What happens when we experience panic? When our brain’s amygdala alerts us to danger, our body often defaults to: FIGHT ( I need to fight for my survival. ) FLIGHT ( I need to get to safety. ) or FREEZE (when we have no control...
After finishing my master’s program in The School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, I felt a wave of relief. I had finally finished the schooling process that I was hungry to complete since my first alarm went off on my...
At times in life, especially in our childhood, we tend to believe that everything is "normal". That our parents are "normal", our living condition is "normal", behaviors of adults (or other children) are "normal". To find out later, when we mature that none of that...
It may be difficult to face or admit, but it’s a feeling many of us have experienced: sadness after sex. Even if the sex was great and satisfying, the feeling of sadness or depression after sex is more common than you might believe. According to...