by Nga Cao | Aug 8, 2019 | Blogs, Mental Health, News
One component of mental well-being is self-compassion. According to researcher Kristin Neff, “Having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others. Self-compassion involves acting the same way towards yourself when you are having a...
by Roz Hedayatian | Aug 1, 2019 | Blogs, Mental Health
The way we view mental health has changed a lot of over the recent years, but there still seems to be a lot of stigma around seeking therapy. It’s important to highlight the benefits and clarify many of the misconceptions that people seem to have. Living in a...
by Lulu The Green Fairy | Jul 29, 2019 | Mental Health
There are days when we can all feel disengaged from material reality. The mind can drift apart from the physical world and take us out into an unknown zone of dissociation. Unplanned feelings like these can just happen sporadically and we are left feeling empty and...
by Dalila Perdomo | Jul 25, 2019 | Mental Health
What is Laughter Yoga? Laughter yoga may be a new tool to help with depression and stress. Laughter yoga was created by an Indian Physician Dr. Madan Kataria in the late 1990s’. After reaching success in India, laughter yoga has been adopted by many other countries....
by Roz Hedayatian | Jul 11, 2019 | Mental Health
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) is a type of psychotherapy that has been growing in popularity. It has been proven to be especially effective in treating trauma. The technique was developed in 1987 by American psychologist Francine Shapiro...
by Kevin Naruse | Jul 4, 2019 | Mental Health
Co-authored by: Kevin (Kazuhito) Naruse and Caitlin Adornato When companies focus solely on doing what’s best for their bottom line, it often comes at the expense of employee mental health. This leads to employee burnout and a negative work environment. This has...