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Emotions

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The Real Reason Your Teen is Impatient (and How You Can Help)

Leanne Bishara shares 4 research-backed ways parents and teens can face difficulties with patience.

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Planting Seeds of Healing Through Spirituality

Postdoctoral Researcher, Stephanie Trudeau provides ways spirituality can be resource for healing within ourselves and our families.

Emotions

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Grief and Mindfulness: How to Manage Your Emotions

Dr. Joey Fung discusses the myths of grief, offering 3 ways mindfulness can help us manage our emotions during times of grief.

Emotions

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Staying Grounded, Connected, and Directed

Dr. Pam King discusses how spirituality can help us stay grounded, connected, and directed throughout difficult challenges.

Mindfulness

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Mindfulness: The Importance of Checking In with Your Body

Dr. Joey Fung shares 5 mindfulness practices to help us check in with our bodies to manage anxiety during times of transition and difficulty.

Meaning

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On the Road to Healing: Meaning-Making and Beliefs

Dr. Stephanie Trudeau continues her discussion on loss, and how meaning-making and beliefs can guide us toward healing.

Christian

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Light in Darkness: Not a Wholly Unprecedented Holy Week

Dr. Pam King explores how our beliefs can bring hope and light to our lives during dark, unprecedented times like COVID-19.

Emotions

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A Practice: Embracing Self-Compassion During Times of Grief

Guest blogger, Stephanie Trudeau talks collective loss and how we can approach our feelings with compassion and grace.

Practices

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Activities for Busting the Blues

Dr. Susan Mangan shares activities that help build resilience and beat the blues.

Self-Care

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Protecting Our Spiritual Health

Guest blogger, Dr. Angela Gorrell emphasizes the importance of nurturing our spiritual health in order to thrive during difficult times.

Mindfulness

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Mindful Parenting Practices for Stressful Times

We share 4 mindful parenting practices to help parents become more engaged and less stressed when interacting with teens.

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Aumentando las emociones positivas en el hogar

Dra. Susan Mangan ofrece 3 ejercicios en casa que pueden aumentar nuestras emociones positivas.