The Optimist Living
Letting go from time to time can save your relationships. Here's how to do it
No matter how great your relationship is with someone, it can turn sour quickly over a simple dispute. Disagreeing with someone, even someone you love is a normal part of life. The more important thing is that you don’t let small disagreements turn your relationship from sweet to sour. Here’s Read More...
Sighing: It’s actually the body’s way of resetting itself
While sighs are often attributed to sadness, anger, frustration, and angst, research indicates that sighing is a natural part of pulmonary function. The average person sighs twelve times per hour, and without the one sighs the air sacs inside of the lungs would cave, resulting in death. As dramatic Read More...
Stop ignoring your emotions and let them out. It’s good for your health
What we learn in our society is not how to work with our emotions, but how to block and avoid them. We do it quite well: Between alcohol use, prescription drug use and screen time, there is a multitude of ways to avoid our feelings. And while this can provide short-term relief, thwarting emotions Read More...
Simple ways to make money from the comfort of your home
Whether you’re an introvert, a stay-at-home parent, or are fed up with working at the office, there are plenty of reasons why you might want to start working from home. The good news is that with the foundation of a computer, Internet access, and in some cases, a smartphone with a digital camera, Read More...
Why you should start adopting a ‘maybe’ mindset
The true nature of life, according to Zen Buddhists, is that everything is impermanent. When you see reality through a “right or wrong” mindset, you get stuck in a moment. Being judgemental increases your suffering. Adopting a ‘maybe’ mindset will help you understand that nothing—both Read More...
These 9 documentaries will completely change the way you think about health
A lot of mainstream medicine is outdated and relies too heavily on treating symptoms rather than preventing illness. If we truly want to be healthy we have to know how to prevent illness before it occurs.The following is a list of the top 9 documentaries that are focused on health and the many Read More...
Heal yourself with the natural benefits of Japanese "forest medicine"
There are many types of therapies you can try in order to heal yourself, but nothing compares to the natural healing powers of trees. There’s an overwhelming amount of research that shows how being amongst trees reduces blood pressure, heart rate, stress, anxiety, and confusion while improving Read More...
For clear communication, make sure to avoid this common mistake
A professor of psychology at Harvard University says the chief impediment to clear communication is a phenomenon called the “curse of knowledge.” This cognitive bias basically means that when you know something, it’s extremely difficult to know what it’s like not to know it, making it more Read More...
Your microbiome is vital. Here’s how to keep it healthy.
The microbiome is one of the most complex biological systems on earth. Until 25 years ago, we knew nothing at all about it, but slowly we’ve come to find out how crucial it is for our overall health. Unfortunately, our microbiomes are constantly under attack from our modern lifestyles. Here’s Read More...
How to create a better relationship with your phone
An increasing number of us are coming to realize that our relationships with our phones are not exactly what a couples therapist would describe as “healthy”. According to data from Moment, a time-tracking app with nearly five million users, the average person spends four hours a day Read More...