“When we step back and observe emotional eating as a natural behavior we use to help us cope with hard feelings like anxiety, loneliness, sadness, and anger, we can begin to let go of judgement. Instead, we can look at emotional eating through a kind, understanding lens.” Read this latest blog post by Caroline L. Young, MS, RD, LD, RYT, to learn why emotional eating is normal, how to release judgment for coping with food, and to remember your ability to choose from a variety of ways of cope with hard feelings.

Learn from guest contributor Arielle Bethel about how mindfulness can be a helpful and healing tool in recover from co-occuring disorders.

Blogger and guest contributor Tricia Moceo talks honestly about the importance of mental health self-care to navigate the challenges of motherhood.

Guest contributor Maryann Thornton shares a powerful tool she uses to find clarity and direction when life feels overwhelming. 

Sharing 3 simple grounding exercises to help you pause, get a grip, and continue from a place of calm and centeredness. These practices are helping me calm overwhelm as the hectic holiday season begins to build.

Can you recall the last time you felt angst, agitation, anger, or another "hot button" reaction to someone or something? By hot button, I mean a feeling that causes a strong physical and emotional response.

Learn to defuse or lessen the charge of an emotion or feeling with a simple mindfulness technique. The intention is to redirect the hot button feeling to a more positive one.

Sometimes our own "stuff" makes a situation more stressful than it needs to be. As seen in Elephant Journal, my easy practice for sending good out and clearing away negative feelings.