Endless Possibility, Endless Anxiety

what is anxiety

By Jaime LK Jackson, Outpatient Program Coordinator & Life Coach In coaching, I often experience a similar dilemma facing many of my clients, endless possibility. Sometimes, having too many options can become paralyzing. When I tell my clients, you can do just about anything you decide you want to do, within natural reason, I can…

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SMART Goals for Successful Goal Planning

SMART Goal Setting

2014 is under way and off to an exciting start at OPI Living. After the success of our November “Gratitude Tree,” we decided to create a “2014 Goals Tree.” It has been inspiring to see what our participants and staff aim to achieve this year. Each person who wanted to participate took a snowball-shaped piece…

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OPI Living Gratitude Tree

OPI Living Gratitute Tree

In November the Optimum Performance Institute gave its participants and staff the “30 days of gratitude” project and challenge. The challenge was to have at least one thing we are grateful for each day. It was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our lives leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday on all the little things…

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A Hike and Yoga Outing in the Hollywood Hills

OPI Living Yoga Outing Hollywood Hills

The Optimum Performance Institute’s Life Coaching Department held its third in a series of Life Coaching Events on Friday, November 1, 2013: “Hiking Trail & Yoga.” A small but enthusiastic group of OPI participants budgeted from their own allowance to pay the $5.00 cost. After traveling to Fryman Canyon Park in Studio City, they were…

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Reflections on the Recovery Process in National Recovery Month

National Recovery Month at OPI Living

Every September during National Recovery Month, the Addictions Counseling Department, along with the entire Optimum Performance Institute, takes time to reflect on the recoveries of our clients, family and friends, and even our own. Recovery doesn’t always look the way people think it does. The process of recovery can relate to traumatic events in childhood,…

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Putting Fun Back Into Fundamentals: Creating Vision Boards

OPI Living Vision Board

What are your career goals? Are you excited about doing what it takes to achieve them? Some Optimum Performance Institute participants come into the program with specific objectives related to their career path, while others are unclear. The Department of Volunteer and Career Services works individually with each participant towards reaching their short- and long-term…

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Addressing a Silent Epidemic During National Suicide Prevention Week

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or urges, seek help immediately. Support is just a free phone call away at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 24 hours a day/7 days a week: (800) 273-8255. Para obtener asistencia en español durante las 24 horas, llame al (888) 628-9454. National Suicide Prevention…

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7 Ways to Successfully Cultivate Social Wellness for Life

Social Wellness OPI Living

What is social wellness?  It is about nurturing ourselves, others and our relationships. Social wellness consists of not only balancing our own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, but also actively participating as an interdependent piece of the bigger puzzle of humankind.  Thus, even as we care about our personal connections, we also care about…

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Mindfulness Kayaking in Malibu with the Life Coaching Department

Mindfulness Kayaking in Malibu

On Friday, June 21, OPI’s Life Coaching Department offered its first “Life Coaching Outing.” We took nine participants to beautiful Zuma Beach in Malibu, CA for a Mindfulness Kayaking Experience. During the morning, participants were guided by life coaches to approach the event as an exercise in observing their thoughts and feelings when facing a…

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“SMART” Secrets from a Life Coach: How to Make Your New Year’s Goals Work!

SMART Goal Setting Life Coaching OPI Living

It’s that time of year again for most people–a time when we’ve been reflecting back on our accomplishments as well as the roadblocks encountered from the previous year and our vows that 2013 will be different. But will it? At the Optimum Performance Institute, as with all of our OPI Living Programs, we can help…

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Remember to Take Care of Yourself During the Holidays!

Note to Self: just breathe

With the holidays right around the corner it’s very important that all of us remember to practice some self-care during this seemingly stressful season. Whether you’re traveling home to be with your families or snuggling up with your pets, it’s essential to remember to focus on your own needs as well during this busy time…

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OPI Intensive Participant Finds New Way Of Self-Expression Through Action Workshop

One of our Life Coaching Department members and an Expressive Therapy Group Facilitator, Rory Pollinger, recently shared with our OPI Living community about a wonderful Action Workshop participant performance: “As a part of OPI Intensive, our specialized Borderline Personality Disorder treatment program within the Optimum Performance Institute, we have a weekly workshop that focuses on…

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