This Social Readjustment Rating Scale was created by Thomas Holmes & Richard Rahe, University of Washington School of Medicine to provide a standardized measure of …
If you are like most people and you don’t like confrontations, then you will likely be familiar with the symptoms of the fight-or-flight response such …
Too often we overlook the critical role that our psychology plays in our health and our physiology. When people tell us that our wellbeing and …
Most of us actually know the steps we need to take to achieve the things we want in life. In fact, in 90% of cases …
The Nike slogan ‘Just Do It’ is not only an example of great marketing but also an example of actually rather sound advice coming from …
Taking action is the single most important step to succeeding in whatever it is you want to do. Imagine you want to get into shape, …
If you’ve ever heard of the term ‘synesthesia’, then it will be easier for you to grasp the concept of ideasthesia. In synesthesia, someone with …
Fibromyalgia is a highly unpleasant condition characterized by constant pain, lethargy and low mood. It can have a devastating impact on the quality of life …
ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a mental health condition that is characterized by difficulty concentrating, impulsive behavior and general hyperactivity. It is also …
For many of us, day-to-day life can feel like one big stress. We’re stressed getting up out of bed, we’re stressed on the commute to …
ADHD or ‘Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder’, is a mental health disorder characterized by shortened attention span, impulsive behavior, hyperactivity and general lack of focus. The …
Many people who regularly struggle with stress will get a stress ball in order to help them exorcise their demons whenever their stress surfaces. The …
We’ve all heard of stress eating and at some point we’ve probably been guilty of it. When you’ve had a bad day and when the …
We see the world with two eyes but an inner eye processes the input. I call the inner eye perception. Eye witness accounts of the …
Occupational stress is stress that is caused by the workplace, which is one of the most common sources of stress for many of us. Unfortunately, …
Sometimes life can feel like one massive long stress. We wake up first thing in the morning to a loud alarm that startles us out …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has labelled human obesity a world-wide epidemic (Giskes, van, Avendano-Pabon, & Brug, 2011; Pimentel, Arimura, de Moura, Silva, & de …
At the back of every parent’s mind lurks a dark fear. They bring a child into the world, watch it grow, and love it more …
Most parents worry that their child will experiment with drugs. But you mustn’t overreact. Countless teenagers go through a drug’s phase and emerge unharmed. If …
C. S. Lewis once remarked that the greatest change in all human history came with the birth of modern science. But Lewis had more in …