So, you've read about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), you've read about The Cognitive Triangle, and you've tried changing your...

We hear it all the time. "You need to relax", "you need to slow down", "you need to take a break". If you are like most other people, you...

We've all been there. Trying to relax or to calm down but being unable to because our thoughts are running wild. Be it generalizing a...

There's a lot that happens to your body when you feel anxious, stressed, or depressed. The usual instinct is for your body to tense up....

We've all been there before. You're somewhere and you wish you could be somewhere else; anywhere else. Whether you're in class being...

Self-care is one of those terms we hear more and more often these days. If we express frustration with something or feel too stressed out...

Shame and guilt are emotions that we all feel once in a while. It's part of the human experience and both of these emotions are very...

Shame, like most emotions, is on a continuum. It can vary in level of intensity and how it is perceived. In this blog, I will highlight...

As we continue to focus on shame and how it impacts our daily living it is important to take a moment and learn about shame spirals....

As we continue to explore shame, it's time to turn towards sources of shame. In other words, it's time to figure out where your shame is...

Our brain is an amazing organ. In addition to its vital function of keeping us alive, it's also the predominant organ used to help us...

Have you ever looked at someone and thought “wow, he must really love his job” only to find out that it’s something that doesn’t sound...

Congratulations! You are a new mom, and you have a brand new little baby. This will be one of the most special times in your life that...

The Tetris Effect is something that Shawn Achor uses in his book "The Happiness Advantage" to describe what influences our thinking and...

We all need some extra support at some point in our lives. It could be in the midst of a difficult transition, like a stressful move, the...

What is it? Labor day has come and gone, and for most people that means summer is coming to an end. This transitional period between the...

Pets: Their Importance to our Lives and the Challenges... If you have pets, then not every member of your family is two-legged; our...

There have been many different psychologist in the past century who have tried to explain human behavior and human motivation. From Freud...

The first step on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is known as Physiological Needs. This refers to a human's basic needs for food, shelter,...

Maslow's second tier on his Hierarchy of Needs is safety and security. Being able to feel safe and secure is a primal need that we all...