Depression and anxiety are often thought of as mental health diseases of the Western lifestyle. While more common in Western cultures, depression and anxiety are found in every…
Your experience of your journey through life boils down to the chemicals in your brain. Happy, sad, mad, anxious, you name it – can all be traced to…
Recently, I saw the movie Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman. If you’re planning on watching it and don’t want me to spoil it for you, then…
Although the two words are used interchangeably, there are distinct differences between feelings and emotions. Ok. Big deal. Well, it kind of is a big deal because understanding…
Being a people pleaser of the worst kind, I used to try to make others happy and dodge their displeasure at the cost of my own happiness. With…
These beautiful words, from Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day, remind and inspire me. They remind me that, first and foremost, my life is entirely what I make…
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds. Bob Marley Imagine that someone presents you with a to-do list and tells you…
We all know what our brain is, right? It is that three pounds of “convoluted mass of gray and white matter” in our heads “serving to control and coordinate mental and physical actions.” OK. Now, define the mind. Not…
That quote is attributed to the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. Actually, he said it much more eloquently: “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” It turns…
In 1995, on December 31st, at 7:56 pm my older brother by 10 months and best friend in the world, Chris Hampton, took his last breath, at the age…