How sleep impacts your mood

How sleep impacts your mood

Sleep plays a significant role in our functioning as humans. We need sleep. Without sleep, we will not be able to function. Sleep helps our body to recharge, reset and heal. Not only the quality, but the quantity of sleep is important and affects your mental health....
The mind-reading trap

The mind-reading trap

We live in a busy world and at times we navigate our lives using mental shortcuts. We can learn to use simple verbal or non-verbal cues to assume or work out what may be happening. At times these shortcuts can be useful but at times they distort our thinking. In...
Listen to create a connection

Listen to create a connection

“We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.”   Carl Rogers, Rogerian psychologist. Something that I remind...
Experiences create happiness

Experiences create happiness

Experiences more than things create a sense of happiness. For centuries, consumerism sells the idea that you can find happiness when you buy a certain product or service. That you will be happy when offered the opportunity to buy whatever your heart desired. Is the...
Hug for happiness

Hug for happiness

During a global pandemic, social distancing has been encouraged and with this, we faced a great loss- the act of hugging someone. Something that we had taken for granted became so invaluable and something that we craved. So why should we hug someone? Hugging is a...
Pay it forward to get an emotional boost

Pay it forward to get an emotional boost

What does it mean to pay it forward? It means that we are doing something humanistic for someone not to benefit us but those who might not even know who we are. Dr. Elizabeth Dunn, a social psychologist at the University of British Columbia has found through her...
The golden spice and your mood

The golden spice and your mood

Turmeric is considered the ‘golden spice of life’. Regular use of turmeric has been proven to improve mood as well as memory and attention. So, how does a turmeric latte sounds right about now? Turmeric grows in tropical and subtropical regions around the...
Do something fun to improve your mood

Do something fun to improve your mood

Well-being is made up of a few factors: happiness, satisfaction, enjoyment, contentment, engagement, fulfillment and resilience. These factors are all somewhat interlinked. Enjoyment according to the Cambridge dictionary means ‘a feeling of happiness or...
Vitamin B12 & your mood

Vitamin B12 & your mood

Vitamin B12 plays an important role in your mood. We need to feed our bodies to survive, yet we seldom think about the function of the foods we select. Are we getting the nutrition we need for our bodies and minds to function? Are we intentional in getting enough...
Community creates happiness

Community creates happiness

Happiness is a broad concept to define. Many elements contribute to a sense of happiness. One of those elements, actually a big part can be contributed to our ability to connect with others, to have meaningful relationships, and to feel a sense of community. Time and...