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Have you ever been engaged in a conversation where the person you were speaking to was focusing their attention on different objects in...

Psychologists have come up with estimations of the number of thoughts the average human thinks in a day. The numbers vary wildly -...

We have all experienced a time in life where we have felt "backed into a corner" and that we have nowhere to turn. This feeling of...

In her catchy little book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, Amy Morin lists common tendencies that the average person is prone...

As those of you who know me are aware, I recently published a book called The Birds Still Sing: My Journey of Resilience Through...

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Anxiety is a phenomenon that lies deeply embedded in our evolutionary history. It's original function was decidedly protective. Anxiety...

Our modern world of social media and the internet would have us believe that the only worthy people are those whose lives are exceptional...

Deep down inside we all tend to believe that nothing bad will ever happen to us. We assume that the world will continue to exist as it is...

It is a well known fact that your body and brain are interconnected. What happens in your brain affects your body and what goes on with...

If you have never read Brené Brown's books, my question to you is: what are you waiting for? Brené delves into topics that are off limits...

Your mind is a busy place. Random thoughts keep chasing each other in constant circles. Most of this inner chatter is unconscious and...

ALLOW. The first step in dealing with frustration, anger, sadness, grief or any other so-called negative emotion is to simply allow it to...

One of my favourite positive psychology authors ( and I have many favourites!) is Rick Hanson. In his book Resilient, he shares hundreds...

Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade. He was defeated in every public office role he ran for. Then he became the British prime...

On March 11, our lives took a sharp U turn when the WHO declared the corona virus outbreak to be a global pandemic. Not quite a week...

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“Your enemy is your best teacher”. These are words from the wise, respected and revered teacher, the Dalai Lama. What on earth could he...