Feeling anxious or overwhelmed? Struggling to calm down? We all face this from time to time, and a quick immediate way to get relief is to control our breathing. Here are three breathing techniques to try yourself.

Has depression started taking over your life? When we start feeling depression is part of who we are as a person, it’s time to take action. This post teaches an intervention called Externalizing the Problem where you realize you are not the problem, the problem is the problem. Sound interesting? I think so too. Read on to see how to implement this in your life.

Curious if exercise can help alleviate your depression or anxiety? Not sure how much exercise or what type of exercise is the effective dose? This post summarizes the research and gives you clear guidance on why this is important, and how to implement.

Do you ever find yourself only focusing on the negative during the week? It’s common for us to have “a bad day” when things just don’t seem to go our way. Life happens. But when this becomes a consistent pattern, you should become a bit more concerned and might be experiencing a cognitive distortion called mental filtering.

One question that we hear often is how different types of perfectionists cope with stress and anxiety in their lives. There has been a lot of research conducted on this already, so let us take a look at some of the different coping strategies utilized.