Self Help

Is there a healthy way to use social media? What can you do to beat your social media addiction? Social media addiction is a real thing and many of us have it without even acknowledging it. Watch this episode of the Lifehack Show can find out whether you’re addicited to social media or not. In … Read more

“However long the night, the dawn will break.” ~African Proverb Were there times in your life where it felt anything that could go wrong went wrong? That was me five years ago. In a span of nine months, my marriage to a partner of eight years broke down, I lost four family members to unexpected … Read more

“One of the happiest moments is when you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change.” ~Unknown Over the last few years, I’ve had to deal with a frustrating problem. It’s something that’s not uncommon, but it can be debilitating, and it has affected me every day. Some days have been incredibly … Read more

“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.” ~Thich Nhat Nanh It’s easy to feel peaceful and positive when the sun is shining and life is going your way. It’s a different matter when you’re alone, … Read more

“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.” ~James Thurber Ever thought you had achieved everything you wanted to? I did. My teens had passed in a blur of self-loathing regarding my body. (Tape measure, thighs, and many tears; need I say more?) I stumbled through my twenties … Read more

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt For years I lived an uneventful existence. I wasn’t happy. I wasn’t unhappy either. I was just sort of stuck. I had a good career, earned lots of money, and I had great friends and a loving family. You would think that this … Read more

“The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.” ~William Penn  Did you know that gratitude has been scientifically proven to strengthen your immune system and make you happier and more optimistic, as well as less lonely and isolated? It’s true, and although science has just recently caught … Read more

“Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them.” ~Paramahansa Yogananda In my second year of residency, I went through my internal medicine rotation. I had just been assigned to a particular patient and was responsible for his care during that part of his stay. His medical chart stated he had multiple … Read more

“Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be.” ~Alan Watts For a long time, I felt like I was standing on a riverbank just watching the water of life go by, too scared to jump in and play. I was waiting for the perfect current to come along … Read more

“In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.” ~Brother David Steindl-Rast In the summer of 1993, my father was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. He was only fifty-eight. Still just a kid. This was a devastating development, to say the least. … Read more