Chronic Back Pain and Mental Health

Chronic Back Pain and Mental Health

Chronic pain impacts the ability to live life to the fullest. When pain is chronic, it affects more than just physical wellbeing. A recent study tested the impact of a new treatment on chronic pain with the hopes of better understanding the connection between chronic...
Get Unstuck and Achieve Your Goals

Get Unstuck and Achieve Your Goals

Have you ever fallen short of your goals? If so, you’re normal. Starting with good intentions and falling short of our intentions is what behavior scientists call the intention action gap. When we experience this phenomenon, it’s easy to feel immobilized, especially...
Employee Benefits are Changing

Employee Benefits are Changing

Human resource executives are on the forefront of workplace evolution. While employee benefit decisions have always been part of the role, HR execs are being challenged to re-think their current offerings in light of the shift in the marketplace. In short, employee...
Interactive Journals for Beginners

Interactive Journals for Beginners

Positive Psychology reported: “Journaling requires the application of the analytical, rational left side of the brain; while your left hemisphere is occupied, your right hemisphere (the creative, touchy-feely side) is given the freedom to wander and play (Grothaus,...
How to be Assertive

How to be Assertive

For some, the question of “How to be assertive?” can be uncomfortable if they have never been assertive before. The idea of being confident and having a firm stance on your ideas can be difficult but it is completely possible to achieve. Being assertive can reduce...