Stride Wellness

Mindfulness has become a mental health buzzword that sometimes gets a bad rap. I will be honest, when I first began my masters in counselling, I was skeptical about mindfulness, mostly because I was unaware of what it was. I was super resistant and thought it was hokey...

I'm celebrating the halfway point of my 30 day blogging challenge by creating a list of things, some of which I've already blogged about, that can benefit your mental health. 

1. Take care of yourself

A. Eat nutritious food and drink plenty of water

Make sure you eat...

I have hesitated to write about anxiety for a while because it is a complex issue with many layers. I don’t want to minimize or trivialize the topic by writing a short post. So what I’m going to do in the next few paragraphs is discuss the stress response in hopes of e...