Jetta Zellner

Breathing is a necessity of life that usually occurs without much thought. When you breathe in, blood cells receive oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a waste product that's carried back through your body and exhaled.

Improper breathing can upset the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange and contribute to anxiety, panic attacks, fatigue, and other physical and emotional disturbances.

The next time you’re feeling anxious, there are a variety of anxiety breathing exercises to try. Learn how to use breathing exercises to help relieve feelings of anxiety and stress.

Click the link below to learn breathing techniques that will help reduce anxiety. https://www.verywellmind.com/abdominal-breathing-2584115

It is important to be 100 percent present when trying to lift someone else up. Put away your phone, your computer, and your work, and be there for them. Listen to them; support them without judging. Don't offer suggestions unless they ask; just be with them. They will feel heard and understood and may experience some relief.

Read this full article to learn how to lift yourself or someone else up who is experiencing a crisis. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/feeling-it/201706/seven-ways-uplift-friend-and-yourself-in-crisis

Be Kind to Your Mind: The Mind-Body Connection
A Personal Perspective: Part II of III: How to be kinder to your mind.

Read the full article on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/vitality/202205/be-kind-your-mind-the-mind-body-connection #:~:text=A%20Personal%20Perspective%3A%20Part%20II%20of%20III%3A%20How,alcohol.%20...%205%20Detox%20from%20Excess%20Stimulation.%20