Believe it or not, perfectionism and procrastination go together like peanut-butter and jelly. They seem like they’d be total opposites, right? We think of perfectionists as “type A,” organized people. Procrastinators seem like they’d be… well, relaxed. Type B, if you will. So why do perfectionists procrastinate? Perfectionists put a *lot* of pressure on themselvesContinue reading “Perfectionism and Procrastination”
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How to Stop Catastrophizing
Catastrophizing occurs when a minor problem happens, and you jump to the worst case scenario. Hoosiers call it “making a mountain out of a molehill.” What a molehill is I haven’t the slightest clue. Anyway, here’s an example: Let’s say you get sick and decide to take the day off work. As you sit atContinue reading “How to Stop Catastrophizing”
How to use yoga for stress relief
Ever left a yoga class and still felt stressed? Yeah… me, too. In my humble opinion, it’s hard to use yoga for stress relief without incorporating mindfulness teachings. After all, that is actually how yoga started centuries ago – as a spiritual, meditative practice (read more about the history of yoga here). Some yoga teachersContinue reading “How to use yoga for stress relief”