Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Mind-Body Christmas Stress Connection

Posted on December 16, 2011 by MetaShifts

Does Christmas really make us crazy? Dr Robert Lustig from the University of California at San Francisco says  the season’s hectic schedule and excesses of festive eating can wreak havoc upon hormones. Just how much those ‘Christmas hormones’ take hostage … Continue reading →

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The Mental Game of Marathons: Life or Death?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by MetaShifts

A recent news story talked about two men who died at or near the finish line of the 8th Philadelphia Marathon.  The apparent cause was-heart related according to a source for the article,  Dr. Lewis G. Maharam.  Maharam explains that … Continue reading →

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The Art of Self-Handicapping

Posted on December 14, 2011 by MetaShifts

The flip side of the fear of failure is the fear of success, and it’s possible to unconsciously handicap ourselves with excuses, diversions, or procrastination. A recent post in PsyBlog discussed a common fear of failure comes from  partly because … Continue reading →

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