by Florina Lungu | Feb 10, 2025 | Addiction, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth
The smell of warm cinnamon rolls filled the kitchen. My friend Ana had been talking about her diet for weeks. “No more sugar,” she had said confidently. Yet, here she was, standing in front of the oven, eyes locked on the golden pastry. “I’ll just have one bite,” she...
by Florina Lungu | Feb 3, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mindset, Stress and PTSD
Life has a way of testing us. Problems grow like shadows, stretching larger and darker, eclipsing the light we once relied on. When you’re in that place—lost in the overwhelm—it’s easy to wonder: Is help even for me? Is therapy for me? Let me start here: therapy isn’t...
by Florina Lungu | Jan 27, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection, Personal Growth
Have you ever wondered how many prescriptions are written, not for the person sitting across from us, but for the diagnosis they’ve been assigned? This question has been on my mind since a course I attended recently – a course that felt deeply personal to me,...
by Florina Lungu | Jan 20, 2025 | Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mind-Body Connection, Nutrition
I’ll never forget a patient I worked with early in my career. Let’s call her Maria. She came into my office, visibly exhausted, carrying years of depression on her shoulders. She spoke about her lack of energy, the fog that clouded her mind, and the frustration of...
by Florina Lungu | Jan 13, 2025 | Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection
Have you ever wondered how one cup of coffee or tea can make you feel alive and productive, yet exhausted and restless by the end of the day? What if I told you that caffeine, a substance we so readily consume, not only masks fatigue but also interferes with mental...