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September 23, 2014  • By Lynn Somerstein, PhD, E-RYT, Object Relations Topic Expert Contributor Americans are famous for being a hard-working bunch, taking the fewest paid vacation days off. I, for one, spent the summer studying advanced yoga therapy techniques on weekends, and working during the week, especially during the months of June and August. But I made sure to take […]

Are you always rushing from one place to the next? Do you often eat without really tasting the food? If you do, then listen up: part of your brain may be in overdrive, acting as though you’re being chased by a predator. Not only is it not doing you any good, it’s also making you

Do you know what you’re afraid of? Awareness of a fear is the first step to releasing it, someone who isn’t aware of their fears is controlled by those fears. People don’t like to think of themselves as being afraid though, people would rather think of themselves as brave, it’s a matter of pride. The

Anderson Cooper tries walking meditation with Jon Kabat-Zinn.  Cooper explores how meditation can change the brain and how mindfulness can impact our well-being.  After taking a meditation retreat, Anderson Cooper has been meditating daily, and is curious to see if it’s had an impact on his brain. Research and analysis are conducted by Judson Brewer,

By Amy B. Scher Just say the affirmations, they claimed, and you’ll believe them. So over and over I repeated the Louise Hay affirmations that seemed to dust everyone else’s life with a perfect sheen. I used them tenaciously each day to make me love my 20-something-year-old body that was falling apart at the seams.

Here are the 15 types of distorted thinking: 1. Filtering: You take the negative details and magnify them, while filtering out all positive aspects of a situation. A single detail may be picked out, and the whole event becomes colored by this detail. When you pull negative things out of context, isolated from all the good

February 23, 2015  • By Jenise Harmon, LISW-S, Depression Topic Expert Contributor When someone is depressed, he or she may struggle to communicate with those closest to him or her. It can be confusing and at times frustrating, too, to love someone with depression. It’s not always easy to help and give what is needed. Sadly, the reaction of many

I’m asked this question all the time: “Why am I attracted to people who are wrong for me?” And the answer is quite simple, actually: Because your wounded self is doing the attracting. Now, I know the term “wounded self” can sound a little intense, so let me explain. We all have two selves: the “little self”