by Andrea Trank | May 15, 2022
Did you know that May has been Mental Health Awareness Month since the late 1940s? This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Month is #ToolstoThrive. When I was originally diagnosed with anxiety 30 plus years ago, I was not thinking about thriving, I was thinking...
by Andrea Trank | Apr 24, 2022
Compassion and Empathy are Not the Same! In fact, empathy can cause more suffering in the person who is trying to help, whereas compassion can uplift both the caregiver and the care receiver. So, if the science is correct, then there is no such thing as “compassion...
by Andrea Trank | Apr 10, 2022
Are You Getting Enough Sleep Daily? According to the Sleep Foundation, between 10 and 30 percent of adults have sleep issues. That number goes up even higher as you age. And, if you are a woman, you are more likely to suffer from sleep deprivation than men due to all...
by Andrea Trank | Apr 2, 2022
Are You Engaging in Spiritual Bypassing or “Toxic Positive Thinking”? Positive Thinking sometimes gets a bad rap especially when things are not going well for you in life. In fact, some people have labeled too much emphasis on positive thinking as toxic...
by Andrea Trank | Feb 13, 2022
Did you know that it is Random Acts of Kindness Week? Kindness is a way we can all get into a heart/brain coherent state more easily. HeartMath defines physiological coherence as a state when your cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, and nervous systems within your...
by Andrea Trank | Jan 2, 2022
Why is it so difficult to communicate kindly and clearly with your loved ones? Holidays are great right? Not always! Communication issues can be very draining during the Holidays. People are complicated and they draw different conclusions from the same event after...