Fear is a powerful motivator, and when it’s properly engaged it can be a superpower, allowing us to respond to immediate danger with...

The word "Atma" is Sanskrit for the total person, including mind, body, and spirit. Integrative medicine helps us embody this approach as...

Bob* was a 70-year old man who had a long history of working in a highly stressful job. He had just retired when he experienced two major...

Most of us are feeling more exhausted than usual, and with good reason. The experience of long-lasting uncertainty depletes our energy....

Megan* was a 45-year-old woman who came to Atma Clinic for help with depression. She was also experiencing bloating after meals. Megan...

Meditation is a self-care practice that brings greater and greater benefits over time. These include stress relief, relief from chronic...

When facing a patient's challenging medical situation, many physicians are trained to give wastebasket diagnoses: diagnoses that say,...

Courage is the willingness to do something that frightens us. It’s having the strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear,...

Our most hurtful and aggressive reactions often occur when we experience some form of disappointment. When this happens, it’s often...

It’s hard to focus when our anxiety is high. This is partly because stress tends to reduce activity in the area of our brain that is...

When it comes to brain function, even brief periods of sleep loss matter. For example, after just one night of sleep deprivation, we can...

Sometimes we let other people diminish what's important to us. We let what "they" say and think about us - their disapproval and...