You’ve heard of wearing your heart on your sleeve, but have you heard about wearing your stress on your face or your anxiety in your hair? Believe it or not, your body may be betraying your internal state as it’s…
The topic of climate change has dominated the news recently, particularly with teenage spokesperson Greta Thunberg in the spotlight and leading the charge. All of the coverage may have you wondering if it’s possible that climate change can affect people…
Talking about STD’s doesn’t come naturally to most of us. But according to a study conducted by the University of North Carolina, roughly half of sexually active individuals contract an STD by the age of 25. In 2018 the National…
Job interviews can feel a lot like a trip to the dentist—dreadful and marked by the sincere desire that your condition is a whole lot better once it’s over. Relax! Going to a job interview should feel victorious not tortuous--if…
Actress Taraji P. Henson once said, “Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.” We can all relate to her words, whether we’re…
“The first wealth is health,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mental health is integral to our overall well-being and one of the best ways to invest in your health is to insure that the group of professionals you interact with are…
Being vulnerable to relapse is a very real possibility in the midst of making tough and enduring changes. Whoever coined the phrase, “knowledge is power,” had their finger on the pulse of change. Scholars attribute these words to the preeminent…
There is an almost infinitesimal number of points on the body that pain can push its pesky pincers into, but there are basically only two types of pain. Both types are a pain in the you-know-what. Acute pain is a…
You’ve done the work. You’re in a better place than before. Now it’s time to move forward. And part of moving forward in recovery means talking to your friends, family, maybe even co-workers, neighbors or acquaintances, about where you’ve been…
“I’m so stressed, I feel great!” said no one ever. Viewing stress as a positive seems counter intuitive, but there actually is a term for so-called good stress: eustress. How can this be, when we’ve been conditioned to think of…