What’s Behind That Drive For Perfection?

People in therapy are often exposed to the idea of attachment theory. Research has been accumulating about this idea since the 1930s, so it’s hardly a new concept. Basically, it’s an attempt to explain how our childhood affects our relationships as adults. It...

The Virtuous Circle Of Feel-Good Hormones

Understanding how hormones affect our physical and mental health is important because there are things that we can do to influence our brain’s production of hormones — not control, but at least influence. In a previous blog (Hormones, The Runner’s High And More) we...

Hormones, The Runner’s High And More

Most people have heard of and probably have a pretty good understanding of how hormones affect your mood. But brushing up on the role that several important hormones play can be valuable because hormones not only affect how you feel — they affect how your body...

Why We Feel So Wonderful After A Good Conversation

Whether we think about it or not, almost everyone intuitively recognizes what a “conversation” is. When we talk to the person checking us out at the supermarket — who might ask, are these organic apples? to get the price right — we don’t go home and tell our partner,...

Leadership Lessons According To Jobs

Leaders in business are often notoriously difficult to work with and driven by huge egos. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, for example, alternately fought with and then praised each other throughout their careers until Jobs died. Moreover, Jobs didn’t just duke it out with...