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Pursuing Joy In The Workplace
Many consider looking ahead to the week and begin experiencing their own existential dread. You can read more about the “Sunday Scaries” here. Across disciplines, fields, industries, and locations we are taking stock of different individuals that want to re-experience the joy of their personal vocations again. About 8 out of 10 Americans are experiencing acute stress according to the American Psychological Association inside this pandemic. Even outside of [...]
6 Ways To Tackle Chronic Headaches and Migraines
Chronic headaches and migraines are common ailments that many people experience. If you have a chronic headache, navigating your day to life can be very difficult and uncomfortable. The search for relief from the invincible pains caused by this condition will make you feel overwhelmed and unfocused. While recovering from chronic headaches and migraines might seem out of sight, there are several ways you can tackle this condition. Here [...]
How To Cope with Anxiety Using These 5 Tools
More than 40 million Americans struggle with anxiety, and it is one of the most diagnosed mental health conditions. Anxiety happens when your body reacts to stress. Everyone experiences stress, and it is a healthy and regular part of life, but balance is critical. Stress can drastically increase anxiety when it is poorly managed. Having elevated anxiety over a long period can negatively impact a person's physical health and [...]
September 2021: National Suicide Prevention Month – What You Can Do To Help
Suicide is a major public health concern, and the month of September is designated as the national suicide prevention month, to draw attention and awareness to this issue. In the US, suicide is one of the leading causes of death. In fact, according to the CDC, suicide rates in the country have been on a steady rise over the past 20 years. One shocking statistic is that in 2020, [...]
Developing Personal Agency
For every waking day, different psychological commentators and pundits have unanimously agreed that around 24 gigabytes of data and 100,000 words of information reach the eyes and ears of any human being consistently within any given day; by the time some Americans hit their heads on their pillows, they have seen 5,000 advertisements! This only continues to climb within the current information age for digital natives as technology continues [...]
How Are Memory, Trauma, and EMDR Therapy Related?
Trauma is defined as an emotional, psychological response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event or experience. Trauma can cause a significant amount of stress, both long and short-term. Trauma stress can impact different brain parts, such as the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala. Due to traumatic stress, these parts of the brain can experience diminished function, along with a change in shape and volume. These areas of the [...]