Articles

Psychedelics Unmasked: Deconstructing Ayahuasca

Normally brewed as a tea, ayahuasca has been used for centuries by the indigenous people of South America in religious rituals...

Psychedelics

Combatting Complexities: What Is Complicated Grief?

There are few emotional experiences as universal to the human condition as grief. The deep empty sadness that...

Depression

The Caregiver’s Greatest Skill: A Guide to Motivational Interviewing

Each and every one of us plays an important role in the social support network of somebody close. Whether you are...

Mental Health

Socially Mediated: A Critical Review of Social Media and Mental Health

In the past 20 years, epidemiologists have noticed a troublesome trend in the mental health of adolescents...

Children

A Modern Call for Ancient Medicine: Turmeric

At the conception of western civilization we began to see a divergence in medical practice...

Food

I Think, Therefore I Am: The Mind Body Problem

The initial separation of mind and body have led to continued public misconceptions....

Mental Health

Cool As a Cucumber: What Is Alexithymia?

Psychosomatic medicine involves the treatment of individuals with physical...

Mental Health

A Breaker’s Guide to Conditions: OCD

It is estimated that 1.2% of the US population suffers from OCD in a given year, with around 50% of this group...

Mental Health

Sensibilities: An Examination of Sensory Sensitivities

Each and every person internalizes external stimuli differently. It is for this reason...

Mental Health

Neurotheology: Unpacking the Religious Mind

For many people, prayer is an incredibly meditative practice. Taking time to focus internalities and...

Religion

Sex and the Mind-Body Connection

Like many of the other topics we have covered, sex has a mind-body component...

Sexuality

Sex & and the Neural Complex

Considering that sexual reproduction is the driving force behind genetic diversity and...

Sexuality