What if we told you that by simply taking off your shoes and going for a walk outside barefoot helps you feel less stressed, improves your health and boosts your mood? There is proven science behind it, and it actually works!, grounding, or as some people call it, earthing, not only has a beneficial impact on our immune system and mood — it also helps to reduce inflammation in our bodies.
"I had two autoimmune diseases which cause inflammation in the body," she explains. "One that affects the thyroid and one that affects the gastrointestinal tract, and they left me very anxious and with panic attacks. They just became a regular and very unpleasant part of life. So when I started researching about grounding, I thought, okay, I'm going to go do this, and hopefully it'll help.
Catherine also says that grounding makes her feel safe which in turn helps lessen her anxiety. "I think so many of us have mood issues because we have a lack of safety in our lives. We have a hard time finding safety in our relationships, in our family, in our workplace and society at large. And that lack of safety can further that feeling of anxiety or depression or whatever the mood issue is.