Depression is a complex mental disorder not yet fully understood by the medical community. It is also a multi-billion dollar business, as evidenced by the many print and TV ads that promote various pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of depression. Certainly drug therapy, when used in addition to psychotherapy, can play an important role in helping those with depression … [Read more...]
Emotional
Having Trouble? Form a Heart Circle
If you are like most modern women and find yourself stretched too thin it can sometimes be difficult to gain forward momentum. In a multitasking world the plates keep spinning but dreams and long-term goals sometimes get lost in the frenzy. If this scenario sounds familiar you may want to consider forming a Heart Circle. Heart Circles go by many names but the major gist is … [Read more...]
Foods That Reduce Stress
Stress Eat No More Maybe it's that time of the month, or maybe you've had a really awful day at work. Whatever the case may be, you come home and just really want to eat an entire pint of Ben and Jerrys. (Don't worry, we've all been there). But you don't have to stress eat anymore - or rather, you can stress eat better. There are a lot of foods out there that are both … [Read more...]
5 Everyday Changes that Can Beat Your Seasonal Mood Disorder
An engineer suffering from depression in winter thought that it was the low sunlight that caused the dip in his mood. He mentioned his theory to personnel at a psychiatric institute who tried non-natural light in an experimental treatment. This led to seasonal mood disorder first being described by scientists. Today doctors will nearly always first prescribe drugs that work on … [Read more...]
Completion – Wrapping It All Up
Completion is important in our lives. We need that sense of accomplishment that comes with finishing something. Leaving things uncompleted also acts like an energy drain. Somewhere in the back of our minds is that thought, “Someday I will finish…” Completing things is a tremendous boost to our sense of self-worth. We are proud of our accomplishments. And we also learn … [Read more...]