Many of us are dealing with unhealthy habits that we started during the pandemic. Even though we know what we need to do to make changes, we are finding it challenging to commit to healthy habits. We continue to "stress eat." WHY do we do this and WHAT can we do about it?

When we focus only on the negative impacts of stress, we are not seeing the whole picture. That's because stress is both good (eustress) and bad (distress). Here are some of the factors which influence whether we interpret stress as a good or bad, and if we should really be aiming for a stress-free life…

The world we live in today has so many fundamental issues for us to worry about, with one overriding concern: the pandemic. Here is why being present or in the moment reduces the stress and anxiety caused by this situation…

You know the feeling. You walk into a room and forget why you went there. Or, your mind goes blank mid-sentence. In other words, your mind gets overloaded and has reached its capacity. The ability to actively hold information for short periods in our minds is known as working memory. Here is what it looks like, and how you can “train” your working memory…