The Importance of Balance in Reducing Stress

Today’s world is a busy world in which there is always more to be done.  More that we can do for others- our friends, our family, our children. And for many, there is always more that we can do at work. Higher productivity, more output.  Many feel pressure...

Stress and the Internet: Unhealthy Internet Use

The internet is an extremely useful tool that has reshaped our lives. We can gather a variety of information at lightening speed, establish new relationships and reestablish old social contacts, make purchases ranging from minor to significant, watch movies, peruse...

De-Stress Your Sleep: Managing Insomnia

Insomnia affects as much as 40% of the population in a year, as many as a third of adults suffer sleep disorders at some time in their lives and 10-20% of the adult population suffers from chronic sleep disturbance. Sleep disruption can result from environmental...

Reducing Stress: Accepting the Limits of Our Control

In today’s society, we live under the illusion of control. This illusion begins from a very young age in which we are taught that we control the world around us.  We learned that our actions had effects on the world around us.  We realized that if we cried...