Thriving in an Age of Disasters: Building Emotional Resilience & Taking ...
Climate change isn’t just transforming our planet—it’s shaping our emotional lives. As disasters and uncertainty intensify, how can we stay grounded, hopeful...
How listening to music can 'significantly impair' creativity. The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect.
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The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings
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Stop saying 'let me know if you need anything,' says psychologist—how to talk to a friend who's struggling
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Research shows that the entire website of Reddit has become more negative over time. Moreover, the longer a given community exists, the more negative it becomes — and the longer a comment thread continues, the more negative the thread becomes.
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A Physics of Shame, Part I
Shame presents itself as the truth about you. It is, quite simply, incorrect. Part I of a trilogy on where shame comes from and how it unbinds.
Recreational ecstasy use is linked to lasting memory impairments
A new systematic review suggests that recreational ecstasy users suffer from verbal memory impairments that do not improve even after months or years of quitting the drug.
Facing the Truth About World Mental Health Day - Mad In America
Big Pharma has quietly sponsored World Mental Health Day, fuelling the chemical imbalance myth and shaping global mental health policy.
Scientists find exercise rivals therapy for depression
A large review of studies suggests that exercise can ease depression about as effectively as psychological therapy. Compared with antidepressants, exercise showed similar benefits, though the evidence was less certain. Researchers found that light to moderate activity over multiple sessions worked best, with few side effects. While it’s not a cure-all, exercise may be a powerful and accessible tool for many people.
Can You Handle the Truth About Your Own Self-Deception?
Self-deception may be a coping skill, but it's not always in your best interest not to accept and acknowledge the "real" you. Mindfulness leads the way to seeing your real self.
Rest Is Not a Reward. It's a Right. - We Are Not Burnt Out. We Are Being Burned. - On Being Fuel, Instead of Being Fed.
Planting a Neurodivergent Mind in Neurotypical Soil. - I Wasn't Lazy. I Was Autistic and Burnt Out. What My Autism Diagnosis Taught Me About Rest.
Turns Out Fighting Fascism Helps You Live Longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
Study challenges idea highly intelligent people are hyper-empathic. Individuals with high intellectual potential often utilize form of empathy that relies on cognitive processing rather than automatic emotional reactions. They may intellectualize feelings to maintain composure in intense situations.
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Brain imaging study links childhood trauma to chronic procrastination in adulthood
Childhood trauma can leave a lasting mark on brain development. A new study reveals how these early neurobiological changes elevate anxiety and reduce self-control, paving the way for chronic