You know those days where all you want to do is lie in bed and binge watch Netflix? How about those times when you want to drink a whole bottle of wine, or eat an entire chocolate brownie tray, or fire off a nasty email to a co-worker, or scream …

What makes you think you have what it takes to make that kind of impact on the world? However, there must still be a clear plan about when or how you are going to use it. Rule #6: If it needs to be fixed in some way, it doesn't come …

I asked him what things he had a hard time parting with, and he showed me a notearticle from two grades prior that was so tattered that the cardboard had worn through the outside covering. He shared that he had liked his teacher that year and earned the best grades …

It meant that I was able to let go when I most needed it, so I would be able to get by on other occasions. As Mark Twain famously said, 'Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear'. Let's work your fear through a little process …

One routine serves as a trigger for starting the next routine. Although going to the gym to exercise is a complicated action, it's possible to consider it as a series of actions where the triggers and the routine are connected like a chain. The good thing about routines is that …

Data from the Centers for Disease Control suggest that nearly 13 percent of Americans reported experiencing worsening confusion or memory loss after age sixty, but most--fully 81 percent--had not consulted with a health care provider about their cognitive issues. So, how can mediation help us stay more motivated in life …

It is generally believed that these three forms represent the earth (Brahma), water (Vishnu), and Agni (Shiva). Powerful yet widely misunderstood, mother Kali is the goddess of death, time, and holocaust. Despite her immense destructive power, she can be a strong mother-figure and a symbol of kindness-love. Kali is claimed …

The words I want to meditate on are the meditator, the thing of meditation. Intellectual thought and, therefore, the process of thought becomes one. Some have had opportunities some of us can only imagine; As human beings, it's natural for us to judge and assume, but herein lies our own …

Look no further than Thanksgiving dinner or the spread on Super Bowl Sunday (as a nation, we eat more food on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year). Occasional overindulgence won't kill you (or your brain), but every day in between, we have to diligently watch our …

It acts like a big reset button on my brain and lets the less significant issues (that are a disproportionate brain drain) melt away. Professional sports require constant stress from athletes both physically and mentally, so advanced muscle relaxation techniques can help athletes optimize optimal performance and functioning in their …

Purpose also puts a damper on depression, which can be common in one's later years and is a huge risk factor in itself for memory decline, stroke, and dementia. I should add that ikigai is a word heard a lot in Japan, especially in Okinawa, where certain populations have incredibly …

Researchers, led by psychologist Walter Mischel, Ph. In other words, they asked them to delay a gratification for an increased reward. According to the American Psychological Association, researchers: found that teenagers who had waited longer for the marshmallows as preschoolers were more likely to score higher on the SAT, and …

The puzzle becomes grander and larger, showing more and more of its meaning. By the time you place the last piece, you have gathered the information to complete a full memory. Given this analogy, you can see that in order for memory to work properly, the right pieces of the …

If Rachel hadn't been the best little girl in the world at her job, she would have wound up getting canned just for being herself. I've heard many people of color express a similar outlook on overwork. You'd also be out for blood if they hurt anyone or killed your …

The sensory overload makes the car so appealing you may even want to lick it. It's why the cafe or bakery hands out samples on the street. It's why tailors want you to run your fingers over textures. It's why designers want you to compare colour cards. There's the one …

For the first time I instantly felt connected to another human being on a heart level. The feelings I had for Rosey were different from the ones I had for Karen. You take back control and don't worry about the rest. Also, it's important to realize that the reason you …

Aunt Jane did that a lot when she got nervous. Jane, take the pot roast out at five o'clock. He didn't listen. Six months later he quit his job, broke his lease, and hightailed it back to Boston. The moral of the story? If you love something--sports, music, hiking, theater …

When we become lax with our boundaries, our identity can merge with the identities of others, and we feel a bit lost and untethered. We're not sure where our choices begin or end, who we are, or what we genuinely like, love, or dislike. That just means you have even …

Honestly, that doesn't sound bad, but it might freak out my husband, Patrick. I paused here to explain that defining the future requires incredible attention to detail. Distribute your weight evenly between your two feet. Now shift your weight alternately on your left and then on your right foot, so …

You need to treat yourself with love, and when you treat yourself with love, you will not beat yourself up for the mistakes you make in life. Mostly, People who are harsh on themselves lack love for themselves. Law of Attraction This law states that whatever you think and focus …

