For tension headache sufferers, the holidays might mean more pain and less jolly. People living with stress-induced tension headaches know that the holiday season can be very difficult. The stress of the holidays can be enough to push your chronic tension headaches into overdrive. According to the American Psychological Association, most people report increasing levels […]
No one understands my tension headaches – What to do when people don’t get it
If you’re reading this, chance are you have had this feeling before. That feeling that no one really understands how awful it can be to suffer from headache after headache. You may find yourself asking, why do the people in my life not get it? Why does no one seem to understand the toll that […]
What Exactly is Interoception and Why is it Important?
A term that is popping up all over in the world of meditation and stress management is interoception. This scientific term actually refers to a fairly simple process. Most simply, it is a lesser-known sense that helps people understand and feel what is going on inside their body. In this article we will look at […]
Stress Hotspots in the Body
When you experience stress, there are a number of responses that occur in our brain and body. Our brain releases certain chemicals into the brain that impact the way we think and feel. What many people do not realize is that when we are faced with a stressful situation we also have a physical reaction […]
How Can Changing the Way You Breathe Reduce Stress?
Most of us have probably been told at one point to “take a deep breath” when we are stressed. Maybe we’ve even tried to grab a few big gasps when a stressor is headed our way. Chances are, it didn’t help. Wonder why? Perhaps it was because when trying to take that quick shallow breath […]