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How to Use Integrative Wellness on Your Journey to Optimal Health

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on June 5, 2020. Posted in Overview. 1 Comment

23SHARESShareTweet What’s integrative wellness? What’s the connection between integrative wellness and optimal health? Your journey to optimal health is like a road trip that you take over and over again. Road trips can require lots of planning and test your patience at times. But road trips also give you something to look forward to. They enrich your life and your relationships. And they give you something to look back on fondly. Why not associate...

Beat Burnout

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on May 25, 2022. Posted in Resiliency. Leave a Comment

4SHARESShareTweet Are you feeling emotionally, physically, and mentally drained no matter what you do to recover? It’s possible that what you are experiencing is a condition known as burnout. In this article, you will learn the basics of burnout. After that, I’ll share some ways you can avoid and bounce back from burnout. So, if you are ready to beat burnout once and for all, keep reading! Wonder if you are burned out or just really stressed? Take...

5 Ways To Boost Your Mental Health

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on May 21, 2022. Posted in Resiliency. Leave a Comment

Looking for ways to boost your mental health? This article highlights five science-backed strategies you can use. Scientists tell us there are certain things we can do to improve our mental wellbeing. These techniques will help you feel more positive about yourself. They show you how to boost your mental health during the low points in your life. Once you know that, nothing can stop you from getting what you want out of life. Here are 5 reliable ways you can boost your mental health. Table of...

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Adversity is Guaranteed but Misery is Optional

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on May 14, 2022. Posted in Resiliency. Leave a Comment

Misery is optional. How so? In this article, I’ll highlight a variety of ways you can develop resiliency and thereby make misery optional. You’ve seen the stories where an average person successfully bounces back from great adversity. People who bounce back know how to move forward and start over again. Why is it that some people seem to bounce back from any sort of adversity and others do not? Resilience is important. It’s the primary character trait that determines whether someone is able...

Defeat Perfectionism Once and For All

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on May 7, 2022. Posted in Resiliency. Leave a Comment

This article will detail 5 steps you can use to finally defeat perfectionism! We all have moments where we fall into perfectionism. For some of us, this might happen kind of often. For others, it’s reserved for those special occasions where we have a project where we can’t rest until we get it right. While occasional super-attention-to-detail is okay, it’s when we make perfectionism a way of life where it becomes a problem. Those are the times where we finally need to take charge of...

7 Reasons Why You Need a Coach

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on May 3, 2022. Posted in Overview. Leave a Comment

This article will provide 7 reasons why you need a coach. What’s easier: Working toward your goals alone through trial and error, or seeking the guidance and direction of someone who’s been there and done that? The answer is obvious. When you seek the advice of someone who has been through it all before, you can then avoid the same mistakes and focus your time and energy on what truly works. That’s the power of a life coach. Imagine yourself with a set plan and just the right...

7 Tips to Help You Embrace New Beginnings

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on April 25, 2022. Posted in Overview. Leave a Comment

Is it time to embrace new beginnings? Things aren’t going well. You’re sick of your boss, or your relationship is crumbling around you. Maybe you are bored as you wait to get out of school and jump into the real world. This feeling is normal, and change is inevitable. As we grow, we can’t help but have moments where the only way forward is to let go of something else. With this in mind, you’d think the act of letting go wouldn’t be complicated, especially if you’re excited about...

15 Simple Ways to Stress Less

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on April 11, 2022. Posted in Resiliency. 17 Comments

When was the last time you felt relaxed? Check out these 15 simple ways to stress less. It’s easy for stress to build up without you realizing what is happening. After a while, you might think that feeling irritable, sad, or restless is just your natural state. Meanwhile, chronic tension affects your body too. It can weaken your immune system and increase your risk for many health issues, including heart disease and diabetes. Stressful events will happen, but you can control how they affect you....

Mediterranean Diet Health Benefits

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on March 20, 2022. Posted in Nutrition. Leave a Comment

If someone mentions the Mediterranean diet to you, what do you imagine? Do you imagine people living in the beautiful Mediterranean eating delicious healthy foods every day? It’s easy to think how great that would be, and it’s not far from the truth! For those who don’t live in the Mediterranean, the ‘Mediterranean Diet’ gained popular awareness back in the sixties. It was about the time when people were becoming aware of the health and longevity of inhabitants from countries bordering the Mediterranean...

How to Deal with Regret

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on February 24, 2022. Posted in Resiliency. Leave a Comment

Is regret weighting you down? This article is full of ways to deal with regret effectively. According to Wikipedia regret is “the emotion of wishing one had made a different decision in the past, because the consequences of the decision were unfavorable.” If your feeling regretful, you’re not alone! Top regrets among older people include: not being careful enough when choosing a life partner, not resolving a family estrangement, putting off saying how you feel, not traveling...

7 Ways to Create Happiness during Tough Times

Written by Leslie Bosch, PhD on February 17, 2022. Posted in Resiliency. Leave a Comment

Create happiness during tough times, really? Upheaval drags everyone down. A crisis wears on a person, eroding mood and destroying optimism. As you go into survival mode, it becomes harder and harder to hold onto any kind of joy at all. Instead, your days are taken up with emotions such as worry, anxiety, depression, anger, frustration, and fear. It seems like a pretty tough time to find happiness, doesn’t it? Yet, more than ever, this is precisely when you need happiness most. It’s a positive...