Dealing with depression and anxiety can be agonizing and frustrating and millions of people deal with both conditions every single day. Pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars each year on advertising to convince us that the solution...

Help your elderly neighbor trim her lawn. Spend some time mentoring a child. Volunteer to help with the storm relief effort. Sign up to work at the local soup kitchen. Donate some clothes to the homeless shelter....

We’ve all known people who seem to maintain a positive attitude against all odds. Life-threatening illnesses, severe financial setbacks, family conflicts and natural disasters come and go but their happiness remains intact. We’ve also known people who...

Everyone wants to be successful. Success is not just for a chosen few, either; anyone can achieve success. Success could be defined by your specific goals and achievements, or it could be as simple as your state...

Aristotle called pain the “passion of the soul.” Your thoughts regarding pain are probably not quite as intellectual as Aristotle’s. Pain, however unpleasant it may be, is the body’s mechanism of self-preservation. It alerts us when we...

If you have anxiety, you may find yourself wondering, “What is the cause of anxiety?” Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mood condition characterized by multiple worrying and fear. This fear interferes with your ability to sleep,...

If you suffer with anxiety attacks, you know that these stress responses can be disabling and disturbing. Anxiety is the normal reaction we experience when faced with dangerous or threatening circumstances. However, some people have attacks of...