Anxiety and depression are the leading mental illnesses in America and affect more than eighteen percent of the population. Many people turn to medication as their first line…
I know it sounds counterintuitive, but arguing can actually bring you more peace and happiness — arguing with yourself that is. You know that incessant chatter inside your…
Depression is a complex illness that can look very different in different people. Some depressed people can’t sleep at all while others can’t do much of anything except…
I was five years old when I had my first encounter with trauma – much too young to comprehend the magnitude of the situation. It wasn’t until my…
If you Google the word “mindfulness” you’ll get a gazillion different definitions, flavors, and varieties. Truth is there is no single, universal definition. Mindfulness is an umbrella term…
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Over recent decades, mindfulness has gone from being an alternative concept associated with incense and granola to becoming a scientifically validated therapeutic mental health tool. Analyzing the practice with…
It’s a long holiday weekend in the U.S. and the official start of the Christmas season. This time of year is filled with gatherings of friends, families, and coworkers, twinkly lights, lots…
Over recent decades, mindfulness has gone from being an “out there” fringe topic to becoming a mainstream scientifically-validated concept. It’s now being utilized as a method of therapy,…
I recently finished reading the novel, Before We Were Yours. It is based on a true story about the Tennessee Children’s Home Society and its Director, Georgia Tann. Ms.…
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…
