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This week’s blog and podcast is a follow up to one I did recently on depression with my daughter Dominique. I received a lot of amazing feedback and questions from all of you, especially on the reconceptualizing process and what this looks like. So, this week I am going to discuss what reconceptualizing is, how it work

BY DR. MARK MAYFIELD For many of us, asking for help is a difficult task. We don’t want to seem needy or weak. Add trauma to that “ask for help,” and the process of reaching out can almost be crippling. Why? First, it can be scary to admit you need help. Second, it puts you in a vulnerable place, and—if if you’ve exper

In the current political climate, many people are stressed out and may even be dreading Thanksgiving with relatives or friends who do not agree with their political views. Even a simple comment can go awry! It is like we are all stepping on eggshells and no conversation is safe. In this week's blog and podcast, I am

Not getting a good night’s rest can dramatically impact our mental and physical health, which is why in this week’s podcast I sat down with Matteo from 8Sleep to discuss how advances in technology and data-gathering can help us sleep and feel better, and how sleeping well is not only possible but also achievable. 8Slee

I am sure you know at least one person (or maybe you are that person) who is going through a rough time and feeling a down. This is normal—we are not designed to be happy all the time, and sadness is part and parcel of everyday life: it is very normal for our feelings to ebb and flow. But what happens when the sadness

We live in a world where it is easy to think that happiness is something external: a product, a pill or a lifestyle—it is all out there and ready for consumption. Yet, as I discuss on this week’s podcast, the happiest people are not those with lots of nice things or lots of likes on social media; these, of course, can

In this week’s blog and podcast, I share one of my best-kept secrets secrets to keeping my brain and body healthy and toxin-free: infrared saunas! In this blog, I will cover everything from the different types of saunas, how they benefit our mental and physical health, how to best use a sauna and so much more! I sat do

Yes, I know what you are thinking! Why am I discussing something that is “bad”? Didn’t our parents threaten to “wash our mouths out with soap” whenever we said a bad word? But…is swearing really that bad? Like any researcher, I decided I needed to find out if this truly was the case, and what I discovered fascinated me

How Tea Can Boost Mental and Brain Health, How Many Cups You Should Be Drinking a Day, How to Find the Best Quality Tea and More (With Special Guest Simon Cheng, CEO of Pique Tea) Tea is one of the most nutrient dense drinks on this planet, and filled with compounds and chemicals that are natural mental health and ha

In this week’s podcast and blog, I interview Judge Shelyna Brown and attorney and former prosecutor Lori Volkman (who was a guest on my podcast several weeks ago) on the current state of the mental health legal system, how it's failing to help those suffering with mental distress, and what we can do about it. This info

I am sure you have asked yourself many times why you keep making the same bad choice over and over again. I know I have! Recently, this happened to me; my schedule was so busy, and my husband and I had little time to rest. As a result, what was a very little issue on a phone call with someone we know turned into an exp

We hear so much about how sleep is important, and the dangers of not getting enough sleep, that this can actually make us fear all the damage that we are doing to our bodies when we can’t sleep, which impacts our sleeping patterns and our ability to think clearly during the day! I myself have done this. In fact, I have