Reframing: Self-Control Can Be Developed and Here’s How
Self-control is hard. It takes effort to delay gratification—to override your immediate urges for the sake of your long-term goals
Overcoming The Negativity Bias
Thanks to recent developments in neuroscience, we now know that the brain has the property of neuroplasticity, meaning the structure and function of neural networks are constantly adapting to meet the demands of our day-to-day lives.
Blog Swap – The Importance of Unplugging
Guest author Dr. Andrea Martin explores the importance of unplugging.
Fighting Anxiety in Children: One Montreal School’s Story of Tackling the Issue with Mindfulness
Dr. Joe appears as an expert commentator on the rise of anxiety in adolescents
Ted-Ed Video: How Stress Affects Your Brain
Stress. Everyone is talking about it and trying to find ways to remove the negative affects of it from our lives. But do we really know how harmful chronic stress is on our physical and mental well being?
How To (Finally) Quiet Your Mind – The Quest to Find the Mind’s “Off Switch”
Yet, one of the reasons you probably came to this practice is that annoying little hamster in your head that never stops spinning — thinking, […]
On Letting Go
We use the phrase “let it go” all the time, encouraging our friend to stop emailing his ex-girlfriend six months after the break-up or our partner to stop bringing up that thing we did that time – but what does it mean.
You Matter to Your Partner… and That’s the Problem
Once partners realize that the arguing and distancing are their attempts to preserve the relationship, they are able to stop seeing each other as the enemy and start understanding how much they matter to one another.
Attachment Theory and Why it Matters in Psychotherapy
No matter your attachment style(s), we all have a basic need for safety, belonging and love. Seeking connection is a fundamental part of being human–and often a central part of healing in therapy.
6 Reasons We Can’t Find Lasting Happiness and What We Can Do About It
If we reflect on what it is that all of us essentially want, it can generally be summed up as: wanting to find lasting happiness. The unfortunate reality, however, is that the way we got about finding lasting happiness often doesn’t work. Here are 6 reasons why that is
