by Raymart Salcedo | Jun 25, 2019 | Blog |
As of Boxing day last year, I went vegan. On rare occasions, I have been a bit flexitarian, that is, I have had the odd lapse on dairy here and there but not got stressed about it. I did Veganuary very strictly, and was strict in February but then stopped worrying if...
by Raymart Salcedo | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog |
Live Your dream life – I know that it is a bit of an ambiguous term, and a dream life is going to be open to your own interpretation, but there are many qualities and ways of thinking that many people have in common when it comes to living the dream. “When you...
by Raymart Salcedo | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog |
Today, I don my foil cap and talk all things conspiracy theories, and focus on how to debunk them. Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist and science communicator said: “One of the biggest problems with the world today is that we have large groups of...
by Raymart Salcedo | May 28, 2019 | Blog |
I speak with so many people in my professional life who experience insecurity, and in addition to the therapeutic assistance I offer, I tend to give some stock answers that I think all can benefit from – I thought I’d collate some of those answers to form today’s...
by Raymart Salcedo | May 21, 2019 | Blog |
Scientific thinking is my topic today. I have wanted to write this article for a long time. Scientific thinking is not just the exclusive domain of academia, research or education – it is something of huge benefit to all of us. “The essence of the independent mind...
by Raymart Salcedo | May 14, 2019 | Blog |
Enjoy your Alone time, solitude or time spent away from others is my topic today. I was joking in class last weekend about how I love spending time by myself and that I’d enjoy my work so much more if it involved less people. It was a joke and I talk often about the...
by Raymart Salcedo | May 6, 2019 | Blog |
We all go through periods of overthinking and problematic rumination, some of us for longer than others and it is something I work with in my therapy rooms often as it contributes to a great many problems in life. The human mind seems to be unable to process a...
by Raymart Salcedo | Apr 30, 2019 | Blog |
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about dealing with mental fatigue and exhaustion and this week I wanted to write specifically and in more depth about boosting mental energy. We live in a time when many people are inclined to be very busy and are often stressed as a...
by Raymart Salcedo | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog |
“Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama. The mind-body connection is well-documented in research from neuroscience, psychiatry, and medicine. Researchers at the University of Nottingham has recently found a link...
by Raymart Salcedo | Apr 8, 2019 | Blog |
When you have a mission statement, it lends purpose to your actions, and turns you into someone who is on a mission. I really like that. Creating a mission statement is what I’m writing about today. “The two most important days in your life are the day you are...