by James Robbins, M.A., LPC Think of your head like a balloon. When frustrating things happen, you get angry and this balloon fills with hot air. Allow this balloon to keep inflating unchecked, and eventually it will pop. The idea of venting is that, every so often, you need to “blow off some steam.” Let […]
Why Rush Hour Traffic Makes You Fat
You’ve probably heard the expression, “Holding on to anger is like drinking a cup of poison and expecting the other person to die.” By that same token, Holding on to stress is like eating a bacon-cheeseburger with a side of donuts and waiting on cardiovascular disease. Fight or Flight In our distant evolutionary past, we […]