Seasonal depression, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (or SAD), is a form of depression that typically impacts people during winter months, when days get shorter, sunlight is in short supply, and temperatures dip. We are especially affected by seasonal...
A long list of to-do’s awaited me as I got up on Friday morning. Things started off great! And by mid-morning I was halfway through the list. Then I reached that dreaded item. You know, the one that gets moved from day to day until it’s absolutely necessary to get it...
Of all the classes, courses, and trainings in grad school and beyond, remembering information about the vagus nerve gave me the most trouble. The name, what it did, how it was important just didn’t stick with me. Until someone said “you know, the love nerve.” What is...
As beautiful and joyous as life can be, it can also be plain ol’ stressful. Whether it’s mortgage payments, parenting or bosses who don’t give us the credit we deserve, stress can come at us from different, often unexpected, directions. How stressed are we? Surveys...
