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Attunement: What is It? Why is It important? There’s a very important factor that determines whether one or both parties in a relationship feel seen and nurtured. It applies to relationships across the board, from romantic to platonic, therapeutic to familial. And without it, miscommunication, fights, and hurt feelings are common. That factor is attunement. I’ll give the clinical definition first because it’s a word we often use in the field of psychotherapy and so you have a full picture of what attunement is and then I’ll describe attunement in layperson’s terms. Attunement is a “kinesthetic and emotional sensing of…
The goal of ab exercises isn’t all about sculpting a six-pack or chiseling your middle. The core of every day movements comes from just that — your core. You need a solid midsection to stand upright, stay steady on your feet and twist and turn sans injury. (Though scoring flat abs is certainly a sweet bonus!)So how do you land a stronger core? Work it from every angle and switch up your routine often. That’s where these 50 anything-but-boring abs exercises come in. They’ll skyrocket your strength and stability — and help you score that toned midsection in the meantime. Say…
Now, at 53 years old, Mathews is in control of her bipolar I. She encourages those who’ve recently been diagnosed to stay patient—and stick to treatment. “If you have an episode, lay low, take care of yourself for a couple of days, and it will pass,” she explains. “If you can just hang in there, you get more comfortable with it.”“It felt like someone else was controlling my mind and body.”In 2021, Inga Lukosius was having serious delusions—a common psychosis-related symptom that people with bipolar disorder can experience, especially during manic episodes.1 “I was completely out of this world. I…
Chong Xie, founder of Hyperarch Fascia Training, has been making waves in the fitness industry with his innovative approach to training the body’s connective tissue. Based in New York, Chong is driven by a passion for understanding the human body and helping people achieve their athletic goals. Born to Chinese immigrant parents, Xie credits America for giving him the opportunity to excel in both business and his research into fascia training. He’s a certified corrective exercise specialist with a bachelor’s in computer science, using his educational background to maximize technology use in his fascia work. “My pursuit for fascia research…
Tasty, low-calorie snacks may seem like the unicorn of nutritious eats, but coming by these healthy foods might be easier than you may realize. The key to finding foods that are filling, delicious, and energizing all while not breaking the bank in the caloric intake department is to strike the right balance between macro- and micronutrients across your meal. Avoiding the temptation to indulge in empty calories that ultimately don’t serve your body well also plays a role in this—but this component is a piece of cake when you have an assortment of nutritious, low-calorie snacks that are equally as…
March 4, 2022 By Leanne Vogel March 4, 2022 Over the last few weeks, I’ve been sharing some information on your blood work and how it can be an invaluable tool to understanding what’s going on in your body. Like, how to understand what the blood work is telling you about your thyroid, iron need, b12 need, what biofilms are… 🤓 If this blood chemistry thing is new to you, and you’re looking for answers about your health using standard blood labs, I hope this series is helping you look at your blood work in a fresh and exciting way.…
To understand what Narcissistic Personality Disorder is and how to spot it, we must first position the disorder within the larger context of mental disorders. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is housed within the Personality Disorders section of the Diagnostic and Statistically Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), including Paranoid Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (for a fully comprehensive list, see the DSM-5). A personality disorder is “…an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early…
AN ALARMING NUMBER of men— 45%, by one recent study’s count —are walking around with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). And, one of those STIs could be putting both you and your partners at risk for several kinds cancer. The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been linked to anal, penile and oropharyngeal cancers. Doctors have recently experienced an uptick in oropharyngeal, or throat cancer, cases that are related to HPV. Nearly 70 percent of oropharyngeal cancer cases are linked to HPV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.HPV is sexually transmitted, and so, the main risk factor for oropharyngeal…
Acting may be Jennifer Garner’s passion, but good food is a close second. It’s why she started her organic snack company, Once Upon a Farm, and why you’ll occasionally catch her in the kitchen on Instagram filming her “Pretend Cooking Show,” as she calls it. Day-to-day, though, Garner leads a pretty busy life, which keeps her regular breakfasts, lunches, and dinners simple and fresh. In a new “What I Eat in a Day” video with Harper’s Bazaar, Garner broke down her diet and what meals she currently has on rotation. She eats the same breakfast every morning.“My regular breakfast is…
Exercise addiction is a behavioral addiction characterized by a compulsion to exercise, at the expense of your other obligations, relationships, and health needs. There are lots of effective treatments that can help.Exercise is amazing, right? Mental health, physical health, fat loss, muscle growth, cardiovascular fitness… the list of benefits just goes on and on and on.But in exercise addiction, the role of exercise shifts from “routine part of a healthy lifestyle” to “toxic taskmaster.” Especially in our fitness- and body-focused culture, exercise addiction can be a deeply insidious problem.We spoke to two mental health experts who specialize in eating disorders…