How stress affects memory

We are all less able to handle the stresses that come our way when we're depleted by physical and emotional exhaustion. Or, put more positively, we are more resilient and more able to handle life's stress when we are feeling our best both physically and emotionally. A massage, a hot bath, or another form of pampering revitalizes you inside and out. Taking time out to maintain self-care has several benefits.

How to introduce scents to your bedtime routine
There are countless products to help you incorporate scents into your bedtime routine, but you don’t have to spend a lot of money to start testing which smells benefit your sleep most.

tress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come from any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or nervous. Stress is your body’s reaction to a challenge or demand. In short bursts, stress can be positive, such as when it helps you avoid danger or meet a deadline. But when stress lasts for a long time, it may harm your health

Stress is a natural part of life, and like so many things, it ebbs and flows. Here is our recommendation; take the time to acknowledge the stress in your life, recognize how it’s affecting you, and determine ways you can beat it. Dance is exercise, and exercise is a natural remedy for reducing stress. Dancing…

Almost everyone is keeping busy these days maintaining both your personal and professional life and excel at handling both. That’s why taking care of yourself and pampering yourself shouldn’t be last on the list – you have to find time to do it, and see the difference.

Morning sex can be a great way to start your day. Many of us probably start our mornings the same way—wake up, grab a cup of coffee, take a shower and head out the door. Coffee is often the go-to way to make yourself feel awake, but there may be another way to boost your…

Today's secular world commonly believes Easter eggs and Easter bunnies to be the perfect gifts for the Easter holidays. Though very few people know about the history of these Easter gifts, their practical origins, and their cultural and religious roots, these Easter gifts are ancient.

Isn't it wonderful how something so simple as a scented soy candle can bring peace and tranquility into an otherwise stressful, pressured day, giving you moments of pleasure and total relaxation? You ask but how?

Being a mother, is the most complex, amazing, exhausting, and meaningful work that I have ever done in my life so far. All the tending, loving, giggling, cleaning up, getting snacks, changing diapers, running baths, reading stories, teaching, sleepless nights, adjusting, evolving, coordinating, learning and growing is truly mind boggling. I used to think the toughest job I ever had was as a child welfare social worker, than I worked in the emergency department of a hospital and thought that was up there in the “this is challenging work” category. Onward to key note speeches and facilitating training programs in front of hundreds of people, where my heart would pound loudly in my ears as I was introduced, seconds away from having to say something brilliant (or at least not foolish) to the people sitting at round tables with their name tags on. Then I became a mother and fell to my knees in the humility of this all consuming, miracle of motherhood. Now THIS is hard work! Motherhood, in my experience, is hard, easy, natural, challenging, joyful, soulful and often invisible work.