When Someone Else Alters Your Reality: Gaslighting

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Gaslighting:  The attempt of one person to overwrite another person’s reality. In 1938, Patrick Hamilton wrote a mystery thriller play called Gas Light, where a husband manipulates his adoring, trusting wife into believing she can no longer trust her own perceptions of reality. He does this by dimming the gas-powered lights in […]

Clear and Present Danger: Teens and Vaping

DESIGNED BY PIXABAY “We see clear signs that youth use of electronic cigarettes has reached an epidemic proportion, and we must adjust certain aspects of our comprehensive strategy to stem this clear and present danger.” ~ FDA, September, 2018 There’s a new cool kid on the block according to statistics published by Child Mind Institute. […]

Self-Care is for Men Too!

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” ~ Jean Shinoda Bolen Everywhere you look there are articles, blogs, advertisements, and pictures about how women can become more beautiful or healthy or happy. Just as […]

The Life Defining Practice of Positivity

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” ― Roy T. Bennett Every single day you face a myriad of situations that will test and prove your outlook on life. Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Do you see changes as setbacks or opportunities? […]

Hypochondriasis: When Worrying About Your Health Goes Too Far

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “All the powers of imagination combine in hypochondria.” ~ Mason Cooley If you were to google the symptoms from hunger pains and a low-grade fever, the internet might tell you you have appendicitis or another life-threatening illness. It is likely that you have had something similar happen–thinking a minor sickness is actually […]