In today’s episode, I reveal our commitment to recovery as a family of two. COVID provided a gift – Issues became magnified as they were impossible to conceal due to proximity. My husband has struggled over the years, a coping strategy discovered to be effective against the impacts of childhood trauma.
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Articles On Health Psychology
The Cumulative Nature of Stress and the Cortisol Connection (Video)
Stress in cumulative throughout the day. If we do not keep our intra-personal and inter-personal engagement in check, the resulting sense of ‘dis-ease’ leaves us feeling overwhelmed. The negative thoughts, unproductive conversations, and situations we find ourselves in where we have no actual contribution, increases cortisol, and thus anxiety.
Locus Of Control and Depression – How Cognitive Style Impacts Mood
Locus of Control (LOC) was first described by Rotter in 1966. Locus of Control refers to how individuals attribute the cause(s) of events in their life. This cognitive style has an impact on subsequent approaches to problem solving. We measure LOC using the Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale.
Articles On Exercise & Fitness
30 Minutes of Exercise a Day Fitness Challenge (Weekly Log)
Each week that I did not move purposefully meant a massive setback when my body was ready to return to running. I decided to approach my fitness from the ground up – Create a fitness challenge that would both promote recovery, and preserve the cardiovascular advances I had built over the year.
When Metrics Get In The Way of Fitness (Insights on Motivation)
In our previous podcast episode, “Critical Metrics For Optimal Health and Fitness Monitoring”, we reviewed the robust set of advanced data points offered through Garmin Connect. As an athlete that religiously tracks a variety of fitness metrics, including, Garmin Stress Score, Body Battery, Vo2Max, caloric intake, etc., I see the pros and cons.
Articles On Nutrition Science
30 Day HCLF Vegan Challenge – Returning to Ornish and 80-10-10
The goal is to eat low fat. On a vegan diet, this means that you must focus on consuming starchy vegetables, non-starchy vegetables, legumes, and grains. It is important to look for the hidden fats in your favourite foods. It is also important to avoid popular highly processed vegan foods.
Does Intermittent Fasting Have An Impact On Mood? We Give It a Test!
The act of fasting between meals (not eating food for a dedicated amount of time), has been widely practice around the world for centuries for both health and spiritual reasons. In popular culture, it is widely seen as a practice for weight loss.
Articles On Addiction
5 Mental Health Benefits You Will Notice After You Stop Drinking Alcohol
There is a multitude of reasons individuals choose to drink alcohol. Covering the, ‘why’ people drink is an article in and of itself. But, in short, we start drinking as a social endeavour that later becomes a way to cope with both external pressures and internal pain.
90 Day Alcohol Free Challenge – Rediscovering Your Best Self
At Finding My Psych, we believe in creating an environment that fosters sustainable behavioural change. While some require absolute abstinence to save their life, most alcohol consumption falls into the category of long standing habit with no functional rhyme or reason.
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FMP 074 • Orthorexia – The Lesser Known Eating Disorder Among Vegans
Orthorexia, a lesser known eating disorder not yet approved by the American Psychiatric Association, is characterized as an obsession with eating, ‘clean’ food. Individuals typically categorize food in terms of, ‘good vs. bad’ and are often concerned with putting, ‘poison’ in their body, going to great lengths to control the food they eat and how it is prepared by others.
FMP 073 • Weight Loss Without Exercise – Dr. Attia’s Three Levers of Nutrition
Frustrated with those extra pounds that hang on no matter how hard you workout? Let’s face it, exercise alone rarely results in sustainable weight loss. In fact, if you want to lose weight, a surgical approach focusing on diet just might be the key.
FMP 072 • Data is Making Us Anxious and Depressed (Thoughts & Recommendations)
I love data. However, as someone who grew up as a member of the Gen-X generation, I have the advantage of remembering what it was like not to have a computer, cell phone, or wearable tracking your every move. While I obsess over the information coming at me, especially as a runner, I also recognize the darker side of data, especially as it relates to anxiety and mood.
FMP 071 • Turning 50 – What I Have Learned and How I am Designing My Future
Oh my God…where has the last 20, even 30 years gone? In today’s episode, I review what turning 50 means to me, what feels different, and outline what I want the next few decades to look like. I also share my findings of what others say they have experienced entering the 5th decade of their life.
