Holiday Season is Hug Season!

Holiday Season is Hug Season!

And hugs are good for your health! Oxytocin is a hormone that’s produced in the hypothalamus and released into the bloodstream by the pituitary gland. Although its main function is connected to childbirth, it is often called the “Love Hormone” or the “Hug...
Gratitude, a fundamental key to personal happiness

Gratitude, a fundamental key to personal happiness

Whatever you are grateful for will grow in your life to create more things to be grateful for. Gratitude and more importantly, the practice of gratitude is a primary key to becoming truly happy, experiencing enhanced life satisfaction, and overcoming down or bad days....
Stress Relief for the Holidays or Anytime

Stress Relief for the Holidays or Anytime

There is no question that the Holiday season can add stress to our already stressful lives. Unmanaged stress is the number one overall health problem in the US according to the CDC, NIH and other health organizations. They say it drives 75 to 90 percent of our doctor...
Stress Makes Us Less Effective

Stress Makes Us Less Effective

The business benefits of being good at stress. Does it make sense for a small- to medium-sized organization to engage in a stress management program? We know the big companies have stress management programs so it must return a tangible value to the company. Let’s...
A Gentle Kick to The Heart

A Gentle Kick to The Heart

Sometimes it takes a gentle kick to the heart to remind me of what is truly important. I was watching, or more accurately listening to the news when the Clemson Tigers visited the White House after winning the national collegiate football title. I must admit I wasn’t...
Mindfulness Moment – Savor something today

Mindfulness Moment – Savor something today

Savoring is a fun mindfulness practice. Savoring is one of my favorite mindfulness practices. I don’t call it an exercise because exercise means work. Perhaps I will have to try savoring exercise to create a more positive mindset about it. Savoring is simply deciding...