Some people develop Everyday PTSD because they live in complete fear of the uncontrollable and the unknown. As a result, they experience ordinary stressors as life-or-death situations when in reality they’re simply over-thinking. Freaking out all the time is traumatizing to themselves and possibly those around them. Not everybody loves a drama queen. And you’re not helping yourself by overstating the situation. You’re creating an exaggerated scenario and it’s a lie....

A note: This is not a quick fix. We’re giving you a blueprint for long-term success and the permanent recalibration of your mental machinery. On Day 1 of the program, do the following: Put a journal, a notepad, or just a sheet of paper as well as a pen or pencil by your bedside. You’ll spend a few minutes in the morning or evening writing down five points of gratitude from this day forward....

“A lot of contemporary neuroscientists believe during REM sleep, the brain is involved in maintenance tasks, and it accidentally ‘kicks up dust,’ visually. At that end, dreaming is considered totally meaningless,” he explains. “The other end is that dreaming is more substantial than waking. And we see this in ‘dream cultures,’ such as the indigenous people of Australia, who believe dreaming is intrinsic to our spiritual existence.” Most psychological theories surrounding dreaming fall somewhere in the middle....

In other words: There was always one thing after another in my life, and I neglected every aspect of my health in the process. In my eyes, my mind and my body were two separate things. I received a phone call later that day, and my OB/GYN asked me to come back to the office ASAP to do some biopsies. After getting the results back—the week of my 30th birthday—I had a cervical cancer diagnosis....

There are lots of different forms of intermittent fasting (16:8, 5:2, and OMAD, to name a few), but the intended benefits are generally the same across the board, including weight loss, increased energy, and improved mental clarity. Some experts argue that fasting can cause hormonal disruptions that can lead to mood swings and fertility challenges, while others say that it’s perfectly safe, as long as you’re listening to your body and doing it right....

Of course, depending on what you believe and how you relate to spirituality, another way of thinking about old souls is the idea that we’re all perhaps different incarnations of universal life force, and those old souls are simply tapped into that wisdom on a deeper level (and from an earlier age) during that lifetime. As spiritual guide and author of Sacred Landscapes of the Soul, Karen Brailsford tells mbg, “I believe there’s a timelessness or eternality we all have access to—this innate wisdom and core truth....

In the book of Exodus (28:17-20), it’s written that 12 gemstones were fixed on the prophet Aaron’s breastplate. “There were 12 stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the 12 tribes,” the Bible reads. Birthstones also have roots in Western astrology, and even Ayurveda, founder and educational director of the Love and Light School of Crystal Therapy Ashley Leavy previously explained to mbg....