by bdbrinker | Nov 16, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Self Care
Post-Election Stress? Today is November 15 and the moon has been super full, like the energy here in the United States since the presidential election. How do we allow ourselves to “feel how we feel” about it while managing our day to day lives? Do you...
by bdbrinker | Nov 13, 2016 | Anxiety, Courage, Depression, Self Care
Fear Fear can motivate us to behave many ways. Wikipedia says: Fear is a feeling induced by perceived danger or threat that occurs in certain types of organisms, which causes a change in metabolic and organ functions and ultimately a change in behavior, such as...
by bdbrinker | Oct 25, 2016 | Courage, Depression, Self Care
Social Media and Anxiety Part Two The last blog post I wrote was about Social Media and anxiety. Since then, I have had numerous conversations with people about ‘unfollowing’ people, friends or organizations. It is a way to manage exposure to negative...
by bdbrinker | Oct 12, 2016 | Courage, Depression, Reflection, Uncategorized
Crying in Public I once got lost in the Denver Tech Center. I was heading to a training that I was very exited about. I just could not find it so I started to cry. I went into Starbucks to ask if they could help me. But I was crying. Someone did help me, but when I...
by bdbrinker | Sep 27, 2016 | Courage, Depression, Reflection, Self Care
Lack of motivation is so tricky. People that experience depression often tell me they would like to stay under the covers and hide from responsibility. It is scary because if we are not able to show up, physically or mentally how can we “meet our goals”...
by bdbrinker | Aug 31, 2016 | Depression, Mindfulness
Transitions can lead to depression. Transitions such as leaving a job, aging, moving, having a last session with a client, the death of a loved one, floods that destroy home and lives. We want the feelings that come along with depression such as sadness, anger,...
