by Laila Narsi | Aug 28, 2021 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Resilience, Stress
We all feel overwhelmed from time to time, but during the pandemic we’ve seen a radical increase in burnout. Let’s talk about what burnout is, why it’s happening more frequently, and how we can protect ourselves from it. What is burnout? Burnout is a...
by Laila Narsi | Apr 8, 2021 | Gratitude, Mindfulness, Psychology, Resilience, Stress
For a long time, the field of psychology has focused mainly on providing relief from things that affect us negatively, addressing diagnoses like trauma, depression, and addiction. But a newer branch of psychology, called positive psychology, is interested in what...
by Laila Narsi | Feb 13, 2021 | Mindfulness, Resilience, Self-Compassion, Stress
How do you talk to yourself when you are struggling? Is your inner voice kind, understanding, and encouraging, or harsh and critical? Self-compassion is strongly linked to decreased stress, increased happiness, physical and mental well-being, and overall life...
by Laila Narsi | Jan 14, 2021 | Mindfulness, Parenting, Resilience, Stress
The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated things for all of us, but it has made life particularly challenging for parents. School is often online, and many of us have become our children’s teachers. We’re trying to keep our kids off screens, but it’s the...
by Laila Narsi | Dec 14, 2020 | Mindfulness, Resilience, Self-Compassion
During the COVID-19 pandemic, what we are all going through right now is stressful to say the least. It is an unprecedented time, and we’ve had to adapt and change the way we live and interact with the world. It is understandable that this current situation is...
by Laila Narsi | Nov 24, 2020 | Gratitude, Mindfulness, Resilience, Stress
The world today seems to offer no end of sources of stress. Not all stress is bad; it can help us meet a deadline or act quickly in an emergency. But chronic stress leaves us worn out and run down, even hopeless and unable to function well in our lives. We often don’t...
