Why Depressive Disorder Is a Real Epidemic in Modern Society and Non-Existent in Indigenous Cultures

Do you suffer from depressive disorder? Well, let’s hope you’re one of the small percent that does not. If you do suffer from depressive disorder, however, I’m sure you’re on a mission to overcome this illness in any way you can. Of course, you are, and I am too, for…

3 Types of Anxiety Based on Different Types of Energy (and How to Deal with Each)

There are three types of anxiety that correspond to three types of energy. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and a nice breeze is blowing through the trees. You couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day. Yeah, this sounds cliché, but this is one of my favorite…

How a Wandering Mind Makes You More Creative and Helps You Reach Your Goals

There are some pros and cons of having a wandering mind. I have stepped into the ocean. The cool waters lap against my legs and a breeze whips through my hair. I watch the white caps tumble further out in the chaotic churn and this makes me smile. I am…

6 Signs That Someone You Know Is Suffering from High-Functioning Depression

What is high-functioning-depression and how to recognize if someone you love is suffering from it? Millions of people suffer from debilitating depression. They sleep for days, forget responsibilities and even entertain suicidal thoughts. Severe depression of this type basically takes away the zeal for life and replaces this feeling with hopelessness…

Heredity and Mental Health: Could Your Parents Be Responsible for Your Anxiety and Depression?

It seems that heredity can be an important factor in one's mental health. It’s not a new subject, by any means, discussed with my weekend “kindred souls”. It’s a topic of conversation that has traveled between friends and opened up tangents to other regions of communication. It’s the topic of…