From eating for heart health to deciding which exercises to focus on or improving vision, most people know that maintaining many aspects of physical health is crucial for longevity. But keeping your mind fit may be the most important component to graceful aging. Cognition declines over time due to several...

Maintain Your Brain With These 6 Mental Fitness Tips

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Hoarding behavior, often depicted in media as extreme clutter and an inability to discard items, is more than just a habit of collecting. It’s a complex psychological condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Understanding the psychological reasons behind hoarding behavior can help in developing effective treatments and support mechanisms for those affected.

The psychology behind hoarding behavior

When I meet a person for a nutrition consultation, I always ask: “How many hours of sleep do you get per night?” Whenever someone answers “Six hours or less,” a little red flag goes up in my mind. What many people don’t realize is how critical...

Is 6 Hours of Sleep Enough? Here’s What Experts Say

Three levels of social needs must be met to feel fulfilled in life. It’s better to focus on quality rather than quantity of social relations. Escaping the loneliness trap is especially difficult for seniors. The specter of loneliness looms large over our aging population. As we get old, loved...

How to Avoid Feeling Lonely in Later Life

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Symptoms of the condition vary from person to person, but there are a few feelings and habits to note.

The 9 Biggest Signs Of Autism In Adulthood

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Your brain health is influenced by your daily routines and habits, and unfortunately, some of these habits can be detrimental in the long run. Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi, a renowned professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, sheds light on the harmful effects of certain everyday behaviors that are silently damaging your brain health. Let's uncover the top four habits that can wreck your cognition and memory.

Harvard Professor Warns These 4 Habits Damage Your Brain Health

In a world where smartphones have become essential to daily life, a recent study published in the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing highlights a modern-day anxiety — nomophobia, the fear of being without a mobile phone. The study found that young adults who experience higher levels of social appearance anxiety and loneliness are more likely to suffer from nomophobia.

People with a high level of social appearance anxiety have higher nomophobia levels, study finds

Albert Einstein once said “I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious”. Clearly, he had some special talents, but knowing what to look for, and having an inquisitive mind, are incredible things that can lead to important discoveries. Curiosity plays an important role in problem-solving and learning new things, and keeps us engaged on a day-to-day basis. Curiosity can also help with self-reflection and observations about the behavior of others.

The Power of Curiosity and the Benefits of Boredom

Loneliness is when we feel our separateness as human beings and feel uneasy in our mental space. Some people experience less separation and so feel more comfortable with solitude. Healthy psychological development involves developing a positive relationship to solitude. Some people are reluctant to spend time alone. Solitude makes them...

Solitude and Loneliness

When my children left home after graduating from school, it felt like a bittersweet milestone—the end of an era. It was hard!. Friends and family offered well-meaning advice, reassuring me that I would adjust and that the kids would thrive (especially after surviving the first one leaving), but it didn’t ease the ache of watching them leave the nest.

Letting Go in Life Is Never Simple

Psychiatric disorders are commonly associated with traumatic brain injury. TBI-related depression differs from idiopathic depression in important ways. Commonly used treatment modalities may be less effective in TBI depression. Newer neuromodulation techniques can be effective in TBI depression. The Journey Starts With Me. When my son was 17, he was...

Why This Depression Is Different

Toxic stress is a child’s bodily response to serious and lasting stress without proper support. This can have long-lasting effects on both the body and brain. Stress is a typical part of life and can have positive effects. For example, it can bring attention to things that may be important. It can also act as a motivator in problem-solving.

Toxic stress: What it is and its effects

Studies estimate only 51.6 percent of children grow up securely attached. "Secure relating" is a state of mind that helps us embody trust and love. No matter what our attachment history looks like, we can learn how to securely relate to ourselves and others. When it comes to your relationships,...

Are You Securely Attached to Yourself?

Understanding why your adult child might be so angry can be a difficult and painful process. An adult child's anger is often not just a random emotion but a response to deeper issues. To address this anger, use empathy and have a willingness to empathize with the child. Understanding why...

The Hidden Triggers: 3 Reasons Your Adult Child Is So Angry

Through the lens of affect psychology, underlying emotions that motivate addiction behaviors can be explored. Shame responses often form the core of pathology, yet shame is often hidden or remains unacknowledged. Coping responses to shame include attacking others, attacking the self, withdrawal, and avoidance. The voluntary exposure of shame-based vulnerabilities...

The Hidden Struggle: Understanding Shame in Addiction

It always seems like there’s some new anti-aging gimmick on the market. Instead of looking into every over-promising product, let’s look at the science. There are things that age us faster than we would otherwise, and you may be surprised to hear what makes that list. So, let’s...

5 Surprising Things That Can Make You Age Faster

Emotional divorce is when a couple, still legally married, experiences a significant emotional separation. In an emotional divorce, a couple can experience fear, relief, sadness, anger, hope, or even personal growth. Lack of communication creates an emotional chasm, making a couple more like roommates than life partners. An “emotional divorce”...

3 Signs of Going Through an "Emotional Divorce"

Dementia is a silent, yet devastating condition that slowly steals the essence of our loved ones. Watching my elderly parents grapple with dementia has been one of the most challenging experiences of my life. It’s not just about memory loss; it’s about losing pieces of who they are. This article delves into how dementia affects my elderly parents, providing a personal perspective on the emotional, physical, and psychological toll it takes on them and our family.

How dementia affects the elderly

Perfectionists tend to be preoccupied with feeling important. Perfectionists struggle to meet others' needs because they don't match theirs. Humility entails accepting how limited our ability to fix and solve problems actually is. Self-love, silencing the inner critic, and eliminating negative emotions together constitute the pursuit of any perfectionist. On...

The Shame of Perfectionism

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ADHD glasses do more than correct vision—they can improve focus, reduce eye strain, and may enhance your overall quality of life. By the end of this post you will understand more about how these specialized lenses may help you make life with ADHD more manageable.

How to Boost Your Focus with ADHD Glasses

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Your Physical Posture Could Change Your Mood

What is \"embodied cognition\"? It's a captivating theory that proposes that our bodies and minds are not separate entities but intricately connected. The brain's insular cortex...

What is "embodied cognition"? It's a captivating theory that proposes that our bodies and minds are not separate entities but intricately connected. The brain's insular cortex...

Your Physical Posture Could Change Your Mood

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