Even if you haven’t defined your values or specified the role they play in your daily functioning, your values drive everything you do. They help you make both large and small decisions, they shape relationships, and they play a significant role in your mental health and overall quality of life. It’s believed that living congruently within [...]
Ever wonder why we talk about feeling butterflies in your stomach? Or have you ever made an important decision based on a gut reaction? While these cliches have merit in mainstream conversation, they likely speak to the relationship shared between the gut and brain. Emerging research in both biology and medicine studies the interconnected dynamics [...]
We’ve all heard of this term, but really understanding the underpinnings of mental health awareness is important for everyone. Although most people know the common mental health disorders, discerning the main causes, symptoms, and treatments is often confusing. In addition, how we understand mental health continues to evolve with emerging research. What Is Mental Health [...]
It’s believed that everyone dreams for about two hours each night, even if you don’t remember your dreams. It’s also common to have numerous dreams each night, with the average dream lasting only between 5-20 minutes (1). The most intense and memorable dreams happen during the REM (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep. People experience [...]
What one step can you take that will benefit your physical wellbeing and immune system functioning, improve memory and attention, support emotion regulation and processing, and improve mental wellness? You might be surprised to learn that sleep has a beneficial impact in all of these areas, and then some. Adults spend roughly one-third of their [...]
Experiencing uncertainty is nearly a certainty in the world. Whatever life is brining you, you’ve likely been dealt a heavy hand of disruption, uncertainty, and change. In this article, we’ll explore our reactions to uncertainty from a brain-body-behavior standpoint, as well as look at strategies to cope through consistency and routine, positive wellness and self-care, [...]
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