Collette Baron Reid

Colette Baron-Reid's Wisdom of the Hidden Realms Oracle Cards for iPhone Now ...

This beautiful app by Oceanhouse Media includes 44 oracle cards — each with a gorgeous painting and a message or answer for you. This easy-to-use deck is appropriate for beginners as well as those experienced with divination cards. The app walks you through the steps for giving an oracle reading for yourself or others and outlines the extended meanings behind each card.

Blog Archive What to Do When You're Feeling ... - Colette Baron-Reid

Ever feel like the walls of worry, nervousness, and unease are closing in on you? Are anxiety and catastrophic thinking starting to wreck havoc on your peace of mind?

Everyone experiences feelings of anxiety and unease from time to time. In fact, it’s a very normal reaction to stress. It helps us deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, and keep focused on an important speech. In these situations, it helps us cope and become more alert. But, what do you do when you’re feeling dread, panic, or anxiety more often than not?

From worry about our health or job security to fear about what might happen down the road, more and more of us are living in a constant state of anxiety. And, it’s no wonder! Many of us are juggling so many responsibilities and challenges in life that our own peace of mind and self- care end up on the back burner. Moreover, it seems not a day goes by without some panic-inducing news flash about economic strife, environmental degradation, terrorist threats, and so on. All of this is taking a toll on our physical, mental, and spiritual health. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 19 million Americans have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. At any given time 13-25% of American adults are experiencing heightened anxiety. It’s also been estimated that 75-90% of all doctors’ visits are due to the effects of stress. That’s a lot!

But, here’s the most fantastic news. You truly can conquer anxiety and overwhelm. Here are some of my favorite anxiety-busting tools, which I’ve used in my own life and in my work with clients.

The Landscape of Peace and Calm : As I talk about in my most recent book, The Map: Finding the Magic and Meaning in the Story of Your Life , the environment of your mind—the internal landscape of your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs—is what creates your experience. The problem is that it’s incredibly difficult to shift what’s going on in our mind with willpower alone, especially in the midst of heightened anxiety. But, as I show you in the book, when you can easily make such a shift when you engage the power of metaphors and imagination. When you explore your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs as enchanted environments where your emotions take on attributes of the outer natural world, you’re able to detach from your emotions and access the wisdom you need to transform your inner and outer experiences.