by Florina Lungu | Apr 14, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Health and Wellbeing, Mind-Body Connection
What is it that our bodies know, but we so often forget to notice? That question stayed with me the entire day after Ana left my office. She had walked in looking pale, tired, and emotionally flat. Her skin was dull and dry. Her thoughts were foggy. Her energy was...
by Florina Lungu | Mar 16, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection
I’ll never forget the day I met her. She walked into my office, her shoulders hunched, her eyes heavy with years of exhaustion. She didn’t say much at first. But when she finally did, it was a whisper, a question so familiar that I could feel its weight in the air....
by Florina Lungu | Feb 24, 2025 | Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection, Stress and PTSD
Anger can feel like a wildfire, unpredictable and consuming everything in its path. For those living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), anger often becomes a familiar, overwhelming presence. It spills over into relationships, decisions, and even how they see...
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...