by Laurie Buchanan, Ph.D. | Sep 1, 2020 | Unbound Health
Does the amount of money people accumulate have anything to do with their level of happiness? In his 2008 book, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World, Eric Weiner wrote, “Recent research into happiness reveals that money does...
by Laurie Buchanan, Ph.D. | Aug 3, 2020 | Unbound Health, Unbound Lifestyle
Being alone and being lonely aren’t synonymous; they’re not the same thing. Many people, including me, enjoy being alone; we’re content and comfortable being by ourselves. Loneliness is a feeling that intimacy, understanding, friendship, and acceptance are missing...
by Contributing Author | Jul 8, 2020 | Unbound Health
We’ve all been told that the average person needs eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day. It doesn’t sound like a lot. After all, in a 24-hour day that comes to only one 8-ounce glass every three hours. It seems reasonable until you realize that it’s 2:00 in the...
by Laurie Buchanan, Ph.D. | Jun 2, 2020 | Unbound Health
Dogs and many other animals experience life through their nose—their sense of smell. Humans experience life through perspective—what we think and how we feel. Self-acceptance (or lack thereof) is the part of us that oversees our feelings of grief. It resides in our...
by Laurie Buchanan, Ph.D. | May 1, 2020 | Unbound Health
We really start to enjoy life when we embrace self-acceptance. That’s the launch pad of everything positive, uplifting, constructive, and healing. Everything good. Self-acceptance is responsible for love and emotional wellness; its purpose is to develop our...
by Laurie Buchanan, Ph.D. | Apr 2, 2020 | Unbound Health
For a moment, let’s think of our personality as a vehicle. It can have only one driver at a time—ego or spirit. EGO Anyone experiencing dysfunction with their ego—too much or too little—has difficulty obtaining or maintaining personal power and encounters unpleasant...
