The Mind-Body Connection
You’ve felt it before – that rush of adrenaline when stress hits, or the stomach knots when anxiety looms. These aren’t just sudden feelings, they’re part of im
Daily Hurdles & Quick Resets
Picture this: You’re going through your day as usual, working on your daily tasks. But suddenly, a problem arises out of nowhere, pushing your focus out of balance. What happens
Drop Your Shoulders & Read This!
Stress can be sneaky… It has a way of creeping into our minds and bodies without us even realizing it. And as we go through days, weeks, and months, they can stay there and pile
Interrupt The Stress Cycle
Do you sometimes feel like you’re running on a hamster wheel of stress, where each day piles on more pressure than the last? You’re not alone, my friend. You see, stress is
Your Issues are in Your Tissues & Your Body is Warning You!!!
Has stress been keeping you up at night lately? Maybe because of a conflict with team members, an increase in workload, or maybe the Sunday scaries kicking in? With the amount of w
MANAGING TEACHER STRESS
This article includes FREE printables and resources for Educators.
GRATITUDE ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS
This article includes FREE printables and resources for Educators.
AFFIRMATIONS AND POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE BUILDING FOR STUDENTS
This article includes FREE printables and resources for Educators.
JOURNALING FOR STUDENTS
This article includes FREE printables and resources for Educators. If you aren’t having students journal in your classroom, now’s the time to consider starting! Making time for
BREATHING EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM
This article includes FREE printables and resources for Educators.
Breathing Exercises: Should I breathe through my nose or mouth?
Nose vs. Mouth? When it comes to my breathing practice, should I be breathing through my nose or through my mouth? This is one of those questions I get a lot when facilitat
Breathing Exercises: Should I Open or Close My Eyes
Should you keep your eyes opened or closed during breathing exercises? My answer: It depends. There’s some pros and cons to both, so you have to decide for yourself which
Breathing Exercises: What if Sitting Makes Me Anxious?
You know I love my breathing exercises! But is there anyone out there who struggles with sitting completely still and focusing on nothing but your breath? I’ve found that
Coping with Burnout
Burnout is the emotional and physical exhaustion you may experience when you’re starting to feel powerless, overwhelmed, and have low satisfaction with the work you’re doing.
Discovering The Mako Method™ (Our Framework for Managing Stress)
New Year – Same Me. The New Year isn’t about reinventing myself. But it is a great time to reintroduce myself, and for all of us, it’s a great time for re-evalua
Low Impact Debriefing
Do you ever feel like by the end of the day you’ve collected a bunch of stories you just HAVE to share? When your work involves helping others, there’s a high probability
Establishing & Enforcing Boundaries for Helping Professionals
As a caregiver or helping professional, you give a lot of yourself to the people you serve. You give your TIME, your ATTENTION, your EMPATHY, your PATIENCE, and COMPAS
Breathing Exercises: How Should I Sit?
Okay, so you know breathing exercises can help you calm down and get to a place where you can think critically and clearly about how to best respond to the stressful situations aro
The Power of Perspective
Once you know your stressors, there’s a powerful tool you can use to help you cope with that stress. This tool can have a HUGE impact on your life. But – this tool can
Breathing Exercises: How Often Should I Practice?
Watch this video for more strategies! THE MAKO METHOD™ RESOURCE GUIDES Feeling stressed out & psychologically unsafe at work? Check out our guides! The Mako Method™ Resourc
Warning Signs
We know how to read a lot of warning signs… So why do we often ignore the most important warning signs around us: Our body’s warning signs of stress! One of th
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup
You can’t pour from an empty cup. So I want to know, how much is in your cup right now? We talk a lot about serving others – but what I’m NOT hearing enough of is t
Coping with Change and Uncertainty
Surges in COVID cases, holiday plans still up in the air, constant changes at work, is anyone else feeling completely overwhelmed by All. This. Uncertainty?! It’s bee
The 10/90 Rule for Managing Stress
Ever feel like you’re just trying to stay afloat? Like you constantly find yourself uttering words that start with the letters… WTF… I want to introduce you to a
Neurophysiology of Serving Others
Have you ever listened to someone tell you a stressful story and you end up having a PHYSICAL reaction to their story? Your heart rate speeds up, your hands get sweaty, and you can
Identifying Stressors
Because I’m a stress management consultant, people tend to assume I’ve always had a handle on coping with my own stress. But if I’m being honest, I haven’t always resp
3 Easy Strategies You Can Use to Protect Yourself From Secondhand Stress
Just like how you protect your immune system from secondhand smoke by hanging out in non-smoking areas, you also need to find strategies to protect your emotional immune system. He
What Is Secondary Stress?
The thing is, as human beings, we can quite literally pick up on and absorb one another’s emotions, just like we can take in secondhand smoke.
Are You At Risk For Secondary Stress?
Caretakers, mental health professionals, health care workers, social workers, officers and teachers among others all belong to at-risk groups.
Why You Should Practice Mindfulness
To be mindful means to be fully aware of the present moment without judgement of your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Mindfulness is linked to reducing feelings of anxiety, stre
Stress & The Stress Response
Learn about stress, the stress response, and why we need to manage it.
Your Brain on Mindfulness
Neuroplasticity highlights the idea that our brains are constantly being reshaped throughout our lives through our experiences and our thoughts. This means by cultivating a self ca
ABC’s of Stress
Click here for a lesson on perspective building.

