FOPO = Fear of Other People’s Opinions Your life isn’t yours if you always worry what others think. In the past week, I came across several examples of people worrying what others think. Such as: rejecting to marry someone who treated them well but didn’t fit…
Some neuroscientist research at Stanford and University of Penn. Researchers prove that the brains of men and women are wired differently. For instance, according to a 2014 University of Pennsylvania study, the right and left sides of a woman’s brain talk to each other more…
It is important to realize that no one intends to betray themselves. In fact, most of us have no clue how we betray ourselves because we never learn what it looks like to honor ourself. Self-betrayal is a developmental wound. A person who betrays themselves…
Social Anxiety is the third largest mental health care problem in the world today. Alcoholism is first, depression is second, and social anxiety is third. Social anxiety is an intense fear of being observed, judged or criticized by other people generally in a social situation. Social anxiety…
After reading a cinderella story to my daughter that ended with “and they lived happily ever after”, I found myself asking why do we teach kids this. Here are 3 things no one tells you It’s NOT happily ever after Two truths: sometimes its good…
How to rewire your brain for happiness? I recently taught the benefits and power of mediation to rewire the brain for happiness, a flowing state of internal peace. Most of us are obsessed with the concept of living a happier, more peaceful life, free of…
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) = Excessively worrying about a variety of things on most days for at least 6+ months with no clear reason. Below are 6 Treatment Options for GAD: Therapy – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is considered the most effective therapy treatment for GA. However,…
I was recently asked to present and discuss the different types of anxiety. It is important to note that anxiety is a normal feeling that we should experience. For example, before an exam or interview or first date you may experience a temporary feeling of…
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung in the 1920s coined the terms “introversion” and “extroversion”, he identified a third group but did not give it a name. Later in the 1940s, Psychologist Hans Eysenck , coined the term “ambivert” and said ambiverts are a blend of the…