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By Emma Reynolds This is in reply to a question I received recently. The person was worrying about future anxiety (in this case brought on by the perimenopause). Thanks for your message. What I'm hearing is anxiety about more anxiety. With mindfulness you're practicing learning to not react to the "stressor". That stressor can be a concrete thing (like someone just crashed into my car), or it can be a thought. So, worrying about the thought "I don't want more anxiety" creates

Why do we have more anxiety in menopause, which can lead to sleeplessness, and what can be done about it?

By Sophie Letts - www.meditationhelp.net Anxiety attacks can strike at any time, and they can be difficult to overcome. For millions of Americans, coping with anxiety is a major job in itself; finding ways to prevent overwhelming feelings from showing up often seems next to impossible. However, it’s important to look for ways to keep anxiety from taking over because the things that prompt it are apt to change over time, leaving you feeling defenseless. There are several thing