What Resilience Is Not…Coping Skills Gone Bad
We know that resilience is more than just controlling emotions or managing behaviors or being able to push through and withstand extreme stressors without losing your sh–. And in fact a …
We know that resilience is more than just controlling emotions or managing behaviors or being able to push through and withstand extreme stressors without losing your sh–. And in fact a …
My social media has been riddled with many recent research reports on the topic of happiness. Not just the state of happiness, how to achieve it and keep it, but also …
30 Days to Happiness. How to Live Longer and Feel Better. Read More »
We know that the glorification of busy is unhealthy and annoying. We know that constant self sacrifice and other passive aggressive behaviour we use to highlight how much we give and …
3 Ways to Conquer Self Sacrifice and the Martyr Mindset to Find Happiness Read More »
I am not anti-medication for psychiatric conditions, but I am an advocate for many proven individual and combination non-prescription drug based therapies for treating these conditions. I also believe that there …
A Better Treatment Approach to Treating Depression and Anxiety Read More »
Life is not always easy. It was never meant to be. Challenges stimulate growth and increase resilience. But sometimes our lives can feel like one struggle after another with no breaks …
10 Things To Help You Get Through Difficult Times Read More »
We know exercise is the single best thing you can do for your brain health overall and long term. We also know that daily exercise is more effective than antidepressants for …
No Excuses! Daily Exercise to Prevent and Treat Mental Illness Read More »
Resiliency. In the simplest of terms, it is the ability to experience all ranges of positive and negative experiences and emotional states and being able to not just tolerate those states …
Resiliency. Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable. Read More »
Do you feel on guard all the time – like you’re almost always scanning your environment and the people in it? Unable to relax, overly concerned, hyperaware? Do you notice an …
On Guard! Three areas hypervigilance can show up in your life. Read More »
So there I was – vibrating at the front of the room like a nervous mouse… except that I wasn’t nervous at all. Sometimes your body just does stuff. Here’s why and …
In addition to the tips in my Supplements for Depression & Anxiety, there are some great recommendations in Dr. Mark Hyman’s The Ultramind Solution book as well as Dr. Daniel Amen’s …