Feeling and expressing gratitude confers so many physical and mental health benefits we might view it as a comprehensive vaccine against much human illness. In this post I review recent science related to gratitude’s effects in the brain and body and share one of my favorite Thanksgiving poems

Join us for an exploration of the fundamentals of integrative medicine in an online class I’ll be teaching through the University Of New Mexico beginning Tuesday evening, October 15, 2024. The course is based on one I co-teach at Georgetown University’s School Of Medicine and is designed for providers and laypeople alike. Together we’ll learnContinue Reading: New Online Integrative Medicine Class

I’ve recently come to understand new dimensions of cognition by doing a deep dive into research on dogs. Canine study labs are turning up convincing evidence that dogs think, feel, process language, problem solve, remember, plan, dream – even love – much like human beings do. Understanding these faculties are not the sole property ofContinue Reading: New Online Class: Understanding Our Best Friend

Researchers have long debated the effect size of exercise on depression. A large study published this year in the journal BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) analyzed outcome data from 218 studies and over 14,000 participants. In this post I review the evidence it presents and recommendations it makes regarding the inclusion of exercise inContinue Reading: Is Exercise An Antidepressant?

This month our intensity CBT (LICBT) pilot in California’s Pomona Valley received its 6th and 7th grants, totaling $60,000 of additional support for the program. Three years ago All Things CBT and Uncommon Good, a Pomona Valley California nonprofit, launched the nation’s first LICBT program. LICBT is a global movement  that trains lay people toContinue Reading: Can Laypeople Deliver Quality Mental Healthcare?