Neuroscientist and addiction specialist Jim Pfaus says that stress can cause a natural high by activating the arousal and attention centers in our nervous system, according to this article in Business Insider. Pfaus explains that “stressors can also wake up … Continue reading
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Founder of Think Piece PublishingEight Brain Foods That Boost Your Mood
A 2014 review published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined the link between diet and depression risk and found that a diet consisting mainly of fruit, vegetables, fish, and whole grains was significantly associated with a reduced risk … Continue reading
Grieving Father’s Message About Mental Illness is Beautiful
Ed Shoener wrote an amazing obituary in the Washington Post about his daughter, Katie, who died from suicide. There’s refreshing and helpful advice about the tools all of us need in our mental health first aid kids. Here is the … Continue reading
Graying But Smiling: Why It Is That We Get Happier As We Age
A new study by researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reveals a promising trend concerning the mental health of aging adults: we seem to get better over time. “Their improved sense of psychological well-being was linear … Continue reading
Have a Mental Illness and Worried About Travel? Worry Not
Major life events, such as travel to unfamiliar places, can lead to an increase in general anxiety and the exacerbation of mental illness symptoms. According to the World Health Organization, mental illness constitutes one of the three main health crises … Continue reading
How Grudges Damage Your Mental Health
In recent years, researchers have shown that carrying a sense of injustice or unfairness about something over a prolonged period can have an adverse effect on our mental health. It can make painful conditions worse. The classic case is where … Continue reading
Why ‘Acting Like a Man’ Can Be Really Terrible For Your Mental Health
In Australia, suicide is the biggest killer of Australian men aged 15 to 44, more than road death and heart disease. Three times as many men compared to women take their own lives. Globally, 510,000 men die from suicide each … Continue reading
‘I Felt Alone But I Wasn’t’: The Depression Crisis Among Doctors
By the end of her first year of residency, Dr Elisabeth Poorman knew she was in trouble. She was overwhelmed by the 15-hour days, the sadness of the tragedies she witnessed, her feelings of impotence and fears of making a … Continue reading
What is Neurogenesis and What Does It Mean for Depression?
It’s well-known that exercise helps alleviate depression, especially aerobic movement. There is plenty of evidence that meditation helps lift moods as well. A new study published in Nature combined these formats, with positive results. The researchers focused on neurogenesis, the … Continue reading
Depression in the Start-Up World: A Former CEO Speaks Out
You start with the fact that 90 percent of startups fail. And if they do succeed, the growth expectations are intense. Rand Fishkin knew that going in. He founded Moz 10 years ago, a startup that sells marketing analytics software … Continue reading