Your brain is always looking to protect you. Whenever it senses a threat, it sends a message to your body to prepare to either run away from that threat or stay and fight it off, hence the term “fight or…
If you attended an average public school, then chances are good either you or one of your classmates have ADHD. And that’s not a wild guess. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology states that, at present, an estimated…
Some people love the experience of flying while others find it a boring necessity in order to travel to far-away destinations. Some people, however, find flying to be stressful and scary. If you experience anxiety while flying, you’re not alone.…
With one out of five people experiencing a mental health condition every year, mental illness can create a ripple effect within our families and communities, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The uncertainty of COVID took a toll…
When life is piling on, sometimes it feels like all you can do is grab a spoon and a pint of ice cream and eat your feelings ’til the cows come home. Usually, that’s not a recommended coping mechanism for…
For some, going home for the holidays is a gift wrapped in warm nostalgia and cherished tradition. But for those with strained familial relationships, the idea of spending the holidays with family can be daunting — bringing up feelings that…
If someone has a personality disorder, it means that their thoughts and actions differ in meaningful ways from what is considered normal in their culture (via PsychDB). Their questionable thought and behavior patterns typically show up in adolescence or young…
The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 has been nothing short of a calamity – grieving for lost loved ones, struggling with unemployment, going bankrupt, managing to salvage necessities like food and clothes after hitting poverty — the list goes on. Besides the…
Imagery techniques are very powerful tools that can improve health. They go by many names — such as guided imagery and visualization — and utilize the creative power of the mind to build images that support healing and reduce pain…
Every year, millions of people experience a spontaneous pregnancy loss, commonly called a miscarriage, during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 26% of pregnancies will end in miscarriage, so it’s safe to…