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What Is a Co-Dependent Personality Type

Q: Can you describe a co-dependent personality type? A: A co-dependent personality type can be described as someone who is approval seeking and if in an alcoholic family they can be considered an enabler. Co-dependent folks have few to no boundaries and with being such people-pleasers, they do fester a certain element of anxiety and… Read More

Anxiety and Stress Management - APN Lodge Speaker Series with Dr. Constance Clancy_Moment

Anxiety and Stress Management | Dr. Constance Clancy in an Interveiw With APN Lodge

I had a great pleasure to be a guest at APN Lodge Speaker Series. With my host, I discussed anxiety disorders in millennials searching for life purpose and direction. Hypnotherapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, EMDR, healthy mind/body/spirit/emotions, and breathwork all of which are modalities frequently useful to manage stress, emotions, and anxiety in that I use… Read More

4 Things You Can Do Now to Feel Less Lonely

4 Things You Can Do Now to Feel Less Lonely

Q: Can you help me as I am alone and feeling lonely? No one reaches out to me and I’m beginning to feel something is wrong with me. A: Right now many people are feeling lonely and perhaps they live alone or do not have family and friends close by. When I think of loneliness,… Read More

I'm Losing Patience. Please Help!

I’m Losing Patience. Please Help!

Q: I have noticed that I am having a difficult time practicing patience these days. Can you give me some tips to practice better patience and understanding? A: While we are in a place where social/physical distancing is required, the grocery store may be a good place to practice. While you cannot get right behind… Read More

Yes, these emotions are going to test you, especially now. Yet this time is an opportunity to see them for what they truly are and how they can lead you to emotional freedom. Right now, you have the capacity at any given moment to give and receive. Rather than choosing to be angry and frustrated, live from a more centered place. Learning to work with your emotions is a path to freedom. It’s also practicing resiliency, learning to bounce back from any adversity. Work on letting go of emotional patterns that no longer serve you. Now more than ever is the time to practice self-love and compassion and compassion for others. Collectively we know we all are faced with challenges. You can reframe any negative emotions into positive ones which will bring you into the joy you want now. Ask yourself what your lesson is now and how you are learning from it. Just be with your feelings and aim to transform all of the feelings you no longer want. This starts by setting your intention to feed what’s best and most beautiful within you. It all starts within. You can shift to become a more caring and aware individual person who connects with his/her essence which thrives when the stress is shifted to calmness. Practice through balancing our mind, body, emotions and spirit. By integrating these parts of yourself you will begin to feel whole and the emotional freedom will begin to emerge. Be patient with yourself and know that what you are feeling now has a greater purpose for the greater good.

Emotionally Pent Up? Here’s How to Help Yourself

Q: I am having difficulty feeling any emotional freedom right now. I feel pent up and anxiety-driven. Any tools to help open me up? A: While you may not see it right now, your life is full of many opportunities, and perhaps now more than ever, this is a wonderful wake-up call to embrace the… Read More