Like all emotions, anger is a normal response to stressors in your life — everyone feels anger at one point or another, even if they’re typically very calm — but no matter how overwhelming anger can feel, it doesn’t need to take you over. There are many ways you or your teen can begin to notice triggers, know when your “button” is being pushed and learn skills to manage your anger. By focusing on learning anger management activities for teens, you can set yourself or someone you love up for success.
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Affirmations are a powerful tool that can be used by people of any age. When repeated in the morning, affirmations can help get the day started on the right foot and prepare you to take action in pursuit of your goals.
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What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils, or plant-based extracts for therapeutic benefit. By stimulating smell receptors in your nose, different scents send signals through your body. When smell receptors are stimulated with a relaxing scent, it can calm the mind, body and spirit.
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When life throws you a curveball…

Let’s face it, life has been more challenging lately. From pandemic to civil unrest to gun violence we’re all feeling stressed. Here are seven quick tips……
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In our fast-paced environments, we often jump from one activity to another without taking time to evaluate what each experience provides us. Getting caught up in the busyness of daily life can make it difficult to look inward and reflect on our own thoughts and feelings.
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What is Connection?
When researchers refer to the concept of social connection, they mean the feeling that you belong to a group and generally feel close to other people. Scientific evidence strongly suggests that this is a core psychological need, essential to feeling satisfied with your life.
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Healthy communication is a skill we can learn and practice throughout our lives. Communication is part of all our relationships – with friends, teachers, family members, partners, ourselves, colleagues and strangers. It’s a skill that always can be improved.
How can you tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy communication? Visit Change to Chill’s new Healthy Communication page to view examples of both to help you improve your communication skills which can lead to finding solutions to conflicts.
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Flow is a state of mind when you are fully immersed in a task and forget about the outside world for a while. When you are distracted by the things going on around you, taking a moment to find your Flow may lead to more happiness in life.  When you are in your Flow it’s comparable to….
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According to Dr. David Rock, the author of Handbook of NeuroLeadership, not knowing what will happen next is unsettling for humans and can be debilitating because it requires additional neural energy. Put simply, our brains have to work harder to process the unexpected.

So what happens when life throws you a curveball?  Taking ownership of what you can control (how you interpret and respond), instead of focusing on the uncontrollable.  Here are some strategies that can help:
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With every new year comes the opportunity to set new intentions. This year, consider putting yourself first.
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