Grief: How to Cope
Since the beginning of 2020, there has been a surge of lives lost and many people have experienced grief in response to the pandemic. We feel grief in tons of different ways such as losing a job, failing an exam, losing hard earned money, and the list goes on. The interesting thing about this is […]
People Pleasing and the Power of NO
If you’re anything like me, you will know how incredibly hard it is to say two letters: NO. The inability to say no is referred to as “people pleasing,” and it’s actually a habit, instead of a trait. Considering it is a habit, you can make small changes in your daily life, working little by […]
More Than Memory Loss: Dementia
“The disease might hide the person underneath, but there’s still a person who needs your love and attention.” – Jamie Calandriello Dementia takes one who was once the family rock, and turns them into a shell of a person. It takes your doting grandmother, and makes her forget your name, your outgoing father becomes shy, […]
SAD For The Holidays: Seasonal Affective Disorder
We all know that feeling: The weather begins to get colder, it gets darker earlier, and the horrible outside makes us feel horrible inside. As the days grow shorter, our feelings of sadness grow larger. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, may be the cause of us feeling so, well, sad. This disorder relates to the […]
Stress Management: What You Need To Know
Stress is the feeling of being uneasy or overwhelmed with life events; Stress is a normal feeling, and a little stress isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It can happen from any event or thought, and can make you feel frustrated, angry, nervous, or upset. So when is there too much stress? How can you manage […]
Just An Illusion: The Placebo Effect
In today’s media, we often hear the term “placebo.” So what exactly is the placebo effect? A placebo is a substance that has no true medical therapeutic effect, oftentimes referred to as “sugar pills.” They are frequently prescribed for the psychological benefit of the patient, rather than any physiological effect. The placebo effect is the […]
Have a Safe and Healthy Thanksgiving
Tips for keeping you, your friends, and family safe this difficult holiday.
Is Marijuana Addictive?
What is Cannabis/ Marijuana? Green. Weed. Bud. Ganja. These are all terms for the marijuana plant, or the dried flowers of the cannabis plant. Oftentimes, this earthy substance is smoked in pipes, bongs, or blunts, and can be ingested via food (also known as edibles) or vaporized. It is known to be psychoactive, or mind-altering, […]
Do Face Masks Affect our Ability to Understand Other’s Emotions?
It has been a few months now since face masks have been employed as a health control measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Some of us were a little slower to get into the habit, understandably forgetting our masks in our cars (or worse, at home), while others quickly got on board and adjusted […]
The Two Different Types of Empathy
When you hear the term empathy most people can usually define it pretty easily. But did you know there are actually two different types of empathy? These two forms of empathy are referred to as cognitive empathy and emotional empathy. As one might guess, you need both types of empathy to be considered an empathetic […]