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By: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC Worry, everyone does it, from 5-year-olds to those in their 50’s. Even though it’s common everyone also understands worry is not productive. We worry about things we can’t control. Crime in big cities. Global warming. What mean people will say about a Facebook post, or worse how someone might judge an Instagram family photo when your hair just would not cooperate. Worry doesn’t make health better, in fact, it can make it worse. For some it’s a stress headache, others it’s terrible gastrointestinal pain. Stress and worry drain energy and have no benefit to physical or mental health. Is there a better way? I believe there is a single word to solve this dilemma and recapture the lost energy, health problems and sleep loss that comes from chronic worry. The word is Care. Moms tell their kids to be careful at school but that doesn’t stop the bullies from saying mean things. People talk about being careful on the roads traveling, but saying...

By Megan Brewer IMH Transitions are often difficult for many people. Whether we are changing jobs, moving to a new city, moving up in a grade or changing schools, the transitions we experience impact us. These transitions impact us on many levels, but most of us only pay attention to a fraction of the change happening around us and inside of us during these times. What makes transitions feel so difficult has to do in part with how we learned to function in our space previous to the transition. Our body and brain were designed to adapt and mold around our environment, including our relationships, roles and everyday schedules. The longer we spend in an environment, the more our brain wires to the experiences we have there. Our bodies also adjust to the new wiring of our brain and learn to navigate our surroundings as a result. When we leave that familiar environment and transition to a new one permanently, it takes time for our brain and body to rework itself around our...

Americans struggle with sleep more than ever with as many as one in three people having serious problems falling asleep at night; are you one of the 50 million people who struggle with one of the most basic of human needs? Creativity and health go down when you don’t get enough rest. Below are twenty sleep strategies proven to help your body and brain work together to help you get the refreshing sleep you need. As you read through these strategies be thinking of what patterns you can change to get the sleep your body needs. 1. Turn off Digital Blue Lights Your cell phone, tablet, laptop, desktop or TV creates a soft blue light which tends to stimulate the brain. Turn digital devices off about an hour before bedtime to build the best sleep hygiene pattern. 2. Build your Circadian Rhythm Proper sleep hygiene is about rituals and rhythms. The more you can ‘train’ your body to sleep and wake up about the same time every day – even on holidays and vacat...