Everyone knows what it means to be selfish, right? Technically the definition is lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. Some synonyms are egotistical, self-indulgent, and even narcissistic. And everyone knows what it means to be selfless, right? It’s defined as being concerned more with the needs and wishes [...]
With Dr. Gourdine offering Functional Medicine at STA and her discussing genomics and personalized medicine as part of Functional Medicine in our staff meetings, I wanted to find out more about this topic. Fortunately, Oxford University Press offers an excellent series of books called What Everyone Needs to KnowR about various topics and one of [...]
Raise your hand if you've heard the mantra, "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference". This saying is It serves to remind people how powerless they are over the feelings, thoughts, and choices of others. If you've struggled [...]
Looking at a surprisingly high credit card balance, people wish for willpower. After eating that extra piece of cake, people wish for more control. After spending so much time on-line that work projects suffer, people wish for self control. There are many situations in our daily lives that would benefit from willpower and self control. [...]
Everyone wants to be happy and many people have advice on how to achieve happiness. Much of this advice is anecdotal. What Sonja Lyubomirsky offers is a comprehensive guide based on scientific research, the first book about becoming happier authored by someone who has actually conducted research about how to succeed in accomplishing this in [...]
When most people are asked how they relax, replenish or de-stress, they will usually either say 'I don't know' or 'have a glass of wine'/some form of self-medicating behavior (followed by a laugh). Now ask yourself, How do I de-stress? Do you work at 'Replenishing the Well' at the end of a hard work week [...]
If you want to excel at a particular endeavor and so set high standards for yourself, good for you! You have a passion and enjoy spending time engaging in it. If you base your self-worth on whether you succeed or not, then a good thing has been turned into something that can make you unhappy [...]
Well, here it is. The challenge I set for myself in last month's blog was to come up with 400 activities for people to do. I've covered a lot of ground and had fun trying to meet my challenge. I chose to leave out activities that involved harming anything and also video games. Please engage [...]
It's the time of year when some kids are getting ready for some serious time looking at their screens, meaning that they intend to play video games and/or watch Youtube or TV for many hours each day. This leads to much frustration on the part of parents, at times leading to some screaming and yelling at [...]
How do you know when it is time to see a therapist? The general rule of thumb is that it is always better to seek therapy at the first signs of a problem or issue. It is clearly documented that people who seek treatment do so at the latter stages of their disorder. They often [...]
