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To This Day – A Project That Proves You Are Not Alone [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:16:55 +0000

Depression, if you know it personally I don't need to tell you anything more. If you love someone who suffers this tragically unfair malady there is more you need to know that what you can see and hear. These very real grownup pains often are the result of childhood bullies. The mean spirited tormentors that stole our innocence and childhood away from us.

Depressed Gorilla Finds Happiness in Tightrope Walking

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:30:33 +0000

We like to think man is a talented species. For starters, we're capable of eating Denny's entire 'Hobbit' menu in 19 minutes flat and dominating in ping pong sans arms. There's no better male ego boost than to reminisce over such accomplishments. It turns out our hairy ancestors are talented too.

Feeling a Little Blue? We've Found The Cure

Jackie Mancini — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:24:57 +0000

“Hello? What’s that? You’re depressed? Good thing you called me on this microphone, so I can tell you all about our two-part, 100% guaranteed cure-all!” Guaranteed Blues Cure-All, Part One: Meet Silly Patric-HA, our new favorite person in the entire world. Her set is everything we love most about middle-aged New York ladies: She thinks [...]

Taylor Swift Found Herself in 'Really Dark Places' While Writing for 'Red'

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:00:05 +0000

Taylor Swift has a longstanding penchant for writing about her love life, and in a new interview, the young superstar says her romantic chaos played a very big role in her upcoming fourth album, ‘Red.’ “I went through a few roller coasters,” Swift admits to Rolling Stone, adding that she let herself slip into old [...]

Moms Who Try to 'Have It All' Could Be More Depressed

Shauna Wright — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:56:52 +0000

Moms who make their kids the center of their worlds to the detriment of everything else may think they’re better parents, but a new study finds they may be setting themselves up for a major bout of depression.

Can Internet Usage Predict Depression?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:40:12 +0000

Researchers now say they can tell whether people are depressed without even talking to them first — all they have to do is watch how those individuals use the internet. In a study conducted at Missouri University of Science and Technology, researchers watched the internet habits of more than 200 students who were later tested [...]

Being Ignored Hurts, Even by a Stranger

Daryl Nelson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:55:24 +0000

Many people get feelings of stress when they feel excluded from something, and results from a recent study, published in the journal Psychological Science, shows that feelings of inclusion can even come by way of a complete stranger. Often times, human nature will dictate a need for us to be connected to something larger than [...]

Can Using Facebook Make You Sad?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:28:30 +0000

Many people use social media sites to relax and unwind from the stresses of the day, but a new study indicates Facebook in particular might actually make us feel worse. In work published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, sociologists Hui-Tzu Grace Chou and Nicholas Edge from Utah Valley University asked more than 400 college [...]

Best Part Of Waking Up – 4 Steps To Being A Morning Person

Bruce Mikells — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:42:47 +0000

Within 5 minutes of meeting me and finding out what I do for a living, there is always one question I can count on being asked by my new acquaintance. What time do you have to get up every morning? My answer usually shocks most people who can not comprehend why any sane individual would want to be awake and sober at that time of day. Is it really that tough to be a person who enjoys being awake early in the day? I think not, in fact I have four really good suggestions that you might use to get your day started earlier and with less of an attitude.

Chocolate Fights Depression?

Bruce Mikells — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:13:40 +0000

It seems like I am always feeling better when I am eating chocolate. Now is that a fact or just a Bruce fact. I have heard that chocolate is great for getting “in the mood” if you know what I mean, but does it help with actual depression? Consuming sweet foods, especially chocolate, is thought [...]

Country Strong: Not So Strong?

Brad Vincent — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:21:35 +0000

It always amazes me to find out the real stories behind these “famous stars” who have everything going for them…Well that’s what we all think right? Gwyneth Paltrow seems like a sunny lady, but the sun doesn’t always shine on casa Paltrow-Martin. The “Country Strong” star says her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, first recognized [...]

Take My Grinch, Please

Bruce Mikells — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:28:13 +0000

You find it harder to concentrate, you don't seem to be getting any sleep at all, you're cranky and irritable is it the flu? Nope chances are it's the holidays. Yes 'tis the season when the desire to shop, decorate,wrap, carol, cavort and be merry gets many of us down. Well if you like all the trappings of the season but find your time and temper is a little short, don't fret, do what the big boys do, outsource it and enjoy the season.