by Tania Henderson | Feb 15, 2012 | Anxiety, Depression, Self-care, Trauma, Uncategorized
The following is reflection on fear and how we tend to lose sight of the present because of our focus on what has already happened or what could go wrong. Although it is not officially one of the snares of suffering I was going to address, it is similar to my recent...
by Tania Henderson | Jan 30, 2012 | Anxiety, Happiness, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
We seem to be obsessed with happiness. I’m not talking about that profound state of contentment that years of meditating in a cave might provide. I’m talking about a strongly held belief that life should be comfortable and enjoyable. When someone with depression...
by Tania Henderson | Jan 25, 2012 | Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Uncategorized
I caught myself in this one just recently. A major event occurred that knocked the wind out of me. As I noticed my difficulty being comforted by friendly advice, it became evident that it all their words felt empty. They had no guarantees that the situation would...
by Tania Henderson | Jan 16, 2012 | Anxiety, Depression, Forgiveness, PTSD, Trauma, Uncategorized
Sometimes life is hard. A universal reality is that we all have dark times marked by pain and struggle, yet we often don’t realize that along this time in our journey there are certain mental snares that crop up. When they take hold, they distract us with meanings...
by Tania Henderson | Nov 9, 2011 | Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma, Uncategorized
I have heard many people despair that they feel afraid about something and then conclude that they are weak or somehow less than. Fear is a natural emotion that surfaces when stepping into unknown territory, facing something without enough tools or resources, or there...
by Tania Henderson | Jun 15, 2011 | Anxiety, Depression, Forgiveness, Happiness, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
Conan O’Brien recently gave a commencement speech at Dartmouth College that had a lot of wise counsel amidst the laughs. He shared recent difficulties of failing to meet his dream of hosting the Tonight Show and how that path changed him. He stated,...
