When Gratitude Doesn’t Come Easy
Gratitude can often be one of the hardest virtues to hold on to when you are facing life head on. ‘How do I practice thankfulness when I am in the middle of a storm?’ you may wonder. In this third…
Farheen Moin
Sacred Thanks: How Shukr Strengthens Faith, Well-Being and Human Connection
In Islam, gratitude, or shukr, lies at the heart of faith. Shukr is a core spiritual state, a whole way of thinking, feeling and being in the world. It is a state of deep gratitude, not just for what we…
How Gratitude Raises Your Baseline Well-Being
Happiness is facilitated when we enjoy what we have been given, when we “want what we have.” ~ Robert A. Emmons, Thanks: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier In a world that chases more, gratefulness can be ignored or underutilized…
Natural Antidepressants (part 2): Healing Through Connection, Creativity and Compassion
In the first part of this series we explored foundational practices—like prayer, sleep, nutrition and movement—that support emotional wellbeing and act as natural antidepressants. But healing is not only limited to solitude or routine, it also emerges through relationships, self-expression…
Natural Antidepressants: Ways to Uplift Your Mood with Mindset and Lifestyle Changes
As a therapeutic counselor when I’m asked about antidepressants, I encourage clients to do their own research on how well these medications actually work. I urge them to look into potential long-term harm, including their side effects and withdrawal symptoms,…
Concentric Circles of Betrayal
People can’t handle having the rug pulled out underneath them by people they love and trust. That does them in, you know. It makes them ill. It hurts them. Psychophysiologically, it damages them. ~ Jordan Peterson When you Think of…