http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:52:41 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:57 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Do-you-feel-threatened-by-the-holidays?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner For many of us just the thought of the holidays makes us break out into a sweat, raise our blood pressure, trigger shallow breathing with every nerve fiber on high alert to fight, flight or freeze – the stress r... Stress Management holiday stress Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Do-you-feel-threatened-by-the-holidays?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Whats-up-with-all-the-apocalypse-movies?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner Along with Thanksgiving we are being served a darker world view with two new apocalypse movies, 2012  and the Road. These movies which rip the world apart are flourishing at the box office. There are two possible explanations. Either we ... stress the road 2012 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:14:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Whats-up-with-all-the-apocalypse-movies?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Feeling-stuck-Try-the-opposite-approach?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner When you feel stuck in your life, whether a mindset or a physical problem, you can often solve it with the counterintuitive. When you practice considering things from the opposing perspective, the counterintuitive will become more intuit... stress counterintuitive creative solutions Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:28:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Feeling-stuck-Try-the-opposite-approach?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d12-How-to-overcome-technology-overload?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner We live a life of jarring contradictions which trigger us to become crazy busy. On the one hand we are all wired up with technology and that surge of adrenalin allowing us to accomplish 24/7. On the other hand, we are hardwired to live in a more n... Stress Addiction technology overload rhythm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:04:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d12-How-to-overcome-technology-overload?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Tips-for-holiday-togetherness?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner The holidays are a tension of opposites: happily anticipated from a distance, yet fraught with stress as they approach. The ideals of the party, the celebration, the clinking of glasses are much more powerful than their reality-based counterparts,... holiday stress Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:04:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Tips-for-holiday-togetherness?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Go-green-with-regifting?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner A huge stressor ominously looming to darken the holiday spirit is gift giving during these hard economic times. According to a recent Consumer Reports survey 2/3 of US citizens will cut back on their holiday expenses and 36% admit t... re-gifting holiday stress consumer reports Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:11:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Go-green-with-regifting?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Hope-can-be-a-hindrance?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner Too much of even a good thing can be harmful. For example, too many vitamins or too much exercise can be toxic. This principal also applies to the most beneficial of human emotions – hope. Hope is the feeling that we can have what we wan... happily hopeless peter ubel colostomy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:36:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Hope-can-be-a-hindrance?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Jealousy-can-be-a-blessing-in-disguise?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner We should not feel guilty about having a jealous heart. The closer we get to people the more likely we are to feel jealous or become the object of envy. Human beings are competitive creatures who vie for the top of the hierarchy. Even Mother There... stress jealousy Oprah Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:06:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Jealousy-can-be-a-blessing-in-disguise?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d30-What-monsters-are-trying-to-tell-us?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner Frankenstein, Dracula, the Werewolf, witches and other monstrous creatures have titillated the imagination for decades, spawned many novels like the current Twilight series and continue to make fashion and aesthetic statements, including the lates... stress Twilight monsters fear Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:57:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d30-What-monsters-are-trying-to-tell-us?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Fall-Sapping-Your-Energy-5-Tips-to-Fall-Back-On?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner The winds of seasonal allergies are blowing. There is plenty of orange going around from falling leaves out here in the East to carved pumpkins and mums on doorsteps. In color therapy orange is the hue of cheerfulness. Therefore I expect to b... stress swine flu fall allergies Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:35:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Fall-Sapping-Your-Energy-5-Tips-to-Fall-Back-On?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Clean-scent-linked-to-better-behavior?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner Clean out the clutter and clean out your life, cleanliness is next to Godliness and now in a brand new study in Psychological Science lead author Katie Liljenquist claims that all you have to do is spritz some citrus-scented Windex in a room and p... clean ethical behavior The Smell of Virtue Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:13:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Clean-scent-linked-to-better-behavior?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Doing-everything-right-but-no-weight-loss?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner You step up on the scale, hold your breath and the moment of truth seems like a big fat lie: you have not lost one ounce. In fact, you gained a pound! You step up again, more lightly this time, to counteract the force of gravity, but the numbers a... stress weight loss plateau Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:50:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Doing-everything-right-but-no-weight-loss?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d23-The-world-is-scary-so-who-needs-Halloween?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner Even though the world is a scary place from the chilling economy to the menace of terrorism, Halloween celebrations are on the rise. This year’s costumes are estimated as an almost five-billion dollar retail celebration, down from last ... stress Halloween Lynn Schofield Clark Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:28:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d23-The-world-is-scary-so-who-needs-Halloween?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Divvying-up-friends-after-a-split?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner When a relationship breaks up, it might make it easier on their friends if they were part of the divorce settlement similar to the divvying up of assets, children and pets. Visitation rights could be neatly specified. Consequently, friends would n... Stress Management divorce friends Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:18:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Divvying-up-friends-after-a-split?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Its-time-to-initiate-a-selfstimulus-package?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner People go through great lengths to achieve contentment like fasting and getting all fired up in sweat lodges – paying thousands of dollars – to attract success and happiness, a secret they have to pay for.  Unfortunately, it doesn&rs... happiness Angel Valley Resort Stimulus Package Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:38:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Its-time-to-initiate-a-selfstimulus-package?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Try-on-a-new-identity-this-Halloween?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner Halloween provides an ample opportunity for costuming and partying. Many of us wear costumes that are outrageous, encouraging us to try on different identities. Men dress as women and women dress as men – the yin and yang of things. In addition... Halloween identity popular costumes Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:58:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Try-on-a-new-identity-this-Halloween?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d9-The-surprising-effects-of-posture-on-perception?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner Parents and teachers have always  reminded us to sit up tall or stand straight. “You present better to others” or “People will reckon with what you have to say.” However, the latest research from Ohio University by psycho... Posture self-confidence Richard Petty Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:01:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d9-The-surprising-effects-of-posture-on-perception?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d5-How-to-get-more-comfortable-with-comfort-foods?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner Feeling stressed - who doesn’t reach for comfort food? Of course, you feel better short term, but when the euphoria is over, guilt sets in. Food and mood correlate highly; the right comfort food will go the distance. An important ingredient whe... stress comfort food Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:56:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m10d5-How-to-get-more-comfortable-with-comfort-foods?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m9d30-How-to-overcome-the-dreaded-weight-loss-plateau?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner You go on a balanced diet, exercise for an hour daily and lose weight every week, but then you plateau, even worse you gain a couple of pounds. Frustrated and puzzled, you feel bad about your body image - a recipe for disaster. Sliding down the ... stress obesity christakis leptin jason block Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:16:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m9d30-How-to-overcome-the-dreaded-weight-loss-plateau?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Poor-sleep-takes-a-heavy-toll-on-the-brain?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner No one brags to the boss about how much sleep he got the night before; all-nighters are common during finals.  Maybe it’s time to change this warrior mentality because new research from Dr. David Holtzman of Washington University School of... Alzheimer's sleep david holtzman Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:23:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2211-Self-Help-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Poor-sleep-takes-a-heavy-toll-on-the-brain?cid=exrss-Self-Help-Examiner