Tag Archive: Health Psychology

The Power Behind Memes Part IV: Taking the Quantum Leap

Books like Freako­nom­ics, The Tip­ping Point, & Pre­dictably Irra­tional to name a few have become extremely pop­u­lar by detail­ing out out­comes can be depen­dent on seem­ingly unre­lated phe­nom­ena. These under­stand­ings can be impor­tant because they can help us gain what we want in the world.

Power Behind Memes Part III: How Can We Use Memes to Create Health?

Memes are the men­tal tem­plates by which you approach the world. They spell the dif­fer­ence between poverty con­sciouness and pros­per­ity con­scious­ness. Memes spell the dif­fer­ence between dis­ease con­scious­ness and health consciousness.

Be Selfish When it Comes to Health

We con­tinue to give to oth­ers at the sake of our­selves — and our health pays the dif­fer­ence. By 40 years old, too many indi­vid­u­als have tacked on an extra 20–30 pounds. They are fatigued. Stressed. Under­ap­pre­ci­ated. And, just plain worn out! It doesn’t have to be this way if you just stood up for your­self and made a state­ment with your health.

Who are You When You are at Your Best?

If you knew you wouldn’t fail, what would you be doing right now? Do you ever have moments in your life where you feel invin­ci­ble? In bas­ket­ball, they call it “in the zone”. In writ­ing they call it “flow”. It’s a moment when you feel supreme con­fi­dence in your abil­i­ties, and every­thing you touch seems to turn to gold

Pain as an Emotional Experience — A Holistic View

Most peo­ple asso­ciate pain with a phys­i­cal prob­lem. Burn your­self or step on a nail and ouch! — it’s going to hurt. What peo­ple often over­look is the emo­tion and psy­chol­ogy behind pain and how sim­ple reas­sur­ance about one’s con­di­tion or injury can go a long way to speed­ing recovery.