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Harmless Collecting or Compulsive Hoarding?
Many people hold on to things they might not need right now, but could have a purpose in the future. When does harmless collecting cross the line into compulsive hoarding? What is Compulsive Hoarding?...
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How Assertive Are You?
You may have heard about the importance of assertiveness skills, but do you know what assertiveness looks like? People can deal with a conflict non-assertively, aggressively, or assertively....
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Mother’s Day: The Hidden Grief
The words “Happy Mother’s Day” seem to be everywhere at this time of year, filling billboards, radio advertisements, and shop displays. While Mother’s Day is a time of happy celebration for many...
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The Real Definitions of Introvert and Extrovert
People often label themselves and others as introverts or extroverts based on how outgoing they appear to be. Being an introvert or an extrovert isn’t about how outgoing or socially confident you are....
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What’s Your Level of Emotional Intelligence?
How do you define “intelligence”? Is it something that can be measured? For over a century, intelligence has been measured using Intelligence Quotient (IQ) tests. IQ tests assess intelligence based on...
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Why Do People Love Pinterest So Much?
Pinterest may be the fastest growing independent website of all time. Why is Pinterest so popular? 1. No Verbal Processing Needed – A Picture Says a Thousand Words Pinterest has fully embraced the...
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What’s Your Attachment Style?
As babies, we depend on our caregivers to meet our basic needs for protection, food, love and affection. Not surprisingly, we form strong bonds to our caregivers, or “attachment figures”. The way our...
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Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Sometimes people find themselves wishing they could go back and do things differently equipped with the knowledge and experience they’ve gained over the years. Phrases like, “if only I had known that...
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Overcome Procrastination with an Unschedule
Take a look at your calendar. What sort of activities do you have scheduled? Typically people write down in their diaries all the things they have to get done – work projects, study time, errands –...
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Finding it Hard to Stay Motivated in Winter?
Can’t be bothered going out in winter? Feeling generally unmotivated? Although many people comment openly about feeling more worn out and less motivated in winter, it seems that more often than not...
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What Are Boundaries?
Although many people would have a hard time describing exactly what personal boundaries are or where they are, they serve an important purpose. Boundaries are crucial for maintaining our identities as...
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Moving from Self Criticism to Self Compassion
Are you your own harshest critic? Many people have a strong inner critic, the internal voice that points out every perceived flaw or mistake we make. Other people’s errors may seem like part of being...
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Reduce Stress with the Tension Tamer Technique
Some stress can be useful, but too much stress or chronic stress can have ill effects on your mental and physical wellbeing. Having fast and effective stress relief techniques can be crucial for...
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Is it Shyness or Social Phobia?
Humans are social creatures. Having positive social interactions and connections is essential for our wellbeing, and for sense of safety and security. If we don’t feel like we’re “getting it right” or...
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Psychological Impacts of Getting Fired
Losing your job has some emotional impacts that may seem obvious, such as stress about your financial situation and feelings of insecurity about the future. The psychological impacts of getting fired...
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How Passive Aggressive Are You?
In our blog post called, “How Assertive Are You?”, we described three of the main conflict styles: non-assertive (passive), aggressive, and assertive. There is another conflict style called “passive...
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Stop Multitasking, Start Monotasking
How many times a day are you focused on doing just one thing? “Multitasking” first became a buzz word in the 1990s. During the height of the multitasking craze, it was common for employment ads to...
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Monotasking: The How-To Guide
In part 1 of this series, we examined the problems with multitasking and ways that monotasking could improve your productivity and wellbeing. In this post, we will offer some tips for how to implement...
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A Story of Recovery and Healing: Interview with an ED Survivor
This is a story of triumph and courage, of overcoming difficult circumstances through perseverance and support, and not just surviving but thriving. In this post, we have interviewed Magdi about her...
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Feeling Down Over the Holidays? How to Beat Holiday Blues
The holidays aren’t a joyous time for everyone. For some people, the holidays are full of grief, loneliness and heartache. Feeling down at this time of year is sometimes referred to as the “holiday...
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