Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

Our daily lives are a constant barrage of triggers that lead to elevated stress levels. It has been scientifically proven that prolonged elevated levels of stress lead to chronic illnesses. Some [...]

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Combatting Stress Through Exercise

As you may have heard, exercise can be an excellent way to relieve stress. Working out releases natural endorphins in your brain called Dopamine. Dopamine is responsible for activating the [...]

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Finding Your Happy Place

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jennica Janssen and I have my Master’s of Science in Clinical Psychology and am a practicing Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with [...]

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Mental Moment-Grand Slam

Congrats Bartoli on winning Wimbledon. Did you see the Lisicki/Bartoli match? It was a difficult match to watch. Clearly they both played well enough to be there but as I heard Martina say [...]

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Mental Moment-Are You Prepared

Are you prepared for the holidays? It may be important to take a couple of moments to think about what comes up mentally & emotionally for you around the holidays and figure out better ways [...]

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Mental Moment-Hurricane Sandy

Life is all about perspective and I get that what happens in your life is the best and worst of what happens in your life. You have empathy and sympathy for some of what happen in the lives of [...]

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Mental Moment-Life’s Barriers

There were so many articles in this past Sunday’s New York Times related to coping. I was elated to have so much blogging information. I’ve included the link’s to these articles [...]

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Mental Moment-It Shows on Your Face

Yesterday morning as I was cycling I decided to watch the Olympics. The preliminary 11o meter hurdles came on and so did a story about China’s Liu Xiang. Eight years ago in Athens Liu won [...]

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Similarities of Burnout and PTSD

I talk to a lot of athletes about avoiding burnout and I talk to some who are in the midst of burnout; helping them sort through how to deal with it. It’s not really until now that [...]

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