It’s a concept physician and renowned speaker Gabor Maté, M.D., bestselling author of The Myth of Normal, sees all the time (and has personally dealt with). “As a family physician and a palliative care doctor, I began to notice that who got sick and who didn’t wasn’t accidental. People’s emotional traumas in childhood had a significant resonance in their adult illnesses,” he shares on this episode of the mindbodygreen podcast. “Whether we’re talking about chronic fatigue or other autoimmune conditions, like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or malignancy, depression, anxiety, or psychosis, I began to notice that those illnesses were not random strokes of bad luck, but they were outcomes of a process that had begun with childhood adversity....

The truth is, what’s arousing will be different for each of us. Our eroticism is comprised of the specific things in sex that really turn us on, revealed in our sexual preferences, our fantasies, and our reactions to sexual media. There are no rules when it comes to turn-ons, and there are no rights or wrongs when it comes to sexual excitement. Each person’s eroticism is completely unique, like a fingerprint....

While you’re probably best off ignoring much of the chitchat across the internet and your social feeds anyway, all the noise out there does reflect an important truth: As with most things in the world of health and wellness, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to supplements—even one as seemingly basic as a multivitamin. You see, when it comes to multis, quality and completeness matter big-time—and not every bottle out there is of the same caliber....

Psychiatrist Carl Jung was the first to come up with the concepts of “introvert” and “extrovert,” though he didn’t give a name for those in the middle of these two personality types—that was Kimball Young in the 1920s. “Almost all of us are ambiverts to some degree,” psychotherapist Ken Page, LCSW, tells mbg. All of us are located somewhere along the spectrum between introversion and extroversion, meaning we do have access to both sets of personality traits in varying degrees and forms....

Here, we unpack what makes positive affirmations so helpful, plus provide over 70 affirmation examples to get you started. The more you work with your affirmation, the more the positive thinking can aid in self-improvement, as they help to transform negative thought loops and patterns. “[Affirmations] work primarily at the conscious level, whereas many of our conflicts about ourselves and our sense of adequacy are within our subconscious or unconscious mind,” Yusim explains....

If you’re hoping that yours tells the world you have a classic style—but also care about animal livelihood—vegan leather purses are probably on your radar. Shopping for a vegan purse that will spare animals without destroying the environment? We’ve got those in the bag. Here are the pros and cons of this material, plus some of our favorite brands. And while conventional leather often needs to be treated with dangerous chemicals like formaldehyde1, vegan leather doesn’t require the preservative....

Ahead, psychology experts explain what this kind of narcissism looks like and how to deal with vulnerable narcissists in your life and relationships. “People with vulnerable narcissism often have a deep need for approval and validation from others and experience feelings of inadequacy, anxiety, and depression,” explains Harold Hong M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist at New Waters Recovery in North Carolina. Vulnerable narcissism is also known as closet or covert narcissism because their narcissistic tendencies are not always as obvious or overt....