Category: Brain Chemistry

Whether stress shows up as an emotional feeling (which has plenty of physiological activity connected to it), a physical demand or a communal conundrum it seems to always carry with it the opportunity to cut in either direction. We talk about stress as being ‘under stress’ and typically put that in the ‘bad’ or ‘not […]

That voice that coaches you through life, good or evil, positive or negative, encouraging you or tearing you down, is the voice that often determines the outcome of your own journey through life. The mind is a powerful thing. It can take over at any given point in time tear you down or lift you […]

Part 2 of a 7 part series… 2) The effects of shutting down the economy and isolation are devastating…arguably more devastating than the disease itself. I believe that context is vitally important. Lives matter and that is just that. A life affected by COVID is no more precious than one affected by a societal and […]

It is a hard time for us here in the Backman household as Manchester United (along with all soccer teams around the world) are on a break. They call it international break as this is the time for countries to use their players for matches where it is simply not possible during the long and […]

You have heard of this phenomenon and perhaps even experienced it yourself but what is it? Unfortunately the feeling you get from running (or most any exercise for that matter) doesn’t hang around for all that long. If you have felt it you want more of it. If you haven’t, perhaps you should give it […]