by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Feb 7, 2026 | Nervous System Regulation, Stress and heart health
February is often associated with hearts and love. But there’s another side to heart health that we don’t talk about enough: Stress. Long before heart problems show up on a medical chart, the body often sends quieter signals:—poor sleep, constant tension,...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Jan 2, 2026 | Anxiety Relief, Emotional Resilience, Nervous System Regulation, Self Regulation
January often brings a renewed focus on goals, habits, and resolutions. Yet for many people, even deeply meaningful intentions fade as stress, fatigue, or emotional overload sets in. This isn’t a failure of motivation—it’s proof that sustainable change...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Dec 4, 2025 | Anxiety Relief, Burnout, Emotional Resilience
As the year winds down, many people expect to feel peaceful, reflective, and ready for a fresh start. But for most, December brings something very different: accumulated stress, emotional fatigue, and a nervous system that’s been “on” far too long....
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Nov 3, 2025 | Anxiety Relief, Bilateral tapping, Emotional Resilience
November is often filled with reminders to “be grateful”. Why? Because practicing gratitude improves our overall well-being—whether you keep a gratitude journal, express gratitude either verbally or in writing, or simply think of things that make you feel...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Oct 1, 2025 | Anxiety, Anxiety Relief, Bilateral tapping, Burnout, Emotional Resilience, Self Regulation, Sleep
Stressful events are a part of life—but how quickly we recover from them depends on our emotional resilience. Resilience isn’t something you either have or don’t have; it’s a skill that can be built and strengthened. Research points to exercise, supportive...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Sep 5, 2025 | Anxiety, Anxiety Relief, Nervous System Regulation, Post traumatic stress, Suicide Prevention
September is Suicide Prevention Month—a time to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and share resources that can truly save lives. There are many important pieces to prevention, from understanding risk factors and warning signs, to knowing how to respond in a crisis. But...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Aug 11, 2025 | Anxiety, Anxiety Relief, Bilateral tapping, Burnout, Focus
Learning how to bounce back quickly and recover from stressful moments in the workplace improves resilience and lowers your risk for burnout. Placing a high level of importance on recovering from stressful situations while still at work versus thinking you will deal...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Jul 18, 2025 | Anxiety Relief, Focus, Self Regulation
What if you follow the advice to remove all distractions from your environment so you can focus on the task at hand and you “still” find your mind wandering. Although silencing your phone and removing other distractions is a helpful suggestion, it is often...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | Jun 9, 2025 | Anxiety, Anxiety Relief, Bilateral tapping, Nervous System Regulation, Self Regulation
All of us experience stress, anger, pain and anxiety from time to time. Normally, we feel heightened and then return to baseline or back to our normal level of functioning. However, when stressors are persistent or spike to acute levels, even for a short period of...
by Cindy A Jones, LCSW | May 15, 2025 | Anxiety, Bilateral tapping, Nervous System Regulation
Self help books and countless coping strategies are not making much of a difference in the mental health crisis being experienced by all demographics. The suggestions being offered are good and work when our nervous system is calm and regulated. When we are in a...
