A quick Mindfulness exercise with a respectful nod to Lao Tze, an old fool who taught me so much.

This is a short De-Fusion exercise to help you step back from the thoughts and feelings that suck the joy out of your life.

Noradrenaline, the main neurotransmitter of the sympathetic nervous system, is a catecholamine that plays a major role in regulation of t...

In an earlier blog, we explored how we can change the way we feel by activating the release of different chemicals in our bodies. Today w...

Different chemicals are released in our body when we feel different emotions. In order to start moving towards the person we want to be ...

Can you remember a time when you were going through a difficult emotion and you decided to use drugs or have a drink in order to feel bet...

Over the years we develop a preferred way of processing our feelings, sort of like a habit or bias. This feels comfortable to us because...

When we are distressed, we experience very powerful and uncomfortable physical feelings. These physical sensations create an URGE to ACT...

Emotions are normal and everyone experiences them; but, when we are distressed, it can feel as if our brain has been hijacked and the dis...

In my last blog, I said we would look at when the Fear stuff just keeps coming. FEAR stuff can come in two’s, three’s, fours and fives… ...

Sorry, not that one, no science fiction here. At Living Well, we only talk about stuff for which there is a strong evidence base, we don...

Emotion Regulation skills could be especially helpful to us over Christmas. We sometimes face difficult situations or memories, and perha...

Christmas can be an overwhelming and stressful time for many people. Between expectations, crowded shopping malls, and the pressure to pl...

STOPP! Stop, take a breath, don't react automatically Ask yourself:  What am I reacting to?  What is it that's really pushing my button...

Going through a separation can be very difficult, no matter the reason for it. It can turn your world upside down and make it hard to get...