by Joanna Ford | Feb 27, 2019 | Aging, Anxiety, Depression, Menopause, Mindfulness, Reflection
Aging and Hormones Aging and hormones is a tricky topic. Just when you think you have figured out how hormones are impacting your life, something will change. Aging is happening every day. Some say we are lucky to age. Hormones are an important part of our life...
by Joanna Ford | Dec 19, 2018 | Depression, General, Mindfulness, Reflection, Seasons
Light in December Light in December in Denver, Colorado is hard to find. It is winter and the amount of daylight is short. Sun seems to help with depression. These short days can be hard on people dealing with depression. We are short on light, in a place that loves...
by Joanna Ford | Apr 6, 2017 | Anxiety, Approaches, Depression, Mindfulness, Reflection, Self Care
Mindfulness A google search of the word mindfulness provided me with 61,100,000 results. How can we talk about mindfulness in a simple way? Psychology Today defines it as ” a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you...
by Joanna Ford | Jan 14, 2014 | Self Care
Mindfulness is not meditation, as I tell my clients. It can be mediation, but I share other, easier examples of mindfulness with my clients during our sessions, if they are interested. Holding an ice cube, drawing pictures with the non-dominant hand or just...