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 …
Going bankrupt is not only scary but humiliating: shattering self-esteem, affecting relationships and even triggering depression. But it needn’t be the end. On the contrary, …
In most relationships, a major question is whether or not to have children. Usually the couple are in agreement from the start: both either want …
The fear of cancer hangs over most of us like a black cloud. Indeed, almost everyone has seen a friend or relation struggle with the …
When looking for ways to deal with physical or mental illness, it is good to keep an open mind. And this is especially true of …
Starting again demands courage, energy and optimism. No matter what your circumstances, how you approach your new life will shape the experiences you have. Remember, …
According to Professor Michael Bess, we are on the brink of a medical revolution and about to enter the age of “bio-enhancement,” in which not …
In 1860, the American doctor and poet Oliver Wendell Holmes remarked, “If all our medical drugs could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, …
The history of medicine is the history of breakthroughs. Sometimes these occur thanks to the efforts of one exceptional individual. More often, they are the …
Being estranged from one’s grown up children is hard enough, but when that also means losing your grandchildren the pain can be unbearable. Thankfully, there …
The fear of intimacy causes incalculable harm, not only undermining romantic relationships but affecting friendship, family life, even the way people raise their children. Though …
Few things are so heartbreaking as the sight of a beautiful, happy girl transformed into a fragile mess by her abusive partner. Sadly, it is …