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5 Free Ways to Improve Your Mental Health
When we talk about our mental health, we’re talking about much more than a clinical diagnosis. Your mental health also refers to your psychological well-being. Having a healthy psychological well-being means you’re able to better manage your emotions as well as your mood. Every day…
5 Replacements for Your Smoking Habit
The decision to quit smoking is not an easy one – but it is one that will help you live longer. The toxic chemicals in cigarettes, including nicotine and carbon monoxide, are not only responsible for causing high blood pressure and heart disease but they’re…
What’s it like to become an older adult?
Are you a caregiver for an older adult? Are you a person who will become an older adult? For a thoughtful description of becoming an older adult, especially what it’s like to become an older woman, listen to author Sharon Butala’s discussion with Kathryn Marlow…
Does It Really Work? – The Science Behind Hypnosis
You’re getting sleepy… very sleepy… …and when you wake up you will cluck like a chicken. This is what many people think of when they think of hypnosis. But hypnosis is much more than a funny party trick. Hypnotherapy has been used for centuries. In…
Balance Your Mood With Food: How Good Nutrition Supports Mental Health
Our brains are magnificent machines: while the brain controls rudimentary yet complex functions like your heartbeat, breathing and motor functions, it also controls a multitude of other complicated tasks such as creating your thoughts and feelings. A machine this advanced, that runs 24/7, clearly requires…
5 Ways to Recharge Your Energy After a Rough Day
Few things zap your energy the way a stressful day can. Stress is known to reduce our levels of serotonin and dopamine, neurotransmitters that play an important role in our mood, energy and motivation. After a difficult day, you might be tempted to lounge on…
Change – a psychological process
Have you been thinking about making a change? Maybe you’ve already tried to change a behaviour, job, relationship, habit, thinking style? Making change and sticking to our goals is really difficult. There are a number of things that commonly make the process of change challenging. Factors such as: Thinking: what…