I’ll bet that you’ve experienced butterflies in your stomach or an unmistakable, strong gut feeling before. So, you’ve pretty much always known that what goes on in your…
Even if you don’t know what rumination is, I’m willing to bet you do it. Maybe even a lot! What Is Rumination and Why Do You Do It?…
What makes one person more resilient than another? Some people go through unfathomable pain, tremendous suffering, and extreme hardship. While these events may slow them down and set…
In India, when training elephants, handlers begin by chaining one of the elephant’s legs to a tree. Over time, they gradually decrease the size of the chain until…
“Time is a great healer” – how many times have you heard this reassuring phrase meaning that any painful and difficult situation won’t seem as bad as time…
Smartphones have become essential to almost every part of a person’s life these days: school, work, family, friends, and fun. Originally, phones were functional – a means to…
Everyone has pesky, negative, worrisome thoughts. That’s normal. If you’re lucky, it’s less often than all the time. Why You Have A Negative Brain I’ve seen estimates that…
The relatively new science of epigenetics is proving that who you are is the culmination of the experiences in your life – and even those of your ancestors…
In the 1980s, researchers at The University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) confirmed that the human brain remodels itself following the “Hebbian rule.” Donald Hebb, a Canadian…
None of us get out of this life unscathed. If we’re lucky, we only experience a few deep wounds and even fewer “my life changed in a second”…
We’ve all been told at one time or another – probably far too often – “Just let it go.” I’m sure the person offering this well-meaning sentiment intended…