The Importance of Mental Health Days in Combating Exhaustion
While there are many ways to combat exhaustion, one of the most effective methods is to take mental health days.
While there are many ways to combat exhaustion, one of the most effective methods is to take mental health days.
“Stressed out” has only been pressure-tested as a concept for less than 100 years. That sounds crazy, considering that all human advancements were designed to
Have you ever listed your personality as a risk factor on a medical form? For that matter, ask yourself this: Where does your personality live?
Onism: The name given to the feeling of realizing how little of the world we’ll each get to experience. Anemoia: The name given to the
The trauma stuck in your brain and your autonomic nervous system (ANS) patterns is the problem – not an inherent character weakness or an incorrect attitude.
Have you ever wondered why it feels so good to cross something off of your list? There’s a psychological principle, known as the “Zeigarnik effect,”
Once upon a time, it seemed like everyone and their little brother was getting diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. You likely even remember them getting
Unprocessed trauma keeps our nervous systems searching for resolution around the clock, whether we realize it or not. Sometimes, the symptoms aren’t noticeable, or don’t
If you were living in harmony with the world, you’d know it. The truth is, people living 200, or 500, or 1000 years ago weren’t
Trying to get whole after a traumatic experience can feel like a lesson in acronyms – NLP, EMDR, CBT, etc. One method in particular deserves to
While there are many ways to combat exhaustion, one of the most effective methods is to take mental health days.
“Stressed out” has only been pressure-tested as a concept for less than 100 years. That sounds crazy, considering that all human advancements were designed to
Have you ever listed your personality as a risk factor on a medical form? For that matter, ask yourself this: Where does your personality live?
Onism: The name given to the feeling of realizing how little of the world we’ll each get to experience. Anemoia: The name given to the
The trauma stuck in your brain and your autonomic nervous system (ANS) patterns is the problem – not an inherent character weakness or an incorrect attitude.
Have you ever wondered why it feels so good to cross something off of your list? There’s a psychological principle, known as the “Zeigarnik effect,”
Once upon a time, it seemed like everyone and their little brother was getting diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. You likely even remember them getting
Unprocessed trauma keeps our nervous systems searching for resolution around the clock, whether we realize it or not. Sometimes, the symptoms aren’t noticeable, or don’t
If you were living in harmony with the world, you’d know it. The truth is, people living 200, or 500, or 1000 years ago weren’t
Trying to get whole after a traumatic experience can feel like a lesson in acronyms – NLP, EMDR, CBT, etc. One method in particular deserves to
The United States Government has made itself clear: When it comes to staying safe from Covid-19, we’re mostly on our own. Our social media feeds
The pandemic continuing on into the winter has sounded the death knell for the public indoors – and just when we use them the most! Millions
Wednesday, we talked about some of the effects of the coronavirus. Not the medical and political effects – you watch the news. We don’t need
How is it that in period pieces, medieval knights drink ale at every meal (breakfast included) and Roman soldiers and Nordic Vikings are constantly guzzling
Up to 40,000 years ago, an important evolutionary shift occurred — dogs stopped being foes and began being friends. They began lurking around the outskirts of human settlements, waiting for scraps (and ear scratches.)
Perhaps 20,000 years ago, dogs started to travel with humans as companions, helping to hunt, herd, keep watch, and (presumably) snuggle.
Conversely, cats sort of… domesticated themselves (in a very feline way.) Perhaps 12,000 years ago, a specific cat species had a genetic mutation which encouraged them not to fear humans. (Plus, they’re born pest hunters.)
So if you think about it…
For tens of thousands of years, we as a race have continuously decided we’d rather live with our canine and feline pals than without them.