Does talking to yourself sound like a weird idea? It’s really not. Talking to yourself is not only a common occurrence but is ubiquitous. Every human being talks to themselves all the time! 

Surprised? It’s true. Most people just don’t notice it. You have a torrent of thoughts running through your ...

It is interesting to learn how much the food we eat can affect our mood. I think it’s no accident that since the advent of lots of processed food with added sugar in the Western diet, depression, and other mood disorders have dramatically risen. We look for ways to increase happiness in a variety of...

Life gets overwhelming and emotions run high when we are battling with demons or stuck trying to solve a problem that feels unsolvable. One of the most-used tools of therapists or consultants is journaling. Journaling is one of the most effective ways to create clarity and calm out of chaos and conf...

Making the decision to journal is usually far easier than actually beginning to journal. There is no right or wrong way to journal. Once you begin, you can shift your style or abandon your style for another that makes more sense or is a better fit.  

Here are some great things to ask yourself befor...

Affirmations and power poses are a quick way to boost your confidence temporarily before an important event such as a job interview or a big meeting. You can build your confidence permanently using affirmations as well if you practice them regularly. 

Here’s how to use these techniques. 

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Not every journal has to be a blank page book that you write in for hours sharing your innermost thoughts. Some journals take minutes to update. Others use no words at all. Journaling isn’t so much about how you do it as it is that you do it with frequency and consistency.  

Depending on the outcom...

Journaling is older than the written word. Men and women have been tracking their lives since cavemen were drawing crude pictograms on walls. It is in our DNA to draw, write, process, and document our journey through life. Some of this country's most beloved treasures are the journals and accounts w...

It can be hard to take care of ourselves when we’re going through a rough patch. When our self-confidence gets low, our self-esteem takes a hit, or we get outright depressed, personal hygiene and self-care are often the first things to go.  

This makes us feel even worse and starts a self-reinforci...

Let’s imagine that you have a clean bill of health and have just finished your first 5k marathon after training for the last two months - Go YOU! You’ve lost a bit of weight along the way, and have had some very meaningful experiences with your friends and family. All this and you still feel tired, ...

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but sometimes your physician’s advice is the very thing you need to overcome fatigue and burnout. If you have been taking your self-care practice seriously but you still aren’t experiencing any relief, it might be time for a physical.  

In the field of psych...

Each afternoon, the fog creeps in. Not the kind you see in San Francisco - the kind that creeps into your mind and zaps away your energy. Reaching for a latte and candy bar is one option to boost your energy, but there are better ways to re-energize and face the rest of your day.  

It might seem li...

There was a time in the U.S. when meditation and yoga were stereotyped only as an aspect of “alternative lifestyles,” assumed to be “hippy-dippy” activities for zen-fixated people chanting “ohm” and eating restrictive diets. Outside of the cultures in which they originated, the practice of meditatio...