If you’re feeling outrage or anger, read this

Jun 3, 2020 | The Science of You

Feeling stressed out? Anxious? Afraid?  You’re not alone. These are unprecedented times, and we may all be experiencing some form of emotional trauma.  We mostly associate trauma with violent crimes, natural disasters, and war, but that gives us a limited scope. Our...

Nervous about a new normal? Here’s how to prepare.

May 12, 2020 | Toolkit

  If you had told me a year ago that I would be ordered to stay home by the government and only a portion of the population would be able to go to work, while millions more were losing their jobs all due to a potentially lethal virus, I would have said “no way!”...

4 mental health tools worth trying

May 3, 2020 | Toolkit

Time has seemed a little wonky in 2020. Days move slowly at home, but months seem to disappear. But one month that’s extra special to us at Sanvello is May. Why? Because May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s been a tough year for everyone, and we wanted to...

What is radical acceptance, and how can I use it?

Apr 28, 2020 | Living Well

  When life gets challenging, and it feels like things are spiraling out of control, it can seem like there’s nothing we can do. We feel overwhelmed and at a loss. We can slip in to states of denial, struggling to come to terms with our reality. And that struggle...

Bad mood? Here are 8 lifestyle tips to help turn it around

Apr 21, 2020 | Living Well

When we describe our feelings, we can be pretty specific. We use words like bored, irritated, content, calm, aggravated, restless, excited, and on and on. We can also usually attribute a feeling to something specific. I’m irritated because someone didn’t answer my...