Here is some­thing else that you should say yes to: breath­ing. Accord­ing to Har­vard Med­ical School, deep breath­ing can help you call on a “relax­ation response,” which in turn helps you respond to stress more suc­cess­ful­ly and pre­vent stress-induced anx­i­ety and depres­sion. Despite the fact that we breathe very much on the reg­u­lar (I hope so any­way!), some­times we need to think a lit­tle more about our breath­ing in order to see stress-fight­ing ben­e­fits. [Read More…]

If you ever walk into the self-help sec­tion at your local book store (yes, they still exist!), you’ll find aisle after aisle of books promis­ing some sort of improve­ment in your life. From diet and exer­cise to men­tal for­ti­tude and finan­cial inde­pen­dence, the books promise a sure-fire way to final­ly have what you feel you’ve been lack­ing. Have you ever paused to think about what all of these books have in com­mon? [Read More…]