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Art has a big place in my life. How about you? Just the other day, I was at the gallery, checking out the latest exhibition. As I wandered through the halls, taking in the amazing artworks, I overheard a mother

Mindfulness. It’s a sexy subject these days. Everywhere you turn, somebody is talking about mindfulness. Not a bad thing, really. More and more research is coming out, suggesting mindfulness is a powerful antidote to many of the psychological issues that

It was several years ago, now. Rain was pelting down. I was driving along, concentrating hard on the water washed road ahead. Through the windshield, past the swishing windscreen wipers, I noticed a car on the side of the road.

Perfectionism … The Oxford English Dictionary defines “perfectionism” as “the refusal to accept any standard short of perfection.” It isn’t just about high standards, though. Perfectionism is also about the consequences of those high standards: feeling overwhelmed and feeling stressed.

Alchemy. Funny concept, isn’t it? Conjures up images of wacky medieval wizards working “magic”. Turning lead into gold. Getting something for nothing, Ya, right! But hold on.

Putting 100 People Through Pain For Science? Several years ago, I attended a conference on pain management.

Change is often a struggle for people. Maybe it is for you, too.

Stubbornness. It’s a funny concept, really. Usually we think of stubbornness as something that works against us. It’s like a form of closed-mindedness or self-sabotage to us. There aren’t many people who have a nice thing to say about stubbornness,

I find it interesting how our beliefs about the world become so ingrained we often don’t notice it. I’m not talking about saying “I believe this…” or “I believe that…”. I mean the things we think about the world that

How many of us have had an initial worry thought pop into our heads which then turned into a run-away train that we were still on 30 minutes later? What if I don’t get that report done on time? What