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What gets in the way of forgiveness? In order to begin the process of forgiveness, we need to embrace all our feelings with compassion and understanding. That’s why I say forgiveness is an inside job. How can we truly be forgiving to another if we are not able to forgive ourselves first? I often share with students and clients that we need to name and acknowledge our feelings to “tame” them....

Flash forward more than twenty years and now I feel utterly naked without my smartphone and daily, if mildly annoying, notifications from family, friends, and the small collection of apps I have an oddly intimate relationship with. As a psychologist, I’m all too aware of the emerging and sobering body of psychological literature showing the serious and quantifiable emotional downsides to all this screen time, video gaming, Netflix-bingeing, and social media scrolling....

The free conference series will discuss ways to change our thinking around romantic relationships, sexuality, family life, how to raise children, and how to work out struggles with others. There will be weekly hour-long interviews with seven guests, including Tara Brach, a long-time meditation practitioner and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, and Christine Carter, a parent coach and author of Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents....

For date night this week we wanted to do something outdoors and active – SO I decided to plan a frisbee golf date, but with a twist! I actually got my idea of the “twist” to this date from my family reunion. My mom planned a whole game of frisbee golf for our family, but had an activity to do at each hole. I took that same fun idea and applied it to my date night!...

Part of having a great relationship and marriage is being able to laugh. Marriage does not have to be so serious—and neither do the cards you give! Whether you are looking for a card for your upcoming anniversary, for Valentine’s day, your spouse’s birthday, or just because—we have a card for you that is unlike any you have given before. These cards are hand-picked as our favorite cards to produce a giggle, a chuckle and most of all, a smile!...

Notice Your Need to Fidget Stimming, short for self-stimulation, is a common behavior for most folks but a more frequent habit for people with ADHD. This might look like chronic hair twisting, finger drumming, or knee bouncing, among other things. For most, it happens in a state of hyperfocus or boredom. Some people stim to manage anxiety or sensory overwhelm. There’s nothing wrong with the need to stim, but bringing mindfulness to the habit can be a stress management exercise that also helps you understand why you stim, and if there’s something else going on that needs addressing....

As many of us know, accessories are the finishing touches to any outfit. In terms of hairstyles, it can elevate the look and make the most basic styles of them all feel new. Below, we’ve rounded up some of our top styles as worn by street style stars: 4 Top Hair Accessories Worn by the Fashion Pack 1. The Headscarf On and off the runways, we’ve finally been spotting the headscarf more often, and it’s about darn time....

How to Care for Hair After the Beach Truth be told, caring for hair after the beach is a lot easier when you prep your hair before you head down to the water. Spritz your hair with Bed Head by TIGI Beach Bound Protection Spray to ensure that your strands are protected from the sun. This product is compact and easy to pack and will make all the difference between hair that’s protected from the sun and strands that have been baked for hours....

Depending on the texture of your hair and condition, there’s a hair dryer that is perfectly suited for all your hair needs. Keep reading to learn about what’s the right hair dryers for your particular hair needs and what to steer clear of when you’re on a mission to find your new go-to styling tool. The Perfect Hair Dryer for Every Hair Need 1. Check for Adjustable Temperature Settings We get it, hair dryers are life savers when it comes to needing to get out the door in a hurry....

Hair Color Statistics Hair coloring and hair dyes date back to the Greeks and Romans. Black Hair is the most common hair color in the world, with an estimate of 75%-85% of the population having this shade. Millions of unique hair color shades people wear around the world. Black hair has multiple shades and undertones. 11% of the world’s population have brown hair color. 2% of the world’s population have naturally blonde hair color....

Take your hair to new levels of style and luster by incorporating these styling staples to your hair routine. Read on: Style It Out: 3 Products for Styling Damaged Hair 1. Repair and replenish with a hair mask. Shampoos and conditioners are the baseline of haircare for any hair type, but if you’re styling damaged hair, you’re going to want to replenish your strands in the shower with an added conditioning boost before you get to styling....

The back-story is a simple one, and picks up a narrative that was fairly common in 1971. A large campus evangelistic group at a major public university needed a guitar player. And I didn’t realize it at the time, but I needed an audience. I was a newly minted young scholar and recently retired musician, fresh off the college party circuit and occasionally larger venues where I earned my first real money as a guitarist....

⁠For many of my own heart patients, however, it’s now part of the routine. You may wonder why a cardiologist is teaching his patients to meditate. While many of us tend to think of our emotions, or meditation for that matter, as only affecting our mind, research shows that these “mental” states do come with very real, physical outcomes. Try to remember the last time you or a loved one felt stuck in a mood or unpleasant state of mind, like anxiety, sadness, depression, loneliness, or hopelessness....

Basically, the rollers are heated via a heating tray where the combination of heat, the rolling motion and time enables them to work their magic. However, there are now tons of rollers on the market and new technologies where you can now find heated rollers with a ceramic coating that are easy-to-grip. This helps to create smooth curls, minimizing the dreaded frizz. Read on to discover more about heated rollers and how they can help you to create a bouncy edge to your hair....

If you would like more information, please email shoner[email protected] with the subject “ROE East Bay.” See also, on Mindful.org: Video: Mary Gordon, founder of Roots of Empathy, shares how babies have something to teach about emotions.

Read on to steal some tips from our quick holiday hair care guide: Holiday Hair Care Guide: Get Your Best Vacation Hair Yet 1. Treat hair with a hair protection system. No matter where you choose to spend your vacation, we’re pretty sure your strands will be exposed to the harsh elements from the climate. It’s a good idea to reach for a hair care system that helps strengthen your hair making it less susceptible to damage before your vacation begins....

Healing is often messy, uncomfortable, and even scary. The silver lining? Vulnerability breeds intimacy. The courageous act of choosing to heal together may be the very step that changes everything in your marriage. Will you bravely take a step with me? PLEASE NOTE: It is recommended that any situation-specific trauma work be done 1-on-1 with a therapy professional. Though the topics we cover in this post are non-specific and are intended to be generally non-triggering, if at any point you begin to notice signs of distressing sensations in your body, be sure to give yourself a break....

How to Wear the Ribbon Hair Accessory from Fashion Month 1. Low, Loose Ponytail We’re starting you off with a easy one that’s equally chic. If you want to recreate this loose low ponytail, all you need is one hair tie and a ribbon of choice. For a smoother look, brush your hair backwards with a boar bristle brush and apply a dime-sized amount of serum to the base of your hair to tame any frizz....

It might seem to go without saying, but people with sunnier dispositions are better able to regulate their emotions than people with gloomier personalities, who are more likely to be thrown by unpleasant events. Why is this? There are several possibilities. One is that happier people wear metaphorical “rose-colored glasses” that allow them to focus on positive things and filter out negative ones. Another possibility is that happier people are just better at savoring the good things and allowing them to lift their mood, while still seeing the bad....