship with ourselves.

Addiction problems tend to go hand in hand with poor coping strategies. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy includes tools that can help us to better regulate our emotions, improve our interpersonal skills, and handle change more effectively.

Does your mind have a tendency to view life in negative terms? Are you regularly overwhelmed with a sense that you are being treated unfairly or that life is giving you a bad deal? Naikan therapy is a technique that allows us view things from a more positive perception.

The journey of recovery from addiction differs for women. In this post, we look at the importance of self-care, and we offer suggestions on how to best go about taking care of ourselves so we can fully enjoy and appreciate our new life.