Mental Health

Alcohol — Why Not?

December 28, 2025 by Vicki Griffin - Reading Time: 5 minutes

If you had a dog that bit one out of every three people who came to your house, would you keep it? A significant percentage of people who use alcohol for social or recreational purposes become alcohol-dependent for part of their lives. In the US, about 30% of adults have had an “alcohol-use disorder” in their […]

Holiday Stress is Contagious in Relationships

December 11, 2025 by Rosie Shrout - Reading Time: 5 minutes

With the flurry of shopping, spending money and traveling to see family, stress can feel inevitable during the holidays. You might already know stress can affect your own health, but what you may not realize is that your stress – and how you manage it – is catching. Your stress can spread around, particularly to […]

How Do Male and Female Minds Diverge?

November 30, 2025 by Dr. Cesar Vasconcellos de Souza - Reading Time: 6 minutes

Years ago, I read an article in a scientific journal about female ambiguity, written by a gynecologist from Rio de Janeiro, Dr. Nelson Socou, with the following title: “A study on ambiguity in women.” Let’s reflect on this. Dr. Nelson explains in his article that although it is a difficult topic to explore, practical observation […]

Reversing Brain Damage of Chronic Stress

November 16, 2025 by Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley and Muzaffer Kaser - Reading Time: 7 minutes

A bit of stress is a normal part of our daily lives, which can even be good for us. Overcoming stressful events can make us more resilient. But when the stress is severe or chronic – for example, caused by the breakdown of a marriage or partnership, death in the family, or bullying – it […]

Do You Need to Forgive Your Parents?

November 2, 2025 by Dr. Cesar Vasconcellos de Souza - Reading Time: 6 minutes

I don’t know if you still have any emotional issues, any resentment, any hurt feelings toward your father, your mother, or both. Many people can hold a grudge against their father and mother, against one of them or both, for many years. Letting them go will bring great relief to your emotional pain, whether they […]

The Entertainment Trap

October 19, 2025 by Vicki Griffin - Reading Time: 5 minutes

The Stats Tell the Story. Is it time to dial down how much time we spend with our smartphones? Constant media usage has plunged our attention span from 12 seconds in 2000 to just 8 seconds today. The attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds. Many children and youth are “awash” in media, spending […]

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