First, the good news; many Americans can expect to live longer lives. According to the Center for Disease Control, which tracks longevity data, the average female can expect to live until she is 81 and the average male until he is 76. One of the challenges that come with aging, however, is...
The older population in America is growing, with individuals living a longer lifespan than ever before in recorded history. Depression affects many older adults. Depression often goes unnoticed and untreated for a number of reasons, including cost, stigma, and denial. Also...
Stress. Just seeing or hearing that word might evoke a reaction out of you, for most of us this is not a new topic, in fact, it is an issue that we are all too familiar with. Whether you are overworked, underpaid, bogged down with school or bills, young or old, we all deal with stress in our...
What is Mindfulness? Some may think of its historical routes based in eastern religion, but mindfulness has evolved over time to be a practice that can be integrated into your daily life providing relief, peace, self-reflection, and calm. Who doesn’t want all of those things? Put simply...
An Inside Look At Depression When depression is talked about in popular culture, it is often flippant. Unfortunately, this has left many people thinking depression and sadness are the same thing, and all someone suffering from depression needs to do to get healthy is “snap out of...
Why are the holidays so hard? Many people feel more on edge during the Christmas season. It's okay. There are greater demands on many adults and children are on totally different schedules. Being around family can cause more feelings of depression or anxiety to spike, or the...
Feeling sad is a normal human emotion, especially after a tragic life event. However, if the unhappy feeling persists day after day, it could be a sign of depression. Depression is an episode of apathy or sadness in combination of other symptoms that lasts at least two consecutive weeks and that...
