CAN I HEAL A BULGING DISC?

What is a Bulging Disc? Discs are the protective shock absorbent rings located in between the vertebrae of the spine.  Due to aging and normal wear and tear, things like stretching, bending, twisting, poor posture, and inactivity can put stress on the vertebrae and...

BLIND SPOTS

We all have a blind spot and it’s shaped exactly like us. – Junot Diaz   We have the capacity to achieve many things; however, we can also stand in our own way. When challenges arise, there is a tendency to either gravitate towards or run against others/situations...

BEING UNMOTIVATED

Even if we have the skill-set and resources to meet and maintain goals, we can still become unmotivated and have a hard time adhering to an exercise and diet regimen. According to Ingledew & Markland, there is a general model of motivation towards exercise...

AUTHENTIC KINDNESS

With life’s many stressors, we can become engulfed in the irrelevant details and stray from our deep personal truths. This narrows our focus to our own problems and internal conflicts. The one thing that can cut through the emotional white noise is extending authentic...

ARE YOU VULNERABLE?

We all struggle from time to time. In order to ease some of life’s stressors, it’s important to be able to connect with others through our highs and lows, especially in the form of compassion.  Compassion is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress...

ARE YOU IN CONTROL?

Do you believe that you are in control of most outcomes? Or are things usually out of your control?  Where we perceive our agency to be and to what extent is called the “locus of control”.   Internal locus of control is the measure of how much we believe our...