Topics: Anxiety, Being Present, Stress, Depression, Mental Health, Thriving, Exercise, Health

Dr. Martin Seligman’s prescription to feeling better (a lot better!) is an exercise called the Gratitude Visit.  As taken from his book Flourish, here is what he recommends:

Topics: Being Present, Depression, Mental Health, Counselling Tips, Thriving, Connection, Belonging

Topics: Mental Health, Thriving, Forgiveness

Topics: Anxiety, Rumination, Stress, Depression, Courage, Mental Health

Topics: Depression, Mental Health, Thriving

Topics: Courage, Mental Health, Connection, Belonging, Forgiveness

Alice Park’s (@aliceparkny) article Lack of Exercise as Deadly as Smoking draws from research conducted by I-Min Lee and his colleagues at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA).

Topics: Mental Health, Motivation, Thriving, Exercise, Lazy

 

Topics: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Helping Others

Many researchers believe there to be a connection between Boredom and Well-Being.  Specifically, people who are “chronically” bored are more likely to suffer from mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, addiction, hostility, low academic performance and more.

Topics: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Motivation, Lazy

A recent BBC report entitled “Exercise ‘no help for depression,’ research suggests” is a bit of a comedy of errors on a number of different levels.   

Topics: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Exercise