Green spaces offer us an abundance of mental health benefits, whether that space is a home garden, lawn, or collection of house plants. The color green has a short wavelength and is easy for our eyes to pick up—plus, shades of green have been shown to promote relaxation, encourage positive…
Loneliness is a negative state of mind that can be harmful to our mind and body. Prolonged periods of loneliness are as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Not only does dealing with loneliness increase our risk of suffering a stroke, heart attack, or immune system damage, loneliness can…
I’m about to put myself out of a job. Okay, I may be exaggerating a bit, but I do think the following idea could decrease a lot of arguments and lead to better relationships. Introducing: The Internal Emotion Thermometer Let’s first think about the concept of having an internal emotion…
There are many benefits to regularly riding a bike. For many people, bicycling is a nostalgic thing. For others, bike riding may be one of the best ways to get in imperative exercise. However, one of the most commonly overlooked rewards to bicycling is its ability to help us improve…
One of the most powerful ways to express oneself involves taking pen to paper or fingers to keyboard as emotions spill out. For people seeking mental health treatment, journaling their thoughts is often a lifeline. I was spending time with a client not too long ago, and I felt myself…
As human beings, we are drawn to material things. We each have items that we collect that show others who we are and what we value. For me, it’s books. I have books in almost every room in my home. It’s obvious that they matter to me, based on the…
A serious injury can happen at any moment, and the impact on your life can be more than just physical. For example, motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries, and most of us, at some point, get in or drive a car to go to work,…
Matt opens the fridge for a beer after a long day. He has an overwhelming desire for the good feeling that the first sip brings him. It’s an urge that doesn’t assist Matt down the road, as it is harmful to his well-being and the relationships that mean the most…
The majority of us aren’t too comfortable with our emotions, which can be accredited to being raised in a society scared to show our feelings. We aren’t properly instructed on the biology of emotions and the brain. And as much as we’re told that we should monitor and regulate our…
Did you know that adults have between 60,000 and 80,000 thoughts each and every day? Out of these 80,000, a majority of these thoughts are repetitive and a large amount of them are negative. Based on this information, two concerns come to mind: Where do these thoughts come from? What…
Do you have trouble falling or staying asleep? Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience say your insomnia might stem from emotional distress. The team asked participants to relive shameful moments from their past, while receiving an MRI scan of their brain activity. Researchers found that good sleepers neutralized those…
Over the course of even just a day, we can experience a wide range of emotions: we might feel excited to go to work, or quite oppositely dread it; we feel joy when we see our friends and our family; we grow angry or disappointed when we get bad news;…