Responding vs. Reacting to Stress and Anxiety
We’ve all been there, our emotions get the best of us and then we say or do something we later regret. Learn more about responding vs. reacting with Houston therapist, Alejandra Machado, LPC.
Lazy or Resting? Reframing Rest
When we have anxiety about not doing enough, we often view rest with a negative mindset, interpreting it to mean we are lazy, but rest is important for all of us. Rest can help to balance out the stress-induced “fight or flight” response and enhance our overall emotional well-being.
Counseling in Houston: Strategies to Cope with Productivity-Induced Anxiety
Anxiety that results from feeling that we are not doing enough is a common phenomenon nowadays with the many influences and distractions around us, it’s difficult not to think that we should always be doing more.
Signs of Productivity Anxiety
Productivity anxiety, or just feeling anxious if you’re not always productive, manifests in various ways for people, often it can be subtle. Let’s explore what this can look like.
Breaking Free from the Productivity Trap: Thoughts from a Houston Therapist.
Feeling anxious when you're not being productive? Learn how counseling can help you break free from the productivity trap and reconnect with rest, self-worth, and balance with Alejandra Machado, LPC, therapist in Houston, 281-858-3325.
The Impact of Loneliness on Mental Health- Houston Therapist Insights
Emptiness, feeling isolated, like you are the only one. Maybe you feel like the only one in the world or feel unworthy of connection. Should our goal be never to feel lonely? Or can we recognize that it is also a part of the human experience from time to time?
Alejandra Machado, LPC- online counseling for anxiety, depression.