Hope for Healing
Every journey to healing begins with HOPE
Hope for Healing blog articles
Every journey to healing begins with HOPE. I invite you to join us on the pathway of healing and living joyfully. On the Hope for Healing website you’ll find tools and resources to learn and apply new skills to increase happiness, build confidence and self-esteem, strengthen families and marriages, manage stress, and help alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety. You have the power to create the life you want. We’ll show you how.
Free progressive relaxation audio
Progressive relaxation - Free audio What is "progressive relaxation" and how does it help with stress? When we're stressed throughout the day, we often hold tension in our body through tightness in the shoulders, neck, lower back, etc. In this audio, we're going to...
Stress Management – Free audio course
Stress management - Free audio courseCourse description This audio course is designed to help increase skills to calm fear, anxiety, worry, and stress. In this course you'll learn how our emotions affect our autonomic nervous system. You'll learn how to decrease...
Dealing with depression – free audio course
Dealing with depression - Free audio courseDealing with depression course description This audio course is designed for anyone who is dealing with depression or anyone who has a loved one dealing with depression. In this course you'll learn some of the neurological...
How to love and accept yourself – free audio course
How to love and accept yourself - Free audio courseCourse description This empowering course can transform your life! Learning to love and accept yourself is the foundation of building confidence and self-esteem. In this course, you’ll discover why you are good...
Mental health day
Recommendation: take a mental health day A "mental health day" involves taking a day off from work and dedicating that whole day to restoring mental and emotional health. It's an opportunity for self care and to recover from stress, overwork, or burnout. Americans...
Suicide prevention
"Be the 1 to" is an excellent resource to help empower you to know what to do if a friend or family member is considering suicide. They have a 5 step action plan for communicating with someone who may be suicidal. The five steps include: asking, being there, keeping...
How do I learn to love and accept myself?
Click here to listen to a free audio course on how to love and accept yourself.Learning to love and accept yourself is the foundation of confidence and self-esteem I'm going to explain some reasons why you are worthy of love and acceptance, why it matters that...
“I am” posters
"I am" posters An "I am" poster is a powerful tool to discover and create our authentic identity. We are more confident and have better self esteem when we know who we are. How to use an “I am” poster An "I am" poster uses the principles of repetition, visual...
A message to anyone who has wondered if they’re good enough
A message to anyone who has ever wondered if they're "good enough" Hello, my name is Linda Bjork. I'm the founder and executive director of Hope for Healing, and I have a personal message for anyone who has ever wondered if they're good enough, or felt like they're...
Toxic Family Dynamics & How to Establish Healthy Boundaries
Toxic family dynamics We can all use a little more peace and happiness in our lives. Hope for Healing offers tools, information, resources, and a plan to increase happiness, build confidence and self-esteem, strengthen families and marriages, manage stress, and help...
Why Eating Together as a Family Matters
6 Scientific Reasons Why Eating Together as a Family Matters Family dinner is not just about the food, it's about the family. Research suggests many reasons why family dinner matters, here are just six of them. 1. Better mental and emotional health.Families...
Tips for better sleep
Tips for better sleep The effect of sleep deprivation on mood has been well documented. Getting enough sleep is important for our mental and emotional well being. On average, we need to have about seven to eight hours of sleep per night. ...
Message to those suffering with depression
Hello, my name is Linda Bjork. I'm the founder and executive director of Hope for Healing and my greatest desire is to support and assist you on your journey to happiness and wholeness.A message of hope to those who are struggling with depression Hello, my name...
Why do we compare ourselves with others?
Why do we compare ourselves against other people? We all compare ourselves to other people. We do this even when the comparisons make us unhappy. Why do we do this? How does this tendency to compare with others affect our wellbeing? Is there a way to overcome the...
No time for exercise?
Exercise helps us feel calmer, happier and have more energy. Here are just a few good reasons to include exercise into your day: Exercise can instantly boost overall mood. It stimulates the body to produce the body's natural feel-good hormones which can make problems...
