The Secret to Living Longer May Be Your Social Life

I've just read Susan Pinker's fantastic book, The Village Effect: Why Face-to-face Contact Matters.  It'll make you rethink the way you live your life & approach your health.  According to Julianne Holt-Lunstad's 2010 research, the thing that's most likely to reduce your risk of dying is social integration (on multiple levels, both strong & weak … Continue reading The Secret to Living Longer May Be Your Social Life

The Dark Side of Resilience

We all know that too much of a good thing is bad for you. But is it true for resilience. Well, the answer is yes. It seems that any strength overplayed eventually becomes a derailer.  What are your overplayed strengths and how have they started to work against you? If you want more, please read … Continue reading The Dark Side of Resilience