by Florina Lungu | Feb 18, 2023 | Anxiety and Depression, Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mind and Body Health, Mindset, Stress and PTSD
As a mental health provider and new mom on maternity leave, I’ve been reflecting on the concept of emotional awareness and its connection to the human brain. Our brains are incredibly complex organs, and emotions are just one piece of the puzzle. Even with all...
by Florina Lungu | Feb 11, 2023 | Anxiety and Depression, Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mind and Body Health, Mindset
The official Marathon Des Sables website describes the event as “a foot race, open to runners and walkers, with several stages, free style, and with food self-sufficiency over a distance of about 250 km.” Its official Wikipedia page calls it a “six-day, 251 km...
by Florina Lungu | Jan 21, 2023 | Anxiety and Depression, Brain Health Problems, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mindset
What does it mean to be happy? … It’s a very big question for such small words. It is a question that philosophers, artists, and many others have long sought the answer to. It is a question that creates a need for mental health professionals like myself. Yes, we have...
by Florina Lungu | Jan 7, 2023 | Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health, Mindset
Happy 2023 my friends! Into the new year we bravely venture, looking back only to reminisce and reflect for the benefit of the future… This time of year brings with it so much talk of goals and ambitions. Very naturally the passing on of the old year and birth of the...
by Florina Lungu | Dec 17, 2022 | Anxiety and Depression, Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mind and Body Health, Mindset
What do you wake up to? Maybe you have heard the old saying: “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” It means that you should focus your daily intake on the first meal of your day – how you rise determines whether or not you will...
by Florina Lungu | Nov 12, 2022 | Anxiety and Depression, Health and Wellbeing, Mind and Body Health, Mindset, Stress and PTSD
What do you think your life would be like if you spent every day in a muddy hole in the ground? Each day you would wake up in the mud. You would do your work in the mud and eat your meals in the mud. When work was done, you would rest in the mud. And then, at the end...