There are over a billion Internet searches on “anxiety,” which, according to Psychiatry.org, says: “Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can be beneficial in some situations. It can alert us to dangers and help us prepare and pay attention. Anxiety disorders differ from normal feelings of nervousness or anxiousness and involve excessive fear or anxiety.” Get…
Although the gym has just about everything you can imagine to get in the best shape of your life, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, despite easy access and affordable membership fees. Some people are self-conscious and feel uncomfortable working out in front of people. For others, logistical issues such as transportation or travel time…
We hear a lot about “Metabolic syndrome” these days. The metabolic process regulates many body functions that, in turn, determine your quality of health. Metabolic Syndrome According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, “Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that together raise your risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and other serious health problems. Metabolic…
There are days when life overwhelms you with a flood of emotions. Remorse, bitterness, frustration, helplessness, guilt, shame, and other feelings can take you to a very dark place really fast. Insecurity and uncertainty rise within your soul, giving way to feelings of hopelessness and fear, causing you to feel a special kind of “aloneness.” …
Discipline is self-control. There are plenty of urges and forces that seek to control us today. But the most important control of all is self-control. Taking charge of your life, regardless of what’s happening around you or within you, exercising your freedom and power of choice to live YOUR life, not someone else’s, is the…
Please enjoy this week’s guest post written exclusively for Lifestyle Magazine by Sophia Emma on balancing work and life! The US comes in 13th on a list of countries with the worst work-life balance, according to a World Economic Forum article on the topic. One main reason behind this is that Americans work very long hours….
Is your opinion of yourself high, low, or somewhere in between? What beliefs about yourself have you accepted or convinced yourself are true? Your opinion of yourself and your place in the world is a self-determining prophecy that affects your happiness, success, and relationships. Your beliefs about yourself affect everything you do and can even…
There’s a lot of talk about stress these days. People feel anxious and overwhelmed by all kinds of stress, from financial worries to relationship issues to world events. Chronic stress is the problem – stressful feelings that won’t go away but stay with you daily. Chronic stress interferes with your ability to be happy. Although…
Do you ever feel like life is rushing past you? Or are you so distracted by a million different things competing for your attention that you miss what’s happening around you? When was the last time you gifted yourself a few minutes just to enjoy nature? The warm, nurturing glow of the sun as it…
Please enjoy this week’s guest post written exclusively for Lifestyle Magazine by Sophia Emma on five in-demand post-pandemic careers! During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, The International Labour Organization’s ILO Monitor revealed that approximately 114 million jobs were lost. Working hours were also drastically reduced to the point that even those who remained employed found their…
