Many Americans will notice that their jeans seem a bit tighter the day after Thanksgiving. Or when we step on the scale January 1st to jumpstart our New Year’s resolutions, the number may have gone up from the last time we weighed ourselves. Noticing changes in how clothes fit and checking weight are common behaviors, but … Read more

With the prevalence of stress in most people’s lives, anxiety incidence and management becomes an important factor for healthcare professionals to assess when evaluating well-being. However, these assessments can be complicated by the fact that stress and anxiety affect everyone differently—for some, chronic stress may have a more serious health impact than for others. A study recently … Read more

Stress is something we all face. It comes in many forms and differs across contexts, from work-related or financial stress, to social problems, to new life changes, to internal experiences. Some stressors are minor or short term, while others may be chronic. Because stress varies in intensity, length, and type across individuals, it can be … Read more

Sweaty hands, racing heart, lightheadedness–are these feelings familiar to you? If you are afraid of public speaking, these sensations are probably the ones that overwhelm you when you speak up in a meeting at work, give a presentation in class, or give a speech at a wedding. Or maybe you are one of the many … Read more

As recently as 1972, surveys said that most White Americans (approximately 60%) believed that it was acceptable for home sellers to discriminate based on race1. Likewise, as early as 2001, other surveys noted that only 40% of Americans openly approved of gay or lesbian relationships2. But by the early 2000s, the percentage of White Americans … Read more

Although Emma Stone is known for her outgoing and confident female roles on the screen and being calm, collected, and always quick to laugh when she’s out on the red carpet or goofing around on late night talk shows, she has recently opened up about the fact that she’s struggled with serious anxiety and panic … Read more

The end of winter is here—at least that’s what the calendar suggests. As spring promises to warm up our days slowly but surely, will it also thaw out the icy, emotional residue of a vicious winter? If these past cold months have left you with serious mood changes or a cloudy demeanor, you may have … Read more

Once upon a time a person had to possess some degree of talent in singing, dancing, acting, writing, etc. But today’s online culture has created a peculiar kind of VIP and attendant social strata in which ability and drive hold less sway than savvy marketing and self-promotion. YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms … Read more

  Do you remember when your sensitive/anxious pre-school child first entered into kindergarten? It was a tumultuous start because of the novelty of being in school, but it also came with new friends to play with, new interests, and new learning. As a sensitive (possibly anxious) parent of a sensitive/anxious child, you are learning as … Read more

Why do some people who experience trauma go on to develop PTSD while others don’t? With an estimated 8% of people in the United States alone suffering from post-traumatic disorder (about 25 million people), it’s an important question to ask. While previous studies have compared the brains of people with PTSD to those who have … Read more