Looking to make 2020 your happiest, most fulfilling year yet? If your mental and emotional wellness took a backseat in 2019, there’s no better time than right now to prioritize it. (If anything, it’ll make the election year just mildly more bearable.) Your mood affects everything in your life ― your relationships, your work, your self-care ― […]
While this can definitely be an effective tactic, it’s often easier said than done, said Dr. Kevin Gilliland, PsyD, executive director of the Innovation360 addiction clinic. Exactly how well this tactic works for you depends on how badly you want to quit. If you are determined to quit, do your best to engage with friends, coworkers and […]
If you find yourself rolling around in bed for hours, unable to fall asleep, it’s safe to say your sleep schedule is a little f*cked up. And when you’re missing precious sleep time, your health, happiness, and productivity levels plummet over time. While research indicates that having your phone in bed can disrupt sleep, there are certain sleep-tracking […]
“Planet Earth” Watch time: Around 12 hours (2 seasons, 17 episodes at around 45 minutes each) Where to watch: Netflix Why it’s good: It’s the series that put nature documentaries on the map and it’ll have you fully immersed the moment you tune in. “Research and experience both find one of the most effective ways to manage stress or stressful […]
Dr. Kevin Gilliland, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist, who counsels couples, finds that our vulnerabilities threaten to deceive us. “If you’re coming out of a difficult season in your life, you may find someone who brings you a lot of happiness, quickly feeling the impulse to say ‘I love you.’ But much of the time […]
If you’re a vape user, you know how good it feels to get your vape fix. But if you want to quit e-cigarettes, especially after a wave of vaping-related lung injuries, it’s often a difficult road.[1] Whether you’re an adult who wants to stop vaping or a student trying to quit JUUL amidst peer pressure, it’s […]
Being able to have someone who is able to listen is important. In her book “Is There No Place For Me?”, Kate Richards provides an example of how we can approach the conversation: “Do you want to tell me about it? We can sit and talk. We can just sit. I’ll sit here with you […]
If screens and social media are this central to the lives of millennial women, you can imagine the hold they must have on Generation Z, the first to come of age in this era. Americans spend an average of 11 hours each day interacting with some form of media, with those ages 18 to 34 spending nearly […]
Dr. Gilliland visited Men’s Health to talk the importance of mental health to physical health. Watch the video
(CBS DFW)- Mental health has become a much larger and more accepted topic of conversation in today’s digitally-connected and interconnected world. As celebrities and athletes have begun to open up about their own battles, it seems that society has begun to do the same. There’s a willingness to have more discussion about mental health and […]