Living Well Blog
Information & Resources to Help You Improve Your Mental and Physical Health
Catastrophizing: How to Stop Your Brain From Jumping to the Worst-Case Scenario
Do you ever prepare for the worst and forget to hope for the best?
Maybe your boss sends a vague email—“Can we talk?”—and suddenly you’re convinced you’re getting fired. Or your doctor leaves a voicemail asking you to call about lab results, and within minutes your mind has spiraled into imagining a rare, incurable illness.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. What you’re experiencing is a common thinking trap called catastrophizing—when your mind automatically jumps to the worst-case scenario and treats it like fact.
All-or-Nothing Thinking: How to Spot It and Step Into the Grey
Our brains love simplicity, but when life gets reduced to black-and-white thinking — success or failure, good or bad — it can take a serious toll on our emotional well-being. This is known as all-or-nothing thinking, and it often runs in the background unnoticed. In this blog, we’ll break down why it happens, how it affects your mood and health, and practical strategies to think in a more balanced way.
When Your Thoughts Get in the Way of Your Mental and Physical Well-Being — And How to Take Back Control
Making changes to support your physical and psychological health is often harder than we expect. Between life responsibilities, stress, and negative thinking patterns, it’s easy to feel stuck. Your own inner monologue can be one of the most persistent roadblocks — those automatic thoughts that quietly influence your mood, motivation, and daily habits. The good news is that you can learn to notice and challenge these thoughts so they stop getting in the way of your self-care.
