by Helen Kain | ADHD, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Changing our Minds, Disorders, Home, Mental Fitness, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
When most of us think about mental health, we ascribe its presence or absence largely to luck or having good genes. We vaguely (or actively) dread the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s and cross our fingers it doesn’t happen to us. Well, there is a whole lot of good...
by MAI Team | Disorders, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Home, Mastery, Mental Fitness
We all know someone like that. They may be friends, co-workers or family members. Always needing to be the center of attention, life revolves around them. There isn’t enough oxygen in the room for them and anyone else. They’re narcissists....
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Disorders, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
“I eat all the time,” she said with a nervous giggle. “I eat when I’m hungry, I eat when I’m not hungry. I eat to celebrate, I eat when I’m sad. I eat at night. I eat when my husband comes home.” Sarah’s story, as described in “The end of overeating: Taking Control...
by MAI Team | ADHD, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Changing our Minds, Coaching, Conflict, Disorders, Emotional Intelligence, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
Attention seems an odd addition to the dimensions of Emotional Style as described by Richard Davidson in The Emotional Life of Your Brain, since we usually think of attention as a cognitive ability. A closer look, however, reveals that attention has both emotional and...
by MAI Team | Disorders, Flourish, Flourishing, Gratitude, Happiness, Optimism, Physical Health, Positivity, Strengths, The Brain Diaries, Values
In Where is its mind? What the battle over the ‘bible’ says about psychiatry, Ian Brown, feature editor of the Globe and Mail, takes the view that the upcoming fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM V) has inflated the definition of mental illness...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Disorders, Mind/Body Connection, Physical Health, Self Confidence, Stress, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Laura, a young friend of mine, died a month ago, ending a six year struggle with anorexia nervosa. The funeral was one for the memory bank, filed under Unforgettable, Heartbreaking. Her former baseball coach, her pastor, and searingly, her father, all spoke movingly...
