The beginning of a new year often brings people to make new resolutions. Its’ a new beginning, a new page, so it’s only natural. But often this can bring anxiety and stress as we try to figure out what it is that we want as …
In 1979, British cardiologist Dr. Peter Nixon developed a diagram to illustrate the balance of good and bad stress, which was later called the Human Function Curve. Dr. Nixon used this graph to show his patients the stages of health: from a bored and inactive …
We all have a superego although some of us call it differently: conscience, morality or something to do with a guilty voice inside of us. Understanding it can become one of the most powerful tools to unlock mental well-being. According to Freud’s personality theory (1923) …
Resilience is commonly thought of as the ability to recover quickly and ‘bounce back’ after stressful and challenging life events. However, don’t be fooled, this little word is far more complex than that. Learning how to be more resilient, both at a personal and professional …
Understanding worry Worrying is a normal aspect of life; we all worry from time to time. However, some people worry more than others’ and this can become a problem. Over worrying can interfere with our ability to do everyday stuff and stop us from enjoying …
Ahhh the good times! Who doesn’t want the good times to stay, but do they bring the best out of us? Can the good times make us soft and lazy? Can they make us too comfortable, unchallenged and uninterested in testing out our full potentials? …
“While we waste our time hesitating and postponing, life is slipping away.” Seneca What’s procrastination? Procrastination is the action of delaying or postponing something. If you are reading this article is probably because you are a procrastinator or have a procrastinating issue at hand. If …
What does the Impostor Syndrome feel like? Have you ever felt like a fraud or a total fake? As if you don’t belong where you are in life and it’s only a matter of time before you make a mistake and show everybody how underqualified, …
It’s a scientific fact that the hormones of stress downregulate genes and create diseases and long-term effects. (…) We can think about our problems and turn on those chemicals. That means, though, that our thoughts could make us sick. So, if it’s possible that our …
Last updated: Aug 21, 2020 As of today (6 May 2020), the 2019 Novel Coronavirus officially COVID-19, is affecting all of us worldwide. It has infected more than 22,922,330 people – and growing – and claimed already in excess of 798,182 lives, making the World …
