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How the Hustle Brag Phenomenon Is Hurting Your Mental Health
How many times has a coworker or friend complained about how many hours they worked that week, how many meetings they sat in that day, or how tired they were?...
10 Tips for Surviving Holiday Family Gatherings
It’s the start of the holiday season. which for many people means lots of family time. If you’re struggling with a mental illness, you might feel overwhelmed with to-do lists,...
The Efficient and Inefficient Sides of ADHD
When you think of adjectives associated with ADHD, “efficient” probably isn’t the first that comes to mind. After all, doing things inattentively wouldn’t seem to translate into doing them efficiently....
When We Get Sick, Do We Feel Worse?
Remember when I said November is nobody’s favorite month? Welcome to cold and flu season. You can’t go into a drug store without practically being chased by syringe-wielding nurses who want to give you a flu shot....
6 Key Ways to Improve Communication Skills with Your Partner
Because you have to. No relationship or marriage is perfect, but learning how to improve your communication skills can go a long way toward make sure you’re building a healthy...
Routine Is My Friend … And My Enemy
Routine is what makes it easy for me to know where I am and what I’m doing. But a lack of routine can make me pay attention. Those of us who thrive on “flying by the seat of your pants”...
Today I Love My Backup Computer
Today I love my backup computer, also known as my traveling computer because it is fairly lightweight compared to the main system I use. I love that my main system can go to the shop and get repaired without me being sidelined from my work....
Dopamine Fasting Probably Doesn’t Work, Try This Instead
A behavioral brain fad called “dopamine fasting” (#dopaminefasting) has been floating around the internet for the past year. The idea is that by restricting most of your pleasurable daily activities...
Practicing Forgiveness
When you hold on to past hurt, you’re actually trying to relieve your pain by putting other people down and building yourself up. You may imagine that nursing old wounds is the way to be in control and prevent the humiliating exposure of your imperfections....
Revisiting the Idea of Winning
Linda: If you’ve ever been in the middle of a painful breakdown with your partner and felt overwhelmed with rage, fear, pain, despair, or some combination of the above,...
Preterm Kids May Have Impulsivity Issues Like Those Deprived in Orphanages
Children who were born preterm or at very low birth weight have similar temperament issues as those who experienced deprivation or neglect in an orphanage for at least 6 months,...
Canadian Study: Poor Nutrition May Hike Risk for Depression
New research suggests one’s diet can increase the risk of depression. Investigators also discovered the likelihood of depression is higher among middle-aged and older women immigrants to Canada. “Lower intakes...
Listening to Music May Ease Heart Stress of Bad Traffic
Listening to music can lessen the cardiac stress of driving in heavy traffic, according to a small Brazilian study by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP). Driving-related stress is...
Brief Meditation Can Alter Brain Activity Tied to Increased Error Recognition
Non-meditators who engage in just one 20-minute session of “open monitoring meditation” show changes in brain activity suggesting increased error recognition, according to a new EEG study at Michigan State...
Tending the Family Heart Through the Holidays
