CBS Morning Show – Food And Mental Health
What You Eat May Affect Your Mental Health is a great video by CBS News, March 2017. It is so exciting that this topic is being heavily researched and now being talked about more and more! Today choose to eat one more fresh vegetable or fruit than you did yesterday. It matters! (10.30.17)
The Serotonin Theory of Depression
Undoubtedly, you have heard the theory that depression can be caused by low serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin is the “happy” chemical the brain makes. And we have been told that antidepressants help to correct such an imbalance. According to Dr. Broger, “There has never been a human study that successfully links low serotonin […]
Write, Burn, and Learn To Destroy Toxicity
I am trying to honor impressions I get about the posts I should write. And so I share the following as it is happening in real time, right now, today. I have just been reminded of the importance of understanding that challenges are truly a part of our mortal experience. It is what we think […]
Emotional Freedom Technique And Stress
What is a stress in your life? What does it feel like? What does it sound like? How does it act? Where do you feel it? On a scale of 1-10, how intense is this stress? The human body is composed of meridians where energy flows. One way to calm anxiety and stress is through […]
WHAT Are YOU Carrying Around?
Pretty amazing photo, right? Can you imagine carrying all those packages while riding a bike? This image also represents energetic imbalances that block us from healing and being truly well! Think of each package in the picture as an energetic imbalance. One might represent a trapped emotion, another a psychic trauma, another a misalignment…you […]
Major Causes of Depression Part 4
Viral Infection Epstein-Barr virus or Lyme disease: the viruses that cause these can latch onto nerves and inflame them. These viruses emit a toxic poison (neurotoxin) that inflames nerves and brain cells. This disrupts the signals to and from the brain…and can lead to depression. combat with viral detox suggested in book Electrolyte Deficiency The […]
Major Causes of Depression Part 3
Part 3, Physical Cause to Depression Everything-Is-Perfect Variety This is exactly what happened to me! I had a great family, a great husband, great blessings and yet I felt a heaviness, a dark cloud, guilt because why did I feel so sad, angry, frustrated when I had so much to be grateful for—and I was […]
A Major Cause of Depression – Part 2
Medical Medium is a great book that beautifully and accurately identifies the major causes of depression. Today I will discuss the second reason this book outlines: traumatic stress. Traumatic Stress: Severe and sustained stress can create a burnout effect. Some examples would be months and months of unemployment, a lawsuit, a major illness…sometimes smaller […]
Major Causes of Depression, Part 1
Medical Medium has some great insights into possible major causes of depression. Today I will discuss traumatic loss. Traumatic Loss: examples include a family member dying; getting fired from a job; a spouse cheating on you; suffering an injustice where you decide the world is cruel; long-held plans being stripped from you; thinking you are […]
Linking Your MIND, BODY, and SPIRIT To Thrive
What is a challenge you have? Big or small, knowing how to move through the challenge and show up the way you want to is the difference between surviving or thriving. I love helping people learn how to thrive as a result of their challenges. Thriving means connecting the BODY, MIND, and SPIRIT in order to […]
