6 Common Myths About Depression
Depression affects more than 10 million Americans each year. It is so common in our society that it is estimated that one in 9 people will be diagnosed with it at one point in their life. Unlike...
View ArticleOvercoming Challenges: Is It ADHD, The World Around You, Or Just A Way Of Life?
There’s a lot of talk about the challenges and frustrations that people with ADHD face. Fortunately, many of the clients I work with already focus on their differences rather than being caught up in...
View ArticleIs Sound Stressing You Out?
Losing sleep, worrying, irritable, having difficulty focusing? Life’s pressures have you feeling overwhelmed? You may be stressed, but you’re not alone. All of us experience times when our cup is too...
View ArticleWhat’s The Difference Between The Mind and The Brain?
We all know what our brain is, right? It is that three pounds of “convoluted mass of gray and white matter” in our heads “serving to control and coordinate mental and physical actions.” OK. Now,...
View ArticleMindfulness Training Will Improve Your Reading, Memory and Focus
A team from UC Santa Barbara has shown that just two weeks of mindfulness training can significantly improve reading comprehension, working memory capacity, and focus. Published in Psychological...
View Article5 Brain Foods You’re Not Eating, But Should Be
It is 8:45 am, you’re late for work, and you can’t seem to find your car keys! You scurry around the house in search for your lost item; overturning pillows, ripping out desk drawers—even peering...
View ArticlePoor Memory – Or Is It All In Your Head?
Some people seem to be born with a great memory while others seem to struggle. How well we remember things makes a huge difference in how well we do in school and even how successfully we navigate...
View Article“Going With The Flow” Never Felt Like This Before
“Go with the flow.” Accept, adapt and move forward. It’s what we tell ourselves when life takes a curve in a direction we didn’t expect. But it would surely have a much different meaning to...
View ArticleA Prescription For Good Mood Food
In our fast-paced world, it’s understandable that we seek the fastest solution to a problem. Advances in pharmacology have extended and improved the quality of millions of lives. But could we be...
View Article5 Steps To Stop Fear In Its Tracks
I rarely write publicly of my struggles with severe depression and anxiety. For several years, I have been answering reader questions privately via email, and I hope that by blogging about it here,...
View ArticleADHD: A Definition That You Can Use And Actually Understand
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD as it is commonly referred to, just might be one of the most controversial medical conditions of modern times. Hotly debated, and highly contested,...
View ArticleIs It ADD Or ADHD? The Answer Is In Looking Past The Label
For one reason or another, there still seems to be a lot of confusion between ADD or ADHD. I hear from parents all the time, “Oh my child has ADHD without the “H.” What does it all really mean? For a...
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