Anxiety is an emotionally painful condition that can result from various causes. The impacts from anxiety can differ from person to person, but they are always rooted in a dysregulated brain. Despite the initial cause of anxiety, higher levels of ongoing tension result in a…
The COVID-19 pandemic marched on through spring and now halfway through summer. Most of us are getting used to wearing masks when we go out, summer activities have mostly been cancelled or postponed, and our normal routines have disappeared. We all miss family and…
What is Altruism? It is when a person acts to help another without looking for self-benefit. In other words, s/he acts to improve another’s welfare for the primary purpose of improving the other’s situation and without the hope or expectation of personal gain. Some research…
One of the foundations of mindfulness theory is that people’s bodies adapt to the most commonly experienced state. When someone is in chronic pain, for example, over time the body adapts to that as the norm and adjusts itself so that even a small event…
The events of the past few months, COVID-19 and the protests, have triggered uncertainty about the future and caused significant increases in anxiety and fear. As we become progressively more stressed, our focus narrows until all we can think about is the event we are…
During this time when we are staying home more, one form of self-care that we could all use is to explore our unconscious beliefs and consider how they might influence us. As we all struggle to find footing on this shifting ground, increasing our self-understanding…