This was undoubtedly the most brutal election I have ever witnessed. It unleashed a tsunami of strong, outraged emotions on both sides.Even if your candidate won, the wounds of division may still be smarting. Victory doesn't necessarily erase smoldering emotions.For the losing side, stress, grief, anger and fear are rampant.This election stirred up a cortisol frenzy of raging stress hormones -- on both sides. Many are feeling burnout and exhaustion in the wake of it all. When cortisol gets imbalanced, it can stay that way for long periods. This can...

Prince had quite a range of performance styles, from outrageously flamboyant to tenderly touching. His out-sized talent may have hidden a deep tendency towards shyness and anxiety. According to various reports, stage fright and social anxiety may have been a factor in his opioid use. The pharmaceutical narcotics that eased his painful joints may have also have eased an anxious mind. While anti-anxiety meds and antidepressants are not said to figure into his demise, there is a lesson here if he sought Percocet to ease psychological as well as physical...