Beyond Good Days and Bad: The Neurochemical Secrets of Our Daily Moods

Beyond Good Days and Bad: The Neurochemical Secrets of Our Daily Moods

by Florina Lungu | Dec 16, 2023 | Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health

Some days are better than others. (period!) It’s so simple, it almost goes without saying – of course there are good days, not so good days, and all kinds of days in between. Some days, the car breaks down on our way to work. Some days we spend on the beach with our...
Pleasure & Health: Can You Have Both This Holiday?

Pleasure & Health: Can You Have Both This Holiday?

by Florina Lungu | Dec 9, 2023 | Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health, Mindset

English philosopher Jeremy Bentham defined happiness as “The experience of pleasure and absence of pain.” And this time of year – this sacred, sentimental time of year – we often uphold this definition of happiness. We go to parties. We make plans to see family and...
Choice and Destiny: The Tale of Two Brothers and the Journey to Understanding Mental Health Freedom

Choice and Destiny: The Tale of Two Brothers and the Journey to Understanding Mental Health Freedom

by Florina Lungu | Dec 2, 2023 | Addiction, Mental Health

I once heard a powerful parable about a father and his sons: the man, an alcoholic, raised his two boys under one roof. Every day, he would get up, go to work, come home, and drink himself into a fitful slumber. Both boys knew emptiness: empty cupboard, empty beer...
What is the cause of my depression?

What is the cause of my depression?

by Florina Lungu | Nov 25, 2023 | Anxiety and Depression, Mental Health

280 million people worldwide are asking this question every single day. It is a haunting question, a desperate question, with a complicated answer for everyone who wants to know. When asking of themselves, some wo9uld point to major life changes or stressors. Some...
Clearing the Mental Mud: Strategies for Positive Brain Health

Clearing the Mental Mud: Strategies for Positive Brain Health

by Florina Lungu | Nov 18, 2023 | Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing

Ever imagined a day spent entirely in a muddy hole? Waking up, working, eating, and sleeping, all while engulfed in mud. Your clothes, hopelessly stained; mud caked on your skin, under your fingernails, even inadvertently swallowed. It’s a relentless, grimy...
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