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Articles by Dr. Veronica Anderson.
Identifying Triggers For Bad Habits And Avoiding Them
Photo by Prophsee Journals A trigger is defined as an event that kicks off the automatic urge to complete a habit. People might think of triggers as a major life event. However…
Simple Hacks To Catch Yourself In A Bad Habit
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Nearly everyone has a habit that they would like to kick. Whether it’s drinking less caffeine, to stop biting fingernails, stop overeating…
Why It Takes So Long To Break Bad Habits
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Humans are creatures of habit. And if you’ve ever tried to break a bad habit you’ve had, you know it’s not an easy task. Habits are…
The Basics Of Breaking Bad Habits
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels We know that everyone has habits. Some habits are considered “good” because they make a positive impact on your life. Other habits are…
Deciding What Bad Habit You Want To Break First
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Identifying your habits is the first step towards gaining healthier habits that work for you, not against you. Once you have your habits…
Figuring Out What Habits Are Working For You And Which Ones Aren’t
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels The definition of a habit is a behavior that is repeated daily and that is done with little to no thinking involved. We all have habits…
Habits Aren’t Inherently Good Or Bad
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Habits are behaviors that are done every day that require little thinking or concentration. Habits include all sorts of activities. They can…
What Are Habits?
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Habits are behaviors we perform daily and with little thought process to do so. It’s almost as if some of our daily habits are done…
How Mindfulness Can Promote Mental Health During Times of Fear and Uncertainty
Mindfulness is a practice that emphasizes awareness of thoughts, feelings, sensations as a means of gaining more insight, increasing attention, improving concentration, and…
Is Your Diet Contributing To Your Anxiety? Worst And Best Foods For Anxiety
Doctors and scientists now know that what you put into your body as food or drink can affect your emotions and can contribute to or alleviate anxiety, depending on what you eat…
The Importance of Core Strength
Many of us are well accustomed to the development of the glory muscles. Muscles like the chest, shoulders, quads and glutes will always get special attention in the gym – but how…
How Tai Chi And Qi Gong Can Help Anxiety
In almost every park in China at certain times of the day, you will find people engaging in Tai chi or Qi Gong. It looks like a slow motion dance with people focused on creating…