by | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Studies on positive mood show a number of relevant findings:*Men who scored in the top third range of optimism had 50% less heart attacks than men who scored in the bottom third*2 or more traumatic events raised the risk of breast cancer by 62%*Optimism in women...
by | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
It seems that just when our life circumstances start flowing smoothly, something happens to interrupt that flow and causes major stress in our lives. From minor obstacles like car repairs or mild illness to major struggles like the loss of a job, serious illness of a...
by | Apr 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Why do we change? It seems like a simple question, but if you really think about it there are a number of complex reasons why people feel the need to change things about themselves. Some people change for better health- physical and mental. Some...
by | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s Spring! Well, at least the calendar says so. Spring is the season of new life; new beginnings. It’s nature refreshing and renewing itself. Many of us do our annual spring cleaning of our house. We sort out the closets, wash windows and walls, and clean out things...
by | Mar 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Most people are familiar with the concept of self-esteem and understand that high self-esteem is associated with success in work and relationships and a lower risk of mental health issues like anxiety and depression while low self-esteem is associated with problematic...
by | Mar 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Setting goals is a positive intervention that’s used by almost anyone trying to achieve a task. In therapy, we use goals to help challenge depression, gauge progress, reduce anxiety, and build self-esteem. It is a tool with multiple facets, but...
by | Feb 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Happiness can be described in many ways – pleasant emotions of contentment or joy, feeling positive about an outcome (happy about a good grade), or even absence from pain or boredom. A good general description of happiness is overall life satisfaction. Some...
by | Feb 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every couple has their ups and downs, their successes and failures, their joys and sorrows. The good times can be exciting and even elating as we face joys together with a partner. Marriage, the birth of a child, new jobs, new homes, family vacations, and even just...
by | Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Human minds are prodigious problem-solving machines. When faced with a problem in the external world, a human mind will brainstorm, creating novel ideas and alternative solutions, review the ideas, select the one most likely to solve the problem and implement the...
by | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
When we are experiencing heightened levels of stress, it is important to take care of ourselves. Often times, we have a support network that will assist us as well. Other times, we become frustrated with our support network for not meeting our needs. This may be our...
