The birth of your child is an amazing moment and a wonderful cause for celebration. Whether this is your first or tenth baby, every birth is different and affects your body, your family and your relationship in beautiful yet complex ways. Because of these changes, you may experience mood swings and … [Read more...] about 6 Factors That May Affect Postpartum Depression
Dopamine and Estrogen: A Surprising Relationship
Introduction The stereotypical idea of a person with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a young boy who cannot sit still in class or stop interrupting the teacher. Those young boys with ADHD certainly do exist, but the focus on them has taken attention away from women (or … [Read more...] about Dopamine and Estrogen: A Surprising Relationship
Executive Function: Why You Struggle to Get Your Life Together
Introduction You are not lazy, stupid, or crazy. If you've had a hard time managing your life–work, school, money, relationships, or anything else--you may have heard those accusations leveled against you, or may have read them behind your mother's disappointment or boss's negative performance … [Read more...] about Executive Function: Why You Struggle to Get Your Life Together
Pleasure Chemicals: Hacking Your Body’s Chemicals [WITH CHART]
Pleasure Chemicals Series Serotonin | Dopamine | Oxytocin | GABA | Endorphins Over the past couple of months, we’ve been running a series on pleasure chemicals. Here’s what we’ve learned! Definitions Let’s get some technical terms out of the way first. There are three different kinds of … [Read more...] about Pleasure Chemicals: Hacking Your Body’s Chemicals [WITH CHART]
5 Ways To Keep Your Mental Health at Work
Work can be a grind sometimes, even when you like what you do for a living. If you don't like your work, for any reason, going in day after day can make you feel as though you are trapped, especially when it's occupying your thoughts during off-hours. There are a lot of variables that, on any given … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Keep Your Mental Health at Work
Boost Your Mental Health by Exercising and Traveling
Sometimes, it can seem that your days repeat themselves over and over. It can wear you down mentally if you have been on a long stretch of working, going to school or doing the same activities every day. Traveling and staying active are two excellent ways to break a monotonous pattern in your … [Read more...] about Boost Your Mental Health by Exercising and Traveling
Pleasure Chemicals – Endorphins
Pleasure Chemicals Series Serotonin | Dopamine | Oxytocin | GABA | Endorphins Introduction Many of our day-to-day feelings, both physical and mental, can be traced back to the chemicals in our brain. While stress chemicals like cortisol can make us feel on edge, pleasure chemicals like … [Read more...] about Pleasure Chemicals – Endorphins