Hello again, as I was getting this post together I realized that it was going to take me a bit longer to give you the step by step method that is important for success. So this post will be in two installments.  The first part is important.  You will learn to rate your level of

I hope you have been practicing the “2 for 1” exercise from last week, write to me at askdraudrey@gmail.com and let me know how it is working for you, I welcome your questions.  This week we will start by discussing a technique that can very quickly change  feelings, and even change pain, just by changing

Detailed Directions for the  “2 For 1 Exercise” To  stop stress and anxiety caused by thoughts of events that haven’t even happened yet, use this really powerful   technique.   Yes, it is true that this exercise will take a bit of work in the beginning, but with practice you will find it becomes an automatic

Before I talk about techniques to stop worry in its tracks, let’s look at the positive purpose of worry.  It can alert you to things that need to be taken care of, or of consequences of certain actions.  Worry can keep you watchful for symptoms that indicate a possible life-threatening problem, or it can motivate

1.  Are some people more prone to worry than others? There are many reasons for the different ways people respond to the world they live in.  An event that hardly creates a ripple in one person’s life, can completely distress another person.  People react differently because of the filters, beliefs and the way they interpret

Have you ever been watching your child at play, feeling love and joy and all of a sudden find your thoughts spinning off into all sorts of worry? Has one worrisome thought ever brought on a terrible cycle of more fearful thoughts?  If this has happened you are not alone. Sometimes worry is a fleeting

Whenever you find yourself stuck or indecisive, and your are beating yourself for procrastination, use these two tips to break the cycle of negativity. I was working with a client the other day and she told me that she was so anxious that even the simplest decisions were exhausting to her.  It had gotten so

Stress, has reached new heights of usage in today’s vocabulary.  How many of us know how to cope with stress?  Since we cannot prevent stress from occurring.  Our new home study course will give you a step by step method to help you learn how to manage stress and even make it work for your

10 ESSENTIAL REMINDERS TO REDUCE STRESS 1. Inner peace is possible, even in the midst of a stressful event. 2. Stress originates in the way you think about things and what you say to yourself. 3. The experience of stress is the result of thought. 4.  It is your mind you can use it to

HOW TO CHOOSE A THERAPIST There are many therapists and many specialties. So many in fact, that it might seem a daunting task to choose one.  To make this important task easier, follow these simple steps. 1.  Seek a person who specializes in the issue you are dealing with.   If you have anxiety, panic attacks,