Has anyone ever told you to give thanks or to be grateful for what you have? Some people have an unpleasant reaction to those words....

“We should not exercise the body without the joint assistance of the mind; nor exercise the mind without the joint assistance of the...

Right now there is so much political turmoil, and it can be hard to escape it. News, social media, conversations and more are continually...

For many, holidays are a time to see family and friends. Often food and social events are involved, and with those, alcohol. For people...

Love is an integral part of the human experience, and people have explored what love means and have expressed that in many forms over the...

The five love languages, developed by Gary Chapman, have gained popularity in recent years and are known by many. You may even have heard...

Specific phobia is defined as fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation in which the object or situation almost always...

What are they? Adverse childhood experiences are defined as childhood experiences that are potentially traumatic. This includes...

There has been extensive research on the relationship between sleep and mental health, and it has shown that there is a strong link...

When it begins getting colder, and there is less light in the day, some people experience a change in their mood. This has been described...

Around this time of year many people consider what they would like to see change in their lives and then make some kind of commitment to...

Grief is an unpleasant and unavoidable part of the human experience. It comes as a result of significant loss. It can look different...

December is the time of year when many people are seeing their families. This can bring joy and connection to some, elicit stress and...

To quote Marsha M Linehan, the creator of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, “As a set of skills, mindfulness practice is the intentional...

Cocaine works on a part of the brain called the mesolimbic dopamine system, which is part of what is known as the reward pathway in the...

Self harm involves deliberately hurting oneself. This can include using sharp objects, burning, pulling hair out, picking at wounds, and...

Marijuana is a substance that is commonly used by people, and it is becoming legal in more and more places within the United States. It...

When people think of addiction, it is often with regards to substance use, but there are addictions which do not involve substances that...

Alcohol is a substance that is fairly common in the United States, and many people have tried alcohol before. It is easy to obtain as it...

Nicotine is an addictive substance that is derived from the tobacco plant, but it can also be synthetically made. Nicotine has a relaxing...