If you’ve ever had to deal with a tense family situation, you know how stressful that can be. It affects not only your relationship with the person in question, it affects how you interact with the others in your immediate household, too.
Of course, there’s no question that a toxic family member will bring the most stress to you, your spouse, and kids.
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Were you ever about to do something - and then suddenly, that loud voice inside your head starts talking?
Who do you think you are? What makes you so damn special? Why did you do that? No one wants to talk to you. You will never achieve anything in life.
That negative voice inside your head that judges, criticizes, or demeans you is your inner critic. Your inner critic plays a critical role in how you see yourself and your self-esteem.
Do you sit at the table every week and wonder where all your money goes?
Wonder why you don't have any money left over for fun?
Let's take a few actions steps to calm the chaos and restore sanity in your financial life. The steps are simple, not necessarily easy. But if you put in the work, I am sure you will find some extra money.
Mindfulness is the practice of ‘getting out of your own head’ and of simply being rather than constantly thinking, worrying and stressing. While mindfulness is a common part of many meditative practices, it is also an integral part of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). More specifically, mindfulness is used for ‘cognitive restructuring’ which is a tool used in CBT. The goal is to begin ‘reprogramming’ the thoughts.
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Meditation is something that we’re constantly being encouraged to use. Every self-help guru, every highly successful individual and even many athletes trumpet its many benefits and the research too seems to back-up its value.
