If your life seems to revolve around your job, so much so that your relationships and social life suffer, then you’re likely to fall under the definition of a “workaholic.” It is no surprise that workaholism can induce stress, but a new study suggests that it may also be associated with psychiatric disorders. Researchers foundContinue reading “Psychiatric disorders more common among workaholics, study finds”
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Highly Generous People May Be Less Envious of Others’ Fortune
Our personal level of happiness and generosity appears to depend on how we feel about others’ fortunes in comparison to our own, according to a new study at the University College London (UCL) in which researchers developed an equation to predict happiness levels. The findings show that, on average, inequality tends to reduce happiness levels.Continue reading “Highly Generous People May Be Less Envious of Others’ Fortune”
How to Tidy Your Home Mindfully
Marie Kondo debunks myths of decluttering so city dwellers can keep a tidy home Across the nation, apartment sizes in urban areas are trending toward smaller units. The average unit size in the U.S. fell to 950 square feet in 2012 to 2013, fifty square feet less than a decade ago. Developers in cities areContinue reading “How to Tidy Your Home Mindfully”
How mindless leaders can create workplace problems
Why we need mindful leaders Most leadership books and training programs focus on how leaders can achieve more—do more, better, faster, with spectacular results. We’ve become obsessed with continuous improvement at increasing speed, with resulting rising stress levels to leaders and their followers and deteriorating relationships. Mindfulness as both a leadership practice and workplace cultureContinue reading “How mindless leaders can create workplace problems”
5 Simple Ways to Relax and Recharge
Many of us have a hard time relaxing. Maybe just the thought of taking a break actually stresses you. And that’s understandable. Because, as “a society we value being busy, so it can almost feel that we are doing something wrong by relaxing,” said Agnes Wainman, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and self-proclaimed self-care activist inContinue reading “5 Simple Ways to Relax and Recharge”
How Pokémon Go Can Help with Anxiety, Depression
I have to admit it. I’m 31. Officially out of the “youthful” age group, according to some of my favorite students. “Mrs. Meg, no one uses Facebook anymore. That’s for old people.” Fair enough. So I must venture further to confirm that I am not all too shot down with playing the new Pokémon Go.Continue reading “How Pokémon Go Can Help with Anxiety, Depression”
8 Behaviors Often Mistaken for Depression
Do you know someone who looks and appears depressed but denies it when confronted? Do you believe their rejection of your assessment of them? Could it be that they are”hiding,” covering their true emotions, or simply telling the truth? Even as a trained therapist I have seem my fair share of clients, primarily men and adolescentContinue reading “8 Behaviors Often Mistaken for Depression”
How to Forgive
Now that we’ve established What Forgiveness is, Really, let’s talk about how one can move toward accomplishing such a cumbersome task. Once we have realized how beneficial the act of letting someone off the hook can be, what’s next? How do we make movement in the direction of truly letting go of the negative emotionsContinue reading “How to Forgive”
Why You Eat Too Much…and What Can Help
Flogging yourself to diet won’t work. I’m one of those people who eat too much. I’m hoping that writing this will help me as well as you. 1. Do you rationalize eating fattening things? For example, when I have spare time and I’m near a favorite restaurant, I rationalize, “Well, I have time to killContinue reading “Why You Eat Too Much…and What Can Help”
How to be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use
“Imagine that you could earn $10 million for just half an hour’s work,” psychologist Randy J. Paterson proposed to a group of people suffering deep, intractable depression. “… All you would have to do is make yourself feel worse than you do now…How would you do it?” The conceit of How to Be Miserable: 40Continue reading “How to be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use”
Amplify Wellness with Meg Duke 