Why Are We So Obsessed With: Conspiracy Theories?

No, 5G doesn’t cause Coronavirus. Ever since time began, mankind has been enamored with finding alternate solutions to major historical events: Was there an armed man on the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza during the Kennedy assassination?  Is Area 51 really a secret arena of alien life? Was Pearl Habour actually a false flag operation […]

Why Are We So Obsessed With: Conspiracy Theories?

Gate Control Theory of Pain

What does the gate control theory of pain have to do with a mental health blog?  Well, co-occurring mental illness and chronic pain are remarkably common.  For example, among people with fibromyalgia, over 50% experience depression.  The rates of anxiety disorders are also over 50%.  People with depression and anxiety disorders are also at increased […]

Gate Control Theory of Pain

7 facts about the health benefits of pets

Yes, pets benefit our health – and this has long been proven by science. Their very existence certainly makes us happier, but also prolongs life. Studies confirm that pets help us in many ways – from increasing immunity to reducing stress. They can even identify diseases using their sensitive sense of smell. What are the […]

7 facts about the health benefits of pets

Space Origami

earth is still distorted by pollution like a piece of paper folded into an origami globe, its faces and edges blurred with rubbing here in an ever-shrinking space, it’s hard to remember how primroses and daffodils turn their faces to April sunshine air and water are clearer now, canals and rivers abound with fish and […]

Space Origami