LONELY NO MORE: 5 ways that people with chronic pain can maintain a social life
Chronic pain can be very isolating. You may have very few people to talk to who understand what it's like to live in constant pain. There may be no welcoming pl...
Communication
LOG OUT OF FACEBOOK: Lessons from a social media experiment
A few months ago, I joined an experiment called 99 Days of Freedom. This online study came about as a response to the controversial mood experiment conducted by...
BUILD TRUST THROUGH CONVERSATION: The 4 keys to effective listening
The following has been excerpted from Believe It to Achieve It: Overcome Your Doubts, Let Go of the Past, and Unlock Your Full Potential, in which authors Brian...
DOC HOLLYWOOD AT RISK: How to teach our kids to appreciate the gist of the risks they face
In 1991, Michael J. Fox starred in the charming movie Doc Hollywood. The story tells of Benjamin Stone, M.D. (played by Fox), a young hotshot surgeon who's driv...
FACT VS. FICTION: 9 popular conspiracy theories and their estimated validity [infographic]
From Visually.Screen reader version:
Welcome to the new world orderValidity 3/5According to the powers that be there is no current sec...
MANAGE CONFLICT WITH EASE: 5 ways to stay positive no matter what you’re going through
The ability to stay positive is one of the first things to go when we're going through tough times. Most of us get overwhelmed with the negativity of the si...
GET WHAT YOU NEED: 5 steps to setting standards in relationships
As a person who's been part of several dysfunctional relationships in the past, I've had to do a lot of work to filter out the bad habits I acquired through the...
THE POWER OF REFRAMING: How a new perspective can help us react to situations with our “best self”
A middle-aged man stands with his back to the crowded room, seemingly unaware of the social setting surrounding him. His figure, distorted by the shadow the lam...
“SELFIE” PHENOMENON: Photos have become a creation of the self rather than an extension of the self
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is the commonly used phrase that helps elevate a picture from a mere image to a complex depiction of a moment in time....