I recently finished reading the novel, Before We Were Yours. It is based on a true story about the Tennessee Children’s Home Society and its Director, Georgia Tann. Ms.…
Trauma can actually alter the function of your brain during the stressful event and result in lasting changes in certain brain regions. These changes can impair cognitive function…
The relatively new science of epigenetics is proving that who you are is the culmination of the experiences in your life – and even those of your ancestors…
Trauma is all too common these days, unfortunately. Child abuse. Rape. Combat. Violence. Car accidents. Life. Traumatic events can actually alter the structure and function of people’s brains…
Over recent decades, mindfulness has gone from being an alternative concept associated with incense and granola to becoming a scientifically validated therapeutic mental health tool. Analyzing the practice with…
It’s a long holiday weekend in the U.S. and the official start of the Christmas season. This time of year is filled with gatherings of friends, families, and coworkers, twinkly lights, lots…
Over recent decades, mindfulness has gone from being an “out there” fringe topic to becoming a mainstream scientifically-validated concept. It’s now being utilized as a method of therapy,…
Headaches are generally classified according to how and why the body is generating the pain. Your pain might be anxiety-related or caused by substances that you’ve ingested or been…
Some people are born with a genetic makeup that makes them more prone to depression, but that doesn’t mean they will automatically become depressed. The converse is also…
It’s an unspoken rule among all humans that the way to achieve a happy and successful life is to avoid the “bad stuff.” Avoid pain. Avoid failure. But…
What makes one person more resilient than another? Some people go through unfathomable pain, tremendous suffering, and extreme hardship. While these events may slow them down and set…
“Time is a great healer” – how many times have you heard this reassuring phrase meaning that any painful and difficult situation won’t seem as bad as time…
