A Season in Hell: Recognizing Compassion Fatigue
Do you find yourself helping other people in difficult situations, such as taking care of a family member, or someone recovering from an accident? As you might know, helping others can, over time, cause feelings of helplessness, anxiety, anger and irritability. This response is known as “compassion fatigue” and it is quite common among family caregivers, social workers, psychologists and counselors. Without...
When We Were Kings: Are We Making the Elderly Feel Expendable?
They were kings when we were in diapers. They have seen more than we can ever imagine. Many of the them fought to keep America safe during World War II. They paved the road so we could live fruitful lives. They are 12% of the US population. They are the elderly. Yesterday’s heroes. However, over the years I’ve seen a rise in poor self-image and self-esteem among seniors. This made me wonder… are we, indirectly,...
Women Tend and Befriend, Men Fight or Flee
The depressed financial state we lived in for the past few years has added considerable stress to many of our clients. According to the research, it happens to be the worst type of stress which left unattended can become debilitating. People typically have the ability to handle most crises when they are brief and the events that are occurring are not considered to be traumatizing. Chronic stress, as in the loss of a job and the...
Do You Believe in Angels? Texas Teen Ben Breedlove’s Last Days
“Hello, I’m Ben Breedlove. Do you believe in Angels or in God? I Do” Ben Breedlove, a teenager from Texas, survived three heart attacks during his young life. He lived with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This is a condition where the muscles of the heart thicken, making it hard for the blood to leave the heart. This young man spent his last years making educational videos about his condition. One week before...
Sexy Models Don’t Always Mean Higher Sales
Quite often, attractiveness affects persuasion, and yet sometimes it does the opposite, according to a study by Janne van Doorn and Diedrick A. Stapel of Tilburg University (the Netherlands). Four experiments were conducted in the study and the results suggest that context is key when it comes to the effectiveness of an attractive model. The outcome shows that looks are most effective when the model appears right before the...
The Dark Side of Happiness
It just happens that the pursuit of happiness can sometimes backfire, according to June Gruber, professor of Yale University and co-author of the study. In fact, people who look for happiness may end up unhappier in the long run. The techniques suggested in most self-help books aren’t bad. In fact, most provide useful tips — such as taking time to think about things that make you happy, and remembering not to take things for...
