Ebola outbreaks in Africa, conflicts in Russia and the Ukraine, fighting in Gaza and Israel, civil unrest in the U.S., food and gasoline price increases, government gridlock, and water shortages: The headlines make our heads spin and cause our hearts to race. It feels like things are falling apart and we are on a life
We would all like to have deeper meaning and more joy in our lives. But we live in stressful and confusing times and more and more of us are dealing with things like depression, migraines, and sexual dysfunction. New breakthroughs from the science of positive psychology can offer direction and guidance. When I was in
As Bob Dylan sang, “The times they are a-changin’.” Indeed they are, big time. We are facing the biggest crisis in human history as we deal with our economy, environment, and energy use. Although we face great danger, there is also great opportunity. We often experience the impact of change through illness and pain—everything from
No one has to tell us that stress is increasing on a personal and planetary scale. For more than 40 years I have been seeing stress-related illnesses on the rise. I’m seeing more people suffering from depression, irritable male syndrome, arthritis, early on-set Alzheimer’s, and many other ailments. It’s also clear that the Earth is under a
We’d like to believe that we can get want we want through the power of our conscious mind. But new information from the fields of affective neuroscience and energy psychology demonstrates that it is our subconscious mind that is often in control. Clinical psychologists George Pratt and Peter Lambrou, offer this insightful story in their
Today is December 14th. As I reflect on life as we approach the darkest day of the year I think about the killings in Newtown, Connecticut a year ago today. 20 year-old Adam Lanza first killed his mother, Nancy. He then took guns from the house and stormed into the Sandy Hook Elementary School. He
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