Articles
“Self Love” in the East VS west
“Self Love” has become one of the catchiest concepts being thrown around in Western society, a terminology seemingly present now everywhere we look; on billboards, all across our...
Somatization and Asking for Help: How Asian Populations Respond to Psychological Stress
The intricate mechanisms of the body alone, are quite remarkable; but once we add the functionalities of the mind to the mix, the body...
Getting Comfortable Outside of Your Comfort Zone
If you struggle with anxiety, depression, or self-doubt, you’ve likely struggled with stepping outside of your comfort zone. It makes sense - comfort zones lack variability -...
How to Live (and Thrive) with a Mental Illness
Did you know: “More than 46 million Americans are living with a mental illness?” That’s nearly one in five U.S. adults (19% of the population). [1] So, what is mental...
Pregnancy and Parenthood: Why We Must Bring Mental Health to the Forefront
Pregnancy and parenthood are life-changing events that can be filled with joy and wonder. Before I became a mother at 37, I admit did not really consider how these experiences...
Have You Ever Felt Like a Fraud? A Guide to Understanding Imposter Syndrome
Sam has always stood out among his colleagues as the brightest and most resourceful. Rather effortlessly, he has scored his company yet another hefty contract and been showered...
Dealing with Loneliness in an Overly Connected World
The music was loud enough to mute my thoughts, the air reeked of sweat and apart from the occasional blinding light beams from the disco ball, the room was pitch dark. Everyone...
Welcoming Change
Unexpected change can be difficult for the human psyche to fully embrace at first. It overwhelms our emotional and cognitive freedom, so to be able to work with it, we have to...
Food Can Make You Happy! Or Sad…
Food can make you happy. Physical health and mental health are so closely connected. When we think of physical health, we often think of physical fitness, but food and nutrition...