What is Seasonal Depression? (Also Called ‘SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)’, ‘Seasonal Depression’) Seasonal depression, often called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a depression that occurs each year at the same time, usually starting in fall, worsening in winter, and ending … Continue reading
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This Supplement May Stop Sadness Becoming Depression
Probiotics may stop sadness turning into depression by helping people let go of the past, a new study finds. Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition found that probiotics stopped people ruminating so much. Rumination is when people … Continue reading
This Supplement May Stop Sadness Becoming Depression
How four weeks of supplementation can help stop a sad mood getting worse. Probiotics may stop sadness turning into depression by helping people let go of the past, a new study finds. Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Brain and … Continue reading
This Vitamin Stops People Feeling SAD and Promotes Good Mental Health
Maintaining sufficient levels of vitamin D in the body is not just good for physical health, it can also help protect against depression and promote good mental health, a new study finds. Researchers looked at over 100 leading articles for … Continue reading
5 Strategic Ways To Build Your Self-Confidence (That Make You Stronger & More Resilient)
Grow your inner strength. What is inner strength? Having inner strength allows you pursue your dreams and goals and live your life to the fullest. A person with inner strength: Loves themselves (feels deeply their value, lovableness and loves their … Continue reading
Optimists For The Win: Finding The Bright Side Might Help You Live Longer
Good news for the cheery: A Boston study published this month suggests people who tend to be optimistic are likelier than others to live to be 85 years old or more. That finding was independent of other factors thought to … Continue reading
The Best Support and Practices For Your Mental Health
A psychologist shares tips on how to find and maintain the mental health support you need. Mental health struggles can affect anyone. Even high-profile celebrities put on a brave public face to hide their struggles, and no one (not even … Continue reading
Embracing Change and Impermanence
“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” ~Karen Kaiser Clark Life can be a persistent teacher. When we fail to learn life’s lessons the first time around, life has a way of repeating them to foster understanding. Over … Continue reading
10 Ideas to Help With Loneliness
Have you ever been lonely in a crowd? Have you ever been perfectly content all alone? Me too. And I have also suffered from loneliness. Loneliness is a complex mental and emotional phenomenon that has at its base a powerful … Continue reading
The 11 Life Lessons
The 11 Life Lessons It Turns Out I’ve Taught My Six Kids On my 46th birthday recently, my (mostly adult) kids wrote out a list of lessons I’d taught each of them in their lives so far. Each wrote their … Continue reading
