Do opposites really attract or do you find that your partner is almost a mirror image of yourself? When we think we’ve finally found the ‘one’ yet we considers them an opposite, this perhaps means they have opposing strengths. For example, when Jane and John first meet they realize they both have similar…
Similar to how we are able to control our thoughts we are also able to control the amount of food we eat. Two factors may be impacting your ideal weight (or weigh loss/gain), genetics and the environment which you live in. Weight struggle can affect anyone at any age. Parents may pre-dispose…
What do you think of love? What does love mean to you in it’s purest form? Many of us do not think about defining love, yet we spend our lives searching for a partner who will love us. We yearn for ‘true love’ yet, some of us spend our entire lives never experiencing what this…
Depression, anxiety and self doubt are three of the most common struggles an individual may face. Often various forms of therapies and medication have been tested, to no avail. A book by Dr. David Burns called “Feeling Good,” is highly regarded by mental health professionals when it comes to managing depression and anxiety. He speaks…
Feeling a lack of energy during the months of January and February is very common for many people. It is a time where Christmas has come and gone and our family and friends resume their regular work or school schedule. During these months it is common that we try to implement our New Year’s resolutions,…
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The brain loves to self-heal, both consciously and subconsciously. Our childhood experiences do have a large impact on our relationships later in live, whether you are open to believing this or not. Aside from what you store in your conscious mind (ie. day to day working memory), your subconscious mind…
Well-Being Therapy, developed by Giaovanni Fava an Italian researcher, has been known to help people adopt a more optimistic outlook and hold onto positive emotions longer. This most likely results from strengthening interactions with Pre-Frontal Cortex and the reward and pleasure circuits in our brains.
Well-Being Therapy consists of three exercises done everyday through out…
Psychological trauma is the mind’s perception of an unpleasant event, stored as a memory. Each person perceives their experiences in their own way which means the limiting factor with traumatic severity is a personal recall of experience. No two experiences are the same and previous factors may add or detract from traumatic exposure.…
Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Medical School, Bessel van der Kolk, has been an advocate for the inclusion of Development Trauma Disorder to the Diagnostic and Statistical…
I am unsure of where to turn for help lately. My husband Gerry (name has been changed), comes home from work everyday and lays on the couch. If I have prepared a meal for him to eat he will get up and walk to the dinner table, eat something in silence and then go lay…
