by Joanna Ford | May 2, 2017 | Anxiety, Courage, Depression, Reflection, Self Care
May is Mental Health Month May is Mental Health Month and this is important! It is important because there is fear and stigma around mental health. Mental Health When we cut ourselves, we bleed and use a bandage. Break a bone and we use plaster. Physical pain is...
by Joanna Ford | Apr 11, 2017 | Courage, Mindfulness, Reflection, Self Care
Awareness Are we aware of how we treat ourselves? There seems to be a lot of self judgement and it is causing pain. Why is that? A suggestion is to identify that we are doing it. Maybe then we can lessen the harsh self judgement. When are We Most Aware We are most...
by Joanna Ford | Apr 6, 2017 | Anxiety, Approaches, Depression, Mindfulness, Reflection, Self Care
Mindfulness A google search of the word mindfulness provided me with 61,100,000 results. How can we talk about mindfulness in a simple way? Psychology Today defines it as ” a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you...
by Joanna Ford | Feb 28, 2017 | Anxiety, Courage, Depression, Reflection, Self Care
Emotions and Politics Is it okay to feels emotional about politics? The issues people are concerned about are people. I am thankful people are concerned about each other, it gives me great hope. “It’s not like it’s a clear divide of ‘My...
by Joanna Ford | Jan 17, 2017 | Anxiety, Community Events, Inspirational People, Reflection, Self Care, Uncategorized
The Women’s March on Denver On January 21, 2017 there will be a Women’s March On Denver. This is a very exciting event and is drawing people from all over the state. There are similar events in cities such as New York, Boston, San Francisco. You can learn...
by Joanna Ford | Jan 6, 2017 | Anxiety, Courage, Depression, Reflection, Self Care
Anxiety in 2017 I am crossing paths with folks that are feeling optimistic about 2017. They have experienced a great deal of anxiety during 2016 and are hoping that it is a thing of the past. I believe we must honor the spirit of optimism and understand what leads us...
