It’s graced the pages of the Wall Street Journal. It’s taught in classes at Google. It’s even shown up in an episode of Parks and Recreation. But what exactly is mindfulness anyway? And why is it becoming such a big deal? According to one leading psychiatrist, mindfulness is simply the … Read More
Cognitive Neuroscience Part 4: Teaching an old dog new tricks
Twenty years ago, most physicians, psychologists and researchers believed that the human brain stopped developing after a certain age. The brain could grow and change during childhood or adolescence, but not adulthood. On the surface, this makes sense. It is sometimes difficult to teach an old dog new tricks. However, most … Read More
Self-Care Part 3: Some Ideas to Get You Started
In part one of this short series we defined what self-care is and why it is important. In part two, we talked about the difference between self-care and zoning out. But if spending two hours scrolling through my Instagram feed doesn’t qualify as self-care, then what does? The best place … Read More
The College Experience – Social Media & Anxiety
Experience is a great teacher. We learn though successes, we learn through mistakes, and we even learn from the internet. This summer, we are helping our students learn before their college experience. We have pulled together our experience in working with some of the brightest students, experience from working on … Read More
Depression in Women – Part 1
Every woman gets “down” occasionally. But if your blue mood is lasting longer than a few days or is very intense, you might be dealing with depression. Depression is not a “normal” part of being a woman. It’s not a “normal” part of your monthly cycle, or menopause, or aging, … Read More
HALT Part 5 of 5 – Am I feeling tired?
When we’re tired, we’re more likely to become irritable or get into arguments. Why is that and what can we do to prevent it?
Take Care of Yourself This Year
The New Year is a good time to think about how you will take care of yourself in 2016. We may be into February, but there’s still time to think about and make changes to how you’ll live this year.
