Many people think of drugs like LSD (“acid”) and hallucinogenic mushrooms (“shrooms”) as drugs used by peace loving hippies who want to take a “trip” and escape reality. But what about psychedelic drugs being used in microdoses as a treatment… read more
Mind Matters
Balance Your Stress: How to Avoid the Tipping Point
Stress. We all have it. Some see it as a badge of honor - the more stressed they are, the more important their role is. While some acute stress can be beneficial to spur us into action, chronic stress can… read more
Be Mesmerized by the Benefits of Hypnotherapy
When we think of hypnosis, the image that often comes to mind is a Freudian psychiatrist dangling a pocket watch in front of a patient, informing them that they are getting very sleepy, until their eyes close and they essentially… read more
Mental Health Awareness Month: The Season for Self-Acceptance and Body Positivity
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is the season for self-acceptance and body positivity. In today's world, we can not escape constant comparisons. On Instagram, guys show off their muscles and women flaunt their smooth skin, leaving viewers who… read more
Stop Social Media Scrolling to Improve Your Mental Wellness
For many of us, our evening pre-bed ritual of relaxing while reviewing our social media feeds has become something that feels not quite like a comfort but something we tend to fall into night after night. Is our social media… read more
Unleashing the Power of the Mind: What is Mental Rehearsal?
What is mental rehearsal? Mental rehearsal is a cognitive technique that engages the mind in simulating experiences or actions without physically performing them. It taps into our brain's capacity to vividly imagine situations, actions or outcomes, creating a mental blueprint… read more
Living with OCD
Many people associate obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with actions like excessive hand washing or folding towels in a specific way. While these can be symptoms of OCD, the condition itself is much more complex. It can be truly debilitating to those… read more
Letting Go of Green Emotions
The color green is a hopeful color. Mother Nature takes her paintbrush and colors her world lemon and forest greens. Different hues of it encompass national parks and even your backyard. The color green means so many different things, and… read more
How Can Cooking Help You Relieve Stress?
Sue Arteaga started baking at a young age. As part of a blended family of 9, she remembers baking her first batch of cookies at age 6 with her stepmother who loved to bake and has fond memories of baking… read more
5 Ways to Best Manage Stress
Stress—often an overused word but one that applies to most of us especially in the light of everything that transpired in 2020. Stress is omnipresent in our everyday lives as most of us work to balance career, relationships, children, families,… read more