Optimism and your Health: Strong Connections
Medical news has identified many lifestyle factors that increase disease but it’s time to look at the positive factors that promote healthy long lives. Optimism is top of the list....
How Gratitude Keeps US Well
Through these past weeks, we have seen a culture of goodness emerge. Moral decision-making that is based on what is right and just for all of us. From corporations to...
Unbroken: Harnessing Willpower for Wellness
Good intentions are simply good intentions unless they become action. Creating healthy behaviours needs an action plan that has a specific goal that you can measure, one that’s achievable, related...
The Life Saving Skills of Empathy
It’s time to make empathy mandatory. Empathy is different from sympathy, very different. Sympathy is feeling sorry and sad for someone’s else situation. Empathy is the ability to understand and...
Meditation for Troubled Times
Meditation is so much more that relaxation. It can strengthen our coping skills by teaching us to pause and focus and then the real issues that needs action just bubble...
Laughter is Strong Medicine for Tough Times
We all cope differently with stress and worry. Some take it very seriously and some roll out their best comedy acts. Let’s talk about laughter, is it the ultimate issue avoidance...
Surviving Crisis with the Mind-Body Connection
Spending more time at home also means spending more time in your mind. That’s where the spinning starts as thoughts and worries swirl around often leaving us feeling fatigued and...
How Do You Stay Resilient During a Pandemic?
Strength is Resilience and resilience is our ability to deal with adversity, challenge, discomfort and fear. Is there a pill for that? Are you resilient? Resilient people understand that pain,...