I will never know her name It was a frantic Sunday afternoon, just ten days before I was headed to London, England. First, I went to the nearest Police Station to report what had just happened to me. Then I drove back to my apartment at the...
It Happened In January 2007 The bells were ringing at the concert hall, the audience took their seats, and stillness descended on the hall. A minute later, at 8 PM sharp, the side door to the stage opened and out came the star of the evening...
In 2012 a survey by the American Psychological Association (APA) found that 20% of Americans reported that their level of stress was extreme or high. That is over 60 million people. The impact of this stress on our lives spans everything from negatively affecting our success...
“I am thinking of leaving the company,” said Daniel. “I am not happy with what we’ve have become in the last couple of years. The atmosphere in the office has become toxic. I used to love coming to work on Monday mornings. But now, I...
I was sitting at the Vancouver Airport having missed my standby connection by just 5 minutes, and now I had to wait another 5 hours for the “red-eye” flight I had booked originally. There was only one word to describe my state: miserable. But was I...
Yesterday my wife and I went to see the movie Inside Out. A delightful attempt by Pixar to explain what happens inside the most complex universe known to man – our brain. We’ll definitely go to see it again, this time with our grandchildren. And when...
Can a simple show of gratitude have a measurable long term effect on your happiness? Well, Professor Martin Seligman, a pioneer in the field of Positive Psychology says: “Absolutely”. The Science: In a 2005 study involving 577 participants, Seligman and his team found that a simple intervention of delivering...
Does the belief that stress is harmful to your health influence your actual state of health? Can your beliefs about stress increase the likelihood of your premature death? The Science: In a 2013 study involving 28,753 participants, Dr. Abiola Keller and her colleagues at the University of...
Recently, I found an article published by Harvard Health Publications, which explains what happens in the addicted brain. Although addiction is not within the scope of our work, it is closely related to the Habit Loop which we discuss in our Guided Change Program. Hence,...
Today is my day off. My daughters and I met my husband for lunch in Newark where he works. On our way back to the car, we saw a woman who was sick at the curb-side. Initial response: “yuck, sick, gross, is she drunk, move away,...
