There’s an old expression that metaphorically captures the essence of resilience: Dancing between the raindrops. It describes someone who persists even as the storm clouds gather, someone who seemingly dodges the raindrops and keeps a light heart despite adversity. Of...
The Keys To Cultivating Better Business Relationships
Every small business owner understands the importance of networking. It’s not only valuable for attracting new customers or clients. It’s fundamentally important to create a network of individuals and businesses that you can turn to for expertise and advice. But what...
Why Rituals Are More Than Routines
By the time we reach adulthood we've probably developed habits or routines that we’re very comfortable with. Having a morning cup (or two) of coffee. Hitting the gym by 7:00 am (or 6:00 for the truly ambitious). Watching Sunday night football with a certain group of...
The Beauty Of Asking ‘Why?’
Any parent of a four- or five-year-old can probably tell you about the “never-ending loop of no return.” That’s when a parent causally points out something to their child — those clouds are called ‘cumulus clouds’ — and gets the terrifying reply: “why?” No matter how...
Is This The Breakup Blues? Or Depression?
There are many relationships and experiences that almost everyone eventually shares. Some include the most profound and meaningful, such as the love of a parent. Others, such as coping with the death of a loved one, are heartbreaking. One that is nearly as universal...
The Child In You Alive Today
Whether they think about it or not, most people understand that childhood experiences affect and in a way mold who you are as an adult. It might be the simple acknowledgement, I’m pretty happy today — I had wonderful parents. Or, on the flip side, I understand I...
How To Relax When You’re Stressed Out
The research results just keep accumulating — research, that is, about the benefits of breathing exercises. I recently wrote about the benefits of Box Breathing. Practicing this simple technique for only a few minutes per day may provide significant health benefits,...
The How And Why Of ‘Box Breathing’
You don’t need to be too familiar with yoga or meditation to know that breathing plays a key role in both practices. Which is why it should come as no surprise that science-backed Western research is pointing to the fact that breathing significantly affects your...
Brushing Away Your Anxiety
There’s no shortage these days of things that can cause you anxiety. We’ll let you fill in the blank about what’s tipping the scale for you — there are too many to list and the list would only contribute to your anxiety. Fortunately, there are many tried-and-true,...
Can The Menstrual Cycle Affect ADHD Symptoms?
Although psychology as a scientific discipline developed before the lifetime of anyone living today, its roots in the late 19th century show that it's actually a fairly young science. In its infancy, psychologists studied dramatic mental health conditions such as...