Lifespan Development Group Inc

08/07/2022

Move towards your values.

11/30/2017

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I help adults who have ADHD tendencies with their procrastination and productivity problems. The method below has evolved through my own experience and my experience helping others.   1. Sprint don’t jog – plan a 40 minute work session rather

11/01/2017

A great article from the Washington Post that casts you as the "CEO of your mind"

A guide for staying emotionally healthy when things get tough

10/28/2016

New blog post on the selfish benefits of doing for others... http://ow.ly/ARCE305C0o5

Do unto others, or treat yourself? In the search for happiness, popular culture is often divided when it comes to considering whether it is more...

09/21/2016

Some good strategies here. Mindfulness based approaches would begin by noticing, understanding and accepting unwanted thoughts (without allowing yourself to be pushed around by them). Then, you are ready to shift attention to your values and goals, and identify value-guided actions such as those suggested here.

Why thought suppression is a bad way to deal with temptation.

06/06/2016

You may recall Saturday Night Live did a parody of self compassion approaches a few years ago. Psychology has come a long way since that time. We strongly recommend this Udemy course, grounded in mindfulness-based approaches to health and well being.

Discover how the brain works, including why the critical inner voice exists, and how to replace it with self-compassion.

05/02/2016

New blog post on the contentious issue of drug research http://lifespandevelopment.ca/is-there-a-place-for-psychedelic-drugs-in-modern-medical-research/

‘The war on drugs’ has been active since the late 1960s when government’s started to realize the vast potential for abuse with the now illicit...

05/01/2016

Bursts of intense exercise, even just three 20- second bursts, do impact health and are helpful in preventing or recovering from depression.

If you've ever said you just don't have time to work out, it's time to find a new excuse. A new study from McMaster University says just one minute will do.

04/28/2016

Post on the merits (or lack thereof) of "brain-training" technology. http://lifespandevelopment.ca/brain-training-more-than-just-a-bit-of-fun/

Application software and video games based on ‘brain-training’ have become a relative staple of the gaming industry in recent years. Popular...

04/25/2016

Mental health is as much a social and political issue as it is a biological and psychological on. http://lifespandevelopment.ca/mental-health-much-social-political-issue-biological-psychological-one/

Good mental health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own...