But really when I think about it, God can't stop the evil in the world. He must have been present. I'm still alive, fairly normal, and not mentally insane. He protected my spirit, kept me whole, and led me to recovery. God had to have been there protecting me and …

It doesn't matter if I trust him, I trust myself. If I have a feeling, an intuition, or something doesn't feel right, today I make sure I say it. Before, it was about not trusting me, not just him. I would be too quiet. It's not okay now not to …

And, don't worry, this calendar didn't look like this at 5am when I planned my day (see Daily Planning as an event at 4:30 am). On November 13th, I had one client cancel their meeting and I added five action items throughout the day. There were also some action …

In his original work published in 1996, he directed 48 individuals with moderate to severe coronary artery disease to make lifestyle changes. They were put on a 10 percent fat vegetarian diet, encouraged to do moderate aerobic exercise, and were given stress management training and smoking cessation counseling. Over one …

Canned beans are very useful in a busy household, however. Canned foods do have salt in them as a preservative, which is the negative. Salt restriction is most important for people with heart failure, and some restriction is necessary if they have high blood pressure. Most people, though, can tolerate …

It is important to note that in studies, the same level of inflammation was not noted when people drank sour milk or ate yogurt. In fact, a negative relationship was found; Likely, they do not have the same effect on the body as other milk products. If you have to …

They are more equipped to handle the entry of a pathogen. Between these cells are tight junctions, like a barricade that prevents infections from getting through. But if those junctions break and an intruder gets in, immune cells (the T and B cells) arrive, which are active immune fighters. These …

It is not unusual to want some degree of separation to sort out your thoughts and feelings. Best facilitated by a therapist or counselor, together you and your partner agree to a separation for a specific amount of time. Then you will come back together to renegotiate the terms of …

I had an active lifestyle in sports and could pursue anything that my heart desires. So, whenever I read lessons given by Dr Jordan Peterson in 12 Rules for Life or in Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, it intuitively makes sense. To those who didn't have …

Obsession has a negative stigma tied to it. It's included in many clinical disorders, the most commonly known being obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). People look in disgust at the straight A student who complains about a 96 on their exam. They see someone who constantly slaves over their work, and …

Justin Wren needed his skills in wrestling and his inspiring comeback story to take place prior to saving the Pygmy people. No matter what opportunities these people did or didn't have, they still chose to consistently be above average. They chose to take on the role of influencer. They made …

Just as there is a distinction between the social drinker and the alcoholic, there is a distinction between the person who has one affair and the person who repeatedly has affairs even when a job or marriage may be in jeopardy. Not everyone who has affairs, participates in unsafe sex …

Not powerful enough? I've had seven knockouts in my last ten fights! It wasn't until Andy invited the fighters up to his Cal State lab for testing that he was able to convince them that he was correct. He had them jump on a force plate that recorded their power …

They also stop us from seeing the actual person in front of us. As members of society, we necessarily internalize the assumptions and meanings associated with these categories. Whether consciously or unconsciously, this affects our interactions and influences our decisions, such as whom to hire or whom to trust5--and whether …

Yet, there are many ways people can thrive in relationships, including polyamory, that get left out of this normativity. And of course, people can thrive without primary relationships too. Later, as you will read, I learned I was wrong. It's an older term that originated in the medical and psychological …

In an environment where we can initiate and manage online and offline social connections, social media not only serves as a means of entertainment and socializing, but it also serves attachment functions. In this article, you'll learn about the origins of attachment theory, the three main categories of attachment (secure …

It was a bit hard for me and my friends to roll with his social gaffes when we first met him, as he inadvertently insulted several people, much to his partner's chagrin. Over time we've come to accept that it's simply part of his makeup. When he says or does …

MODERN WORLD, MODERN STRESS: Balancing the competing demands of life is indeed a tough issue. But as we've said before, the stickier the problem, the greater relief you get from solving it. The ability to prevent our work lives and personal lives from bleeding into one another is one of …

In our modern age, scholars continue to shape and influence this work by viewing body liberation through the lens of anti-Blackness, striving to stop the cyclical machine of anti-Black death. Rachel Cargle, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Brienne Colston, Da'Shaun Harrison, Samantha Irby, Myles E. Johnson, Kiese Laymon, Ijeoma Oluo, Ilya Parker …

Furthermore, because group-centered leadership fosters active participation on the part of group members, interaction among members increases, thus making it likely that they will learn how they affect others and how they function as members of a democratic group. We shall again draw upon some of the statements obtained through …