Safety in particular proves to be vital in an intimate relationship: Without it, love is restrained. Yet at the same time, we can prevent or discourage that safety even when we're not aware....
Winter is arguably our toughest season. For those of us going through a hard time such as divorce or domestic distress or managing a condition such as depression or anxiety, it can double down on the mental or emotional pain that we feel...
Kick-starting personal goals each January 1 is a time-honored practice. According to Merriam-Webster online, people have been making New Year's resolutions since the early 19th century and perhaps as far back as the late 17th century...
Whether a situation involves others or only ourselves, with a little awareness and planning we can enjoy what is wonderful about the holidays while giving our mental health some comfort as well...
Playing music or singing is great a way to draw your attention away from your problems and redirect your energy towards something fun and creative...
These pathways coordinate and connect these muscles in forming facial expressions and other bodily signals to other people (and mammals) based on how they're making us feel. What we signal tells others whether we're safe or unsafe to approach...
Stress creates a mental chain reaction that begins in the amygdala, where our brain regulates emotional processing by sending distress signals to the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus then sends us commands through the nervous system to fight, flee or freeze in a stressful situation...
Intuition can be a useful tool to alleviate emotional turmoil through instinctive feeling rather than solely by conscious reasoning. Intuition does not need to work in isolation as knowledge is assimilated. In fact, it is advantageous to use intuition in conjunction with rational thought...
Kasey Huff