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What a Positive Relationship with Your Body Looks Like
Having a supportive, compassionate relationship with your body is critical. But what does a supportive, compassionate relationship even mean?...
Stress And Bipolar Disorder During the Holidays
Stress during the holiday season is like a weight added to our shoulders which are already weighed down with bipolar disorder symptoms. I can’t handle stress. It always comes before an episode or a breakdown....
How to Survive Toxic Relatives over the Holidays
Do the holidays cause you stress as you anticipate THAT relative or THOSE relatives that you’ve concluded are narcissistic, abusive, psychopathic, or otherwise toxic? Are you trying to figure out...
Meaningful Results from Meditation Research
What do we really know about meditation, other than the fact that the practice is touted for its apparent ability to help relaxation, ease stress, and quiet the mind? While...
Today I Love Saturday Mornings Downtown
Today I love Saturday mornings downtown and all around my happy little city. I love that there have been things we wanted to take care of for a while now and they got taken care of this morning....
Taking Control Over Your Choices
An old Cherokee chief is teaching his grandson about life. “A fierce fight is going on inside me.” The chief said to the boy....
Gaslighting: How a Parent Can Drive a Kid Crazy
When a parent physical abuses their child, it leaves marks and outbursts of anger in the child. When they verbally abuse their child, it strips them of self-confidence and instills...
Psychology Around the Net: December 7, 2019
This week’s Psychology Around the Net takes a look at what to do if you think your child is at risk for mental illness, why self-regulation is so important for...
I Am Happy Because I Am Single
“You radiate this internal happiness and joy for life… Where do you think your happiness comes from?” I never met the person who asked me that question, but
PMS, PMDD and Somatic Trauma: 10 Ways to Prevent Self-harming During Your Period
I didn’t attend Thanksgiving this year. With neither my family nor my friends. I had to be alone and to take care of myself. Because that’s what my period self demands....
Transcendental Meditation with Cardiac Rehab Can Increases Blood Flow to Heart
A new study found that patients with coronary heart disease who included Transcendental Meditation with their cardiac rehabilitation increased blood flow to the heart by more than 20 percent. The...
Mistreatment By Customers Strongly Tied to Employee Quit Rates
Research has shown that dealing with problematic customers can lead to emotional exhaustion, negative moods, poorer physical health, reduced performance and lower job satisfaction. But does it also lead to...
How Nightmares Help Us Face Our Fears When We’re Awake
A new study finds that when we wake up from a bad dream, the brain regions linked to emotional control tend to respond better to fear-inducing situations. The findings, published...
Those More Tolerant of Classroom Cheating More Likely to Tolerate Unethical Behavior in the Workplace
A new study finds that students who are tolerant of cheating in the classroom may let that tolerance spill over into their careers later on, tolerating unethical behavior in the...
Tending the Family Heart Through the Holidays
