When I start to see the red bows, wreaths, and the twinkly lights going up on houses, which happens earlier every year, I begin feeling this familiar, gnawing…
That is a paraphrase of a quote attributed to the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. Actually, he said it much more eloquently: “That which does not kill us, makes…
Imagine that someone presents you with a to-do list and tells you that you better hurry and start crossing things off. You begin working your way through the…
One day several years ago, I spontaneously hugged a patient of mine, Gretchen. It was during a moment in which her despair and distress were so intense that…
The research on the effects of mindfulness has grown exponentially in recent decades. The initial studies generally explored how well mindfulness worked as a practice or therapy. With…
Let’s start with a fun fact: Did you know your eyes are two pieces of your brain, pushed out of the skull during development? So they’re not just…
Digital technologies greatly influence our brains, mental health, and lives these days. No doubt about that. And they aren’t inherently good or bad. How we use them determines…
Depression has become a global epidemic. As of 2018, “Our World in Data” reported 3.4 percent of the global population, or 264 million people were diagnosed with depression.…
When you think of cholesterol, you probably think of heart disease. But without this fat-like substance, you wouldn’t be able to think at all and your brain would…
For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain – namely an imbalance of a brain…
Often, your own mind is the worst enemy you will face on a daily basis. Far too many of us let our minds doubt, criticize, bully, and limit…