Larry Drain of the Hopeworks Community blog wrote an excellent post on three things we can do about our moods: prevention, coping, learning. He writes...
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living
For both newbies and soon-to-be graduates alike, the one thing that seems to get the best of them every single year is sleep. Translation: serious deprivation.
Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business
Last week's "Three Steps to Kick Social Anxiety" broke traffic records here. No doubt about it: Meeting new people puts us out of our comfort zone!
Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living
Take some time away from cyberspace and connect. Appreciate. See life and yourself as small miracles and allow yourself to experience awe.
Therese Borchard | Posted 08.25.2009 | Living
I've been "mastering" my perfectionism problem this summer, as contradictory as that statement sounds. I joined a Masters swimming program knowing fu...
Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living
In a world of relentless competition, you can't afford to let social anxiety hold you back. It's a wasted opportunity. So what to do?
Therese Borchard | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living
One of my depression busters is to "become the expert." This means, as I'm peeing my pants about where Eric and I are going to get our next paych...
Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living
We are witnessing an outbreak of panic and fear as people in the US respond with misunderstanding and ignorance to falsely perceived threats to their ...
Dr. Larry Dossey | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living
If your doctor advises you to get dirty instead of taking a pill to perk up your mood, don't look at her strangely. Pride yourself on having a physician who is on the cutting edge.
Deborah Rozman Ph.D. | Posted 09.08.2009 | Living
It's harder to sleep in these times. Articles are written every day about the subject. Your reason for tossing and turning at night may be different from mine. But the result is the same. We're foggy and tired the next day.
Todd Kashdan | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living
Children who often experience curiosity and wonder, and act on these feelings to explore their world fare better at school, in relationships, at work, and are intelligent, creative, satisfied people.
Psychology Today | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living
At some point, nearly everyone struggles to sleep. Tips on how to get your snooze schedule back on track and on how to avoid sleepless nights. ...
Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green
It's tremendously encouraging to find renewed interest in the relationship between the human mind and the rest of nature.
James M. Lynch | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living
I was gathering evidence that people were stupid, they were selfish and that I was the only right thinking person in the world and my anger was justified. In short; I was being a big fat jerk.
Therese Borchard | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living
Fresh Living blogger Holly Lebowitz Rossi recently wrote a helpful post on how to get past cold feet or any second-guessing for that matter. She write...
David Vines | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
Baseball players having anxiety issues on the field is well documented, perhaps more so than in any other sport.
Christine Hassler | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living
Dear Christine, Lately I have been struggling so much with anxiety about everything in my life. I feel like I should have more figured out about my fu...
Therese Borchard | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living
Unrelenting self-criticism often goes hand in hand with depression and anxiety, and it may even predict depression. In a study of 107 patients in the latest issue of Comprehensive Psychiatry, David M. Dunkley at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal and colleagues found that those who were most self-critical were the most likely to be depressed and have difficulties in relationships four years later, even if they weren't depressed to begin with.
oprah.com | Miranda Hitti | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
Mantras can help with stress reduction, new research shows. Mantras, or mantrams, are a word or phrase with spiritual meaning, write Jill Bormann, Ph...
Linda Buzzell | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living
If therapists really considered what humans are doing to themselves and the rest of nature they'd have to admit that our behavior is pretty homicidal, fratricidal, suicidal and even ecocidal.
Abby L. Ferber | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
Health insurance companies are not in the business of making healthcare easier for us; they are in business.
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living
When our beliefs are invested in something greater than ourselves, they protect us from anxiety because our attention is not on what is going on inside of us.
Todd Kashdan | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living
Forget about the pursuit of happiness. Create a life that matters and you might catch happiness along the way.
Tara Stiles | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living
I'm sitting in my hotel room in LA after a long few days of exciting meetings, deal making, and other fun adventures, scanning my psychology for fears...
Liz Spikol | Posted 05.31.2009 | Living
Those of us who suffer from mental illness often seek advice on how to make it through each day. No matter how fabulous your meds are, it's still going to be rocky now and then.
Therese Borchard | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living