Some people just seem to have it all. Consider a few of your friends whose lives you may have purview via their social media profiles. Perhaps you know someone who is successful, intelligent, attractive, and well-respected. Let’s call this person, Jill. From the outside, it probably looks like Jill won the proverbial lottery. As though her life is perfect and effortless. If you know Jill well enough, however, you might be aware of all the time and energy that she spends worki

Were you all prepared to “Fall Back” last weekend? Whether you like it or not, it’s that time of year again when we return to Standard Time by setting our clocks back by one hour. As it begins to get dark outside earlier in the evenings, our bodies will respond naturally to the Fall and Winter months with physical, emotional, and even behavioral changes. This is because our circadian rhythms are typically set by a 24-hour cycle that is strongly influenced by sunlight and our

Can you remember the first time that you flew in an airplane? How about the first time that you drove a car? Or what about the first day of your job? These events all have at least two things in common. By using the word “first” in my descriptions, I have hinted that they were once novel experiences, things that you had never done before. And the other commonality is that they provoked at least some degree of anxiety. As I mentioned last week, anxiety is a perfectly normal re