Cultural narratives promise that spring brings renewal—longer days lift mood, warmth returns, and winter's heaviness fades. For many, this happens. But for others, spring arrives and the expected improvement doesn't come. Worse, everyone else seems energized while you're still ...
We’re coming up on Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which will be Feb. 23 through March 1. Why is this week set aside each year to raise awareness? Every 52 minutes, one person dies as a direct consequence of an eating disorder. Eating disorders have the second-highest mortality rate of any ...
Family lawyers call January through March "Divorce Season." Filings spike 33% above baseline, with March historically seeing the highest rates. This isn't coincidence — it's the predictable result of holiday stress, financial strain, and couples who decided to "get through one more holiday" ...
A recent study found a high correlation between wearing hearing aids and reducing dementia risks, and a local audiologist says she’s seen the connection in her own work. The study, published in JAMA Neurology last year, found that hearing-aid wearers younger than 70 reduce their dementia ...
A day will come when everyone will have to face themselves at a point where no more running is possible. Being creatures of our own fate and choice, quitting is never an option for the things that matter most to us, our heart and spirit. Once we desire something for our life and bring it forth ...
Contrary to common belief, seasonal depression doesn't peak when winter begins — it peaks in late January through February. After months of reduced sunlight, accumulated sleep disruption, and limited outdoor activity, the body's reserves are depleted. This is when Seasonal Affective Disorder ...
When tragedy looms, not if it does but when it does, where are you going to turn to when there is only yourself to lean on? Outside support offers temporary relief, but to subside what ails us requires courage of a different sort. Yes, asking for help is an act of bravery, and a first step, but ...
Valentine's Day creates a peculiar form of psychological pressure: a single day that amplifies whatever relationship situation you're in. For singles, it spotlights aloneness. For couples, it creates performance anxiety around romance. For those in struggling relationships, it forces ...
When people talk about better sleep, the advice usually centers on habits: Go to bed earlier, limit screen time and cut back on caffeine. While those strategies matter, they overlook a critical factor that affects your body for seven to nine hours every night: the physical environment you sleep ...
The patterns we carry into adulthood often have their roots in childhood. This doesn't mean we're destined to repeat the past, but understanding where our responses come from can be the first step toward creating the changes we want. The strategies you developed as a child made sense given what ...
