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Dopamine Fasting Probably Doesn’t Work, Try This Instead
A behavioral brain fad called “dopamine fasting” (#dopaminefasting) has been floating around the internet for the past year. The idea is that by restricting most of your pleasurable daily activities...
Practicing Forgiveness
When you hold on to past hurt, you’re actually trying to relieve your pain by put- ting other people down and building yourself up. You may imagine that nursing old wounds is the way to be in control and prevent the humiliating exposure of your imperfections....
Revisiting the Idea of Winning
Linda: If you’ve ever been in the middle of a painful breakdown with your partner and felt overwhelmed with rage, fear, pain, despair, or some combination of the above,...
The Porn Panic: Is Porn a ‘Public Health Crisis’?
If it’s not the Gail Dines crowd screaming that porn is inherently anti-women and evil, it’s the David Ley crowd arguing that porn is great and wonderful and never a problem for anyone. One group thinks porn is
Dissecting the Contents of My Desk
For those of us who have trouble keeping our desks clean and orderly, the contents of our desks are a little like the rings inside a tree. The inner layers tell a story about a time long past....
Tiny Acts of Kindness A Better World Makes
Way back in January of this year, I wrote about a heartwarming tale of kindness in Of Kindness and Pound Cake: Hope for 2019. I believe there’s a power in a tiny act of kindness that can vanquish a huge
9 Tips to Help You Become More Productive Right Now
There’s never enough hours in the day. I wish I had more time! Do you find yourself saying some version of the above roughly a thousand times during the day...
Meaningful Work is the Best Therapy
The most important thing that led to my recovery from serious mental illness was being denied Social Security Disability Income. I’m
How’s Your DNA Doing?
On Friday last, I told you I met one of my heroes, Rick Green. I told you we discussed the things that two people with ADHD discuss when they meet,...
Preparing For Seasonal Depression
Sometimes it feels like you just wake up one day and you’re depressed, when really there are signs of an upcoming episode if you pay close attention. However, for those that suffer from seasonal depression,...
Brief Meditation Can Alter Brain Activity Tied to Increased Error Recognition
Non-meditators who engage in just one 20-minute session of “open monitoring meditation” show changes in brain activity suggesting increased error recognition, according to a new EEG study at Michigan State...
Racial Discrimination Tied to Suicidal Thoughts in African-American Men
Suicide deaths among African-American men have risen dramatically during the last 20 years, with racial discrimination pinpointed as a contributing factor in many cases. A new study from researchers at...
Mouse Study: How Infections in Pregnancy May Be Linked to Psychiatric Disorders
Maternal infections during pregnancy can impair fetal brain development and lead to cognitive problems, according to a new Danish study conducted on mice. The researchers believe these impairments help explain...
Youth Suicides Shown to Rise With Poverty Levels
New research shows that U.S. children living in counties with the highest poverty rates are 37 percent more likely to die by suicide than those living in the least impoverished...
Tending the Family Heart Through the Holidays
