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  • November 29, 2024

What to know about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

When most people think of feeling "sad," they imagine rough days at work, receiving bad grades, or dealing with the loss of your favorite tv character. However, in the field of psychology, SAD has an additional meaning. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mental health condition triggered by changes in seasons (Mayo Clinic, 2021). For […]
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  • November 15, 2024

Finding Nature In a Technological World

   As society progresses, technology becomes an increasingly central component of our lives, influencing how we work, communicate, and entertain ourselves. With this evolution, adults, teens, and children are turning more to technological entertainment, such as social media platforms, streaming services, and video games. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated this shift, with many opting to […]
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  • May 17, 2024

It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To!

 “There is a sacredness in tears.  They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.” That quote by Washington Irving is one of the truest things I have ever heard.  Have you ever had such a good cry that you felt so much better when you were done?  That’s because crying, in itself, is […]
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  • May 17, 2024

I’m Sorry but Your Apology Sucks

How to effectively apologize when you have wronged someone. I know you’ve experienced it because we all have… an apology that leaves the situation unresolved and feelings still hurt.   We have likely been on both the giving and receiving sides of an inadequate apology.  The giver could have been very sincere but the sentiment wasn’t […]
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  • May 17, 2024

Taste Test

How we use our sense of taste during fight or flight and how to use it to relieve stress. Last but not least!  We have arrived at the end of our series about the body’s increased senses during the fight or flight response and how we can use the senses to help us calm down […]
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  • May 17, 2024

Stop and Smell the Roses

How our sense of smell reacts to fight or flight and how to harness it’s calming power. So far in this series we’ve covered 3 of the 5 senses.  Sight, hearing and touch.  This brings us to, quite possibly, the most fascinating one; our sense of smell. What you might not know is that studies […]
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  • May 17, 2024

I’m Touched

How our sense of touch is heightened during times of stress and how we can use it to relieve stress. Throughout this blog series, we have come acknowledge that ongoing stress is harmful to our bodies, but our bodies are also amazing creations that use perceived harm or fear as a way to trigger a […]
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