Understanding the science behind how bottling up your emotions can damage your immune system We’ve all heard the advice: “Just be positive!” or “Don’t let it get to you.” But what if the very act of suppressing negative emotions, from grief and anger to stress and anxiety, does more
How Beliefs Shape Biology: The Psychology of Expectation and the Placebo Effect The Brain’s Pharmacy: When Belief Becomes Medicine Imagine swallowing a sugar pill and watching your chronic pain melt away. Or receiving a saline injection and feeling your Parkinson’s tremors subside. These aren’t miracles, they’re demonstrations of one of
Burnout vs. Depression: Are They Separate Disorders or the Same Condition? What Research Actually Shows Mental health professionals and researchers have long debated whether burnout and depression are distinct psychological conditions or simply different manifestations of the same underlying disorder. This question matters, not just for academic precision, but
The Science of Self-Sabotage: Why We Block Our Own Healing Healing sounds simple: rest, recover, release, yet many people find themselves doing the exact opposite. They delay treatment, avoid self-care, pick at emotional wounds, return to the same cycles, or unconsciously recreate the very conditions that cause them pain.
Emotional Memory and the Body: Why Past Stress Lives in Present Pain Many of us carry the effects of prior stress, but understanding how stress is stored in the body is key to healing. In addition to being “in the head,” symptoms like a tight neck, persistent stomach discomfort, or
Narrative therapy: Rewriting your personal story How changing the plot you live by can change what’s possible without the hype In This Guide: Externalize the problem Find “unique outcomes” Re-author with thick description Remembering & definitional ceremonies What narrative therapy is (and isn’t) Through narrative therapy (NT), a therapeutic strategy
The Future of AI Mental Health: Integrating the Biofield What’s Missing in Today’s AI Mental Health Tools? AI has revolutionized mental health support. From chatbots offering a listening ear to mood-tracking apps using sentiment analysis, artificial intelligence has made emotional care more accessible. But here’s the critical gap: today’s AI
Mirror Neurons, Empathy, and What Actually Helps in Therapy In the 1990s, researchers recorded neurons in macaques that fired both when the monkey grasped an object and when it watched someone else grasp the same object. Known as mirror neurons, those cells were immediately, and maybe too enthusiastically, connected
Decision Fatigue and Its Impact on Health Behaviors Every day, people make innumerable decisions, ranging from simple ones like what to wear to more serious ones like dietary preferences or medical treatments. While decision-making is necessary for navigating daily life, one often neglected side effect of frequent decision-making is decision
Cognitive Distortions: How to Recognize and Rewire Unhelpful Thought Patterns We all have unwanted thoughts, but when they are skewed, they can affect our emotions, habits, and even our physical health. These tendencies, known as cognitive distortions, are key targets of treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). What Are
