Our family and close relatives are often times one of the strongest factors in shaping who we are and what we become later in life. You can’t fully understand yourself if you haven’t first looked at your family patterns.
In today’s world, it’s easy to become materialistic, but new research shows materialistic beliefs can hurt your happiness and well-being.
Big life events — the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or an unexpected change in your career — take time to settle. Give yourself room to process, and let the meaning unfold at its own pace. Here are simple practices to help you navigate these difficult moments with greater grace and ease.
Every now and then it’s good to step back and reflect on ourselves and the state of our lives, but too much awareness can be a bad thing too.
Our minds are exposed to massive amounts of information in any single day – and our conscious minds aren’t designed to handle all that information at once.
Instead, a lot of it is supposed to get filtered and processed through our unconscious minds. And by doing this, our brains preserve a lot of our focus and mental resources for only the most important things.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you feel like you have too much awareness? It can be incredibly distracting and draining.
As the days get darker, colder, and shorter, it’s a good time to install some extra “mental health boosters” into your routine. Here are important tools to minimize winter sadness (or “seasonal affective disorder”).