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...
by Florina Lungu | May 6, 2023 | Addiction, Brain Health Problems
Today’s post will be a bit “heavier” than most – because today, we are talking about addiction. “Addiction.” What an emotionally charged word it is, attached to so many assumptions. If I were to introduce you to John and tell you that he stops by the liquor store...
by Florina Lungu | Apr 29, 2023 | Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health
You may have heard that every single cell in your body regenerates after 7 years… …that may not be true, but people do certainly undergo magnificent change! For example, the cells in your stomach lining change out as quickly as every two days because they are in...
by Florina Lungu | Apr 1, 2023 | Anxiety and Depression, Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mindset
Are you familiar with the psychologist Carl Rogers? Whether you are or not, you may find his famous quote quite powerful: “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” It does appear to be a paradox when we first consider his...
by Florina Lungu | Mar 18, 2023 | Anxiety and Depression, Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mindset, Stress and PTSD
As you are navigating your life, do you ever feel like you are entirely out of options? Do you ever feel like you are suffering at the hands of everyone and everything else? This is quite a common frustration among my patients and coaching clients. I often hear that...
by Florina Lungu | Mar 11, 2023 | Anxiety and Depression, Brain Health Problems, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health, Stress and PTSD
As a psychiatrist, I hear a lot of stories. I hear a lot of life stories filled with everything that life brings with it – joy, sadness, humor, loneliness, confusion, transition, hope, recovery, grief. Many of these stories begin way back when my patients were young –...