Simi Therapy Tools for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress » Stress http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog skills to help relationships, family, children and you! Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Anxiety? Depression? Take a deep breath! http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-depression-simi-anxious-depressed/576/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-depression-simi-anxious-depressed/576/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:16:11 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=576 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-depression-simi-anxious-depressed/576/feed/ 0 Stress management using Integrative Body-Mind Training http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/stress-management-using-integrative-body-mind-training/454/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/stress-management-using-integrative-body-mind-training/454/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:25:52 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=454 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/stress-management-using-integrative-body-mind-training/454/feed/ 0 Back to school — now what? http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/back-to-school-now-what/381/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/back-to-school-now-what/381/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:28:08 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=381 Are your kids back in school?  Some people love this time of year, and others, not so much.  I think it probably has a lot to do with how much you do or do not like structure, among other things.  I am someone who thrives on schedule and routine.  I like a break from it [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/back-to-school-now-what/381/feed/ 0 Anxiety? Try yawning! http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-try-yawning/230/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-try-yawning/230/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:26:18 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=230 Celeste Yawning Image by DanielJames via Flickr I just came from a great lecture on mindfulness and neuroscience. I learned a lot, which I’ll be sharing. Here’s a great quick idea to use for anxiety. Try yawning, on purpose, for at least 60 seconds. Two or three minutes is even better. What do you notice? [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-try-yawning/230/feed/ 0 Anxious? Some quick anxiety management tools http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-management-tools/124/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-management-tools/124/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:39:39 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=124 Anxiety At certain times, we all suffer from fears, anxiety and phobias. Learning about how our brains create and deal with fear, and what to do about it, can really help. Fears, phobias and anxiety — What are they? Our brains and bodies are “wired” to protect us. When we encounter something that we think might hurt [...]]]> http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/anxiety-management-tools/124/feed/ 0 How’s your holiday stress? http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/hows-your-holiday-stress/73/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/hows-your-holiday-stress/73/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:21:35 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=73 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/hows-your-holiday-stress/73/feed/ 0 Put yourself on a “stress diet” http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/put-yourself-on-a-stress-diet/22/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/put-yourself-on-a-stress-diet/22/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:16:00 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=22 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/put-yourself-on-a-stress-diet/22/feed/ 0 The Gift of Time, Part 2: Evening Mayhem — by Shiro Torquato, PhD http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-part-2-evening-mayhem-by-shiro-torquato-phd/21/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-part-2-evening-mayhem-by-shiro-torquato-phd/21/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:15:00 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=21 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-part-2-evening-mayhem-by-shiro-torquato-phd/21/feed/ 0 Stressful times got you down? http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/stressful-times-got-you-down/18/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/stressful-times-got-you-down/18/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:26:00 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=18 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/stressful-times-got-you-down/18/feed/ 0 The Gift of Time, by Shiro Torquato, PhD http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-by-shiro-torquato-phd/16/ http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-by-shiro-torquato-phd/16/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:27:00 +0000 Deborah Tucker http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=16 http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/the-gift-of-time-by-shiro-torquato-phd/16/feed/ 0