by Neil Bossenger | Nov 18, 2014 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
A recent study has highlighted some of the positive things that can happen when you’re in a negative mood. This research showed how being in a bad mood can be good for the brain. We are not talking about clinical depression, but rather, those temporary feelings...
by Neil Bossenger | Jan 23, 2013 | Spinewave Bulletin
We want a bigger house for our little family. We’d worked and saved and thought we were in a position to make that move. But when we started looking, what we actually want isn’t within our reach right now, especially with Auckland houses being less...
by Neil Bossenger | Aug 24, 2011 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Worried about getting older? Here’s something to look forward to: new research from Stanford University in California has found that emotional well being peaks at around age 70. While youth may give you more hair and perkier boobs, this study suggests that the...
by Neil Bossenger | Aug 2, 2011 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
“I wanted to be a happier person.” Happiness is not only a state of mind. It’s a state of body and spirit, because you feel sadness, doubt, disappointment, anxiety and fear in every cell of your being when things are not right. People’s eyes...
by Neil Bossenger | Mar 9, 2011 | Spinewave Bulletin
Matthieu Ricard on the habits of happiness. The key idea I gleaned from this video was the concept of depth to one’s emotional well being. Or having “happiness” or “serenity” as one’s baseline irrespective of the difficulties we may...
