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Mental Rehearsal: Our Natural VR Training System and How to Use it to Your Advantage
Mental rehearsal is the cognitive or imagined practice of a task or behavior without physical training or movement. It is a technique...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Mar 1, 20223 min read


More Than Happy or Sad: The Power of Pinpointing Our Emotions
The other day, I spoke to a friend who told me she was in a funk and felt “blah.” Given all we have been through the last few years, it...

Christina Butler
Mar 1, 20222 min read


What are the 5 Stages of Grief?
It is important to realize the following stages of grief do not necessarily happen in this order. We may cycle back and forth between...

Diane Bruno
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Co-dependency: What is It and How to Overcome It
What is Codependency? Oxford Dictionary defines codependency as excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Mar 1, 20224 min read


Breathing Exercises and Their Health Benefits
The act of inhaling and exhaling is necessary for life and happens without thought, along with many other involuntary functions of the...

Bara Sapir, MA, CHt, CNLP, MBSR-T
Mar 1, 20224 min read


Signs You Need More Emotional Resilience and How to Self-Regulate
As children, we are encouraged to ‘be resilient,’ but what does that mean? Resilience is one’s ability to recover quickly from...

Alyssa Poggioli
Mar 1, 20222 min read


From Punishment to Compassion: The Journey of Self-Evolution
My healing journey from depression has been a thorough education in emotional intelligence. It opened the door to self-discovery and...

Rebecca Hayden
Mar 1, 20225 min read


The Illusion of “Have-to-dos”
As we enter this world, it seems we are given a list of “have-to-dos” by our parents, our community, and the culture in which we are...

Anna Keil
Mar 1, 20223 min read


What are the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Neglect?
This is a dual-authored article featuring the insights of Parisa Ghanbari, MA, and Janine Ilsley, LMSW. Neglect in childhood can have...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Mar 1, 20223 min read


5 Ways You Can Teach Your Young Children How to Become Mindful and Live in the Present
Mindfulness is becoming a way of life. As I sip my morning coffee, I see meditation in the headlines of mainstream news stations. Local...

Lauren Buckles
Feb 1, 20226 min read


How to Avoid Parenting like Your Parents
Even the best parents have made their share of mistakes and could have handled situations differently. It's part of being human. And...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Feb 1, 20224 min read


Self-Compassion: The First Step to Living Your Best Life
In a slim volume entitled The Art of Loving, psychologist Erich Fromm echoed the Buddha when he noted that the root of loving others was...

Michael Alcée, Ph.D.
Feb 1, 20222 min read


How to Avoid Entry-Level Mentality: Navigate Your Career with an Emotionally Intelligent Mindset
Most of us were taught that to be successful—i.e., obtain a better title, salary increase, or gain a leadership role—we needed to focus...

Tori Stevens
Feb 1, 20225 min read


5 Techniques to Override Our Primal Impulse to Defend and Protect our Ego
There are various techniques to lessen the chance of getting into a fiery argument and taking control of our emotions. And while they may...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Feb 1, 20222 min read


Heart-Based Creative Leadership
What if there is an infinite supply of creative energy within each human being waiting to be tapped? At the heart of every human being’s...

Bruce Cryer
Feb 1, 20225 min read


The "4R's": How to Incorporate Self-awareness in Your Communication
Information overload, a problem pre-pandemic, has been exacerbated due to COVID. Among the overwhelming increase of correspondence such...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Dec 31, 20214 min read


The Power of the Pause: Listening with Emotional Intelligence
The power of a pause helps us better understand, connect, reflect, listen to understand, resolve feelings of tension or conflict, and more.

Lisa Stryker
Dec 31, 20213 min read


What is Emotional Hijacking, and How Can You Prevent It?
Can you correctly identify the emotions you have experienced within the last 24 hours? Research conducted by Talent Smart – one of the...

Lisa Medley
Dec 31, 20213 min read


3 Things Childhood Taught Me About the Value of Emotional Intelligence and Relationships
Emotional intelligence (EI or EQ) plays an essential role in maintaining healthy relationships, whether personal, professional, or...

Alyssa Poggioli
Dec 31, 20215 min read


Feedback vs. Criticism: How to Tell the Difference
Feedback and criticism are words commonly used interchangeably. However, the distinction rests in the person’s intention that provides...
Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda
Dec 31, 20214 min read
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