How to Break Bad Habits

How to Break Bad Habits

Bad habits come in every shape, size and form. Smoking cigarettes, excessive online shopping, mindless scrolling, there’s no shortage of bad habits we can easily integrate if we so choose. The dictionary defines a bad habit as “a patterned behavior regarded as...
What Trauma Does to Your Brain and Body

What Trauma Does to Your Brain and Body

The incident; you still remember every last detail. Even though it happened 15 years ago, you remember what you were wearing. A gray and black striped skirt. You’d had for quite a while, but got rid of it right after. You remember how powerless it made you feel. You...
Do You Suffer from Unresolved Trauma?

Do You Suffer from Unresolved Trauma?

Here are the Signs – and What You Can DoTrauma is defined as, “a deeply distressing disturbing experience.”  Now. Here’s where it gets tricky: “distressing” and “disturbing” are subjective. There’s no one size fits all way of deciphering whether or not something...
Covid and Mental Health: What Did We Learn?

Covid and Mental Health: What Did We Learn?

When watching a TV show, documentary, or YouTube video, it’s easy to detect content filmed pre Covid. Remember how innocent we all once were? Covid shook the world as it swept through, spreading an unhealthy dose of anxiety and depression along with harmful particles....
Coping Mechanisms: What’s Missing from Your Toolbox?

Coping Mechanisms: What’s Missing from Your Toolbox?

Imagine you’re cooking, and the pan catches fire. You’d react, right? You’d either grab the flaming pan and rush outside with it. You’d smother it. You’d grab the fire extinguisher. You’d do something. Yet oftentimes, when our brain starts running away with us, many...
How to Stop Negative Thoughts

How to Stop Negative Thoughts

Thoughts are powerful. Maybe you’ve noticed – the more negative they are, the more they command your attention. Studies suggest that around 80% of scenarios that replay in the average person’s brain are negative. In fact, the reason you’re here today is partially...