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The Art of Listening With All of Your Ears
Have you ever wondered about how you receive information from different parts of yourself? It might not be “ears” – perhaps another analogy resonates more closely with you. How do you communicate with your body, mind, heart, spirit? What has helped you navigate important but challenging relationships?
What to Do When Parental Alienation Leads to Estrangement
Shortly after Jonathan’s divorce was finalized, he lost his job. Worried that he would not be able to maintain the alimony and child support payments, he reluctantly took a job...
Free Live Webinar: Learn All About Passive Aggressiveness
(Please note: This free live webinar will be recorded and a copy made available to all who register.) Passive Aggression is basically directing hostile or negative feelings indirectly at someone...
The Office Birthday Card
I don’t do well with office politics. I don’t attend pot lucks, or Christmas parties. I’m not a jerk or anything but, I just keep it all about business, and don’t want to fall into any gossip traps or feel like I am in a high school cafeteria....
How Exercise Benefits Overweight and Obese Individuals’ Brains
We know that exercise can improve our moods and even help us manage mental illness, but can it help how our brains actually function?Researchers recently learned that in addition to the rest of the body,...
Dr. Epstein, Political Bias, & Google Search Results
I’m a little confused by claims made by Dr. Robert Epstein and his assertion, based upon a single study of 95 participants, that Google somehow intentionally biased the results shown...
Using Anger to Protect Yourself
Why does anger escalate and damage relationships that did not need to be damaged? Why are some relationships stormier than they need to be? Why is it so hard to be happy these days?...
Why We Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Criticize Creativity
Breakthroughs come from leveraging the contrasts that come from critiques, not from avoiding them.I read an interesting article from Harvard Business Review last month....
Mass Shootings & Mental Illness: Sloppy Reporting Paints False Connection
There’s an unfortunate confusion that exists when talking about mass shootings in America. This confusion is reinforced by politicians and the media, each pushing their own agendas and biases. Some...
Intuition: Listening to the Voice in Your Head
I have a come clean confession for you. I hear voices and, I daresay, you do too. They come uninvited at random times, often when I am attempting to tumble...
Addiction Intervention in Hospital Can Be A ‘Reachable Moment’
Addiction patients who meet with an intervention team in the hospital are twice as likely to participate in treatment for substance use disorder after they are discharged, according to a...
Is It Autism? The Line is Getting Blurry
Autism diagnoses are on the rise worldwide. In the U.S., the prevalence of autism has increased from 0.05 percent in 1966 to more than 2 percent today. In Quebec, the...
Living Close to Green Space Linked to Better Mental Health
A new study by U.K. researchers suggests living close (within 300 meters) of urban green space is associated with greater happiness, sense of worth and life satisfaction. In American terms,...
Machine Learning/AI Can ID People Who Need Specialist Care for Depression
Researchers have created decision models to predict which patients might need more treatment for their depression than what their primary care provider can offer. Scientists say the algorithms are specifically...
