Here are five effective ways to help calm your mind and body when anxiety strikes

The experience of physical pain is a simple truth of the human condition. Whether you have suffered the sting of a papercut, the break of a bone, or a more long-lasting injury or medical condition, pain is familiar to you. But what is pain? There are two main types of pain: neuropathic and nociceptive. Neuropathic pain comes from damage to tissue, nerves, or parts of the nervous system. In addition to causing a shooting, stabbing, sometimes electric shock-like pain, this typ

There is a long list of reasons why holidays might not be a person's happiest time of year. Unfortunately, for many people holidays are a basket of triggers, particularly due to the increased social, financial, and emotional expectations that come with the season. In all the holiday songs, decorations, movies, and cards, holidays seem to be bursting with a sense of joy, giving, and togetherness. While these seem like wonderful concepts to embrace and enjoy, they can actually

Dating and relationships can be complicated enough. Their complexity is heightened further as we try to navigate unhealthy behaviors and confusing terminologies. For example, most of us have heard of "ghosting," but how about "breadcrumbing"? Learning about it is important so that you can successfully notice and avoid it if it ever happens in your relationships. At its core, breadcrumbing means leading someone on in romance, while having no actual intention to commit. This is

When you tell a healthy person that you’re sick and stuck in bed, the usual reactions range from, “I hope you feel better soon,” to,...

Have you been feeling tired lately? Does the word “tired” not even begin to cover the level of your seemingly constant exhaustion? You...

Whether your chronic pain is due to physical structural injury or neuro-pathalogical symptoms, the experience of feeling pain is very...

We have all heard of mental illness stigmatization. If someone is feeling too depressed to move out of bed, or another is too anxious to...