Food is essential for our daily functioning, but what if food becomes an obsession? What if you can’t stop eating, even though it’s the thing you want most? Well, you’re not alone: there are many more binge eaters out there. You are what you eat, aren’t you? Well if that’s so, it means that last Friday evening I was “too much”, and the next morning, filled with regret, I was “noth...

escribing a situation that elicits negative emotions in more positive terms may provide a new perspective and thus attenuate the negative feelings. However, it is not necessarily the feelings that change with positive rephrasing. From challenge to problem On April 18th‘De Taalstaat’ discussed the change in meaning of the Dutch word for challenge, which seems to have shifted towards ‘problem...

Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), refers to a broad variety of conditions characterized by challenges with social interactions, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disorder is 4.5 times more common among boys than girls. Boys appear more vulnerable to the disorder, but there is some evidence that the...