My ability to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic I think can be attributed to my overall ability to cope with anxiety.  

How 2020 Has Helped My Anxiety Wow! It’s been a minute since I’ve done some writing and contributed to my site—how very 2020 of me (let’s hope I remember how to even post this)...

I always strive to live life looking on the positive side of things. But I have to admit that I’ve had some real moments of sadness during this pandemic….

I have Anxiety and I got Coronavirus When you have generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder like I do, you are constantly catastrophizing every situation…

Last month, while I was getting all riled up with my 2020 visions (see what I did there?), a virus that only Satan could conjure found me (and no, it wasn’t Coronavirus…

Happy December, friends! We’ve made it through Thanksgiving and now it’s just one (busy AF) landslide into Christmas. Thanksgiving was particularly late this year, so I’m feeling all sorts of stress and pressure to pick up the speed on my holiday shopping. I love perusing gift guides for ideas….

Holiday Wellness Survival Guide It’s the most wonderful time of the year — the holiday season! I think I just merged two holiday songs there…

Daylight Savings Time Anxiety A few weeks ago marked daylight saving times and I think we can all agree that although the extra hour of sleep was great…

Anxious European Travels Part 2: Germany & Austria Part 2 of European Anxious Travels takes us to a few other cities in Germany then to Vienna, Austria….

It’s been some time since I’ve embarked on my anxious travels, and while I typically am less anxious to travel when I’m doing it frequently….

Navigating Change with Anxiety Change will do you good…or so they say. I recently started a new job and that’s one of the biggest versions of change that you can go through, considering the amount of hours you spend at work each week…..

Positive Affirmations for Anxiety Muhammad Ali truly believed and told himself that he was the greatest of all time, even before he was….

S.O.S.! I Need a Distraction from My Anxiety Sometimes you can do everything right and anxiety will still knock on your door. There are even times when you can just wake up with anxiety for no apparent reason at all.

I recently had a magical detox weekend. I decided I need to fully dedicate to a wellness weekend to give my body a much needed reset due to the 100 day marathon of Summertime in Chicago catching up with me….

Another Year Older, Another Year Wiser Ah, another year older and another year wiser? I like to think so. I’m the type of person that doesn’t like complacency….

Summer hater, over here. Kidding, I don’t hate summer, I’m not a monster… but, it’s not the best season for my anxiety….

Understanding the Difference Between Anxiety and Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is not fun, whether it’s experiencing anxiety in certain situations or being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder….

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed that when I am actually cooking at home, I typically do it on Mondays (I call it #cookathomemondays – genius, I know). Here’s the thing….

Songs That Make You Happy, Volume 1 One of my favorite ways to get out of a funk is to listen to really fun and happy music…at a very loud decibel….

I have a love/hate relationship with outdoor festivals. More of a hate as of the past three years when my panic disorder joined the party, but there are some festivals that I genuinely love attending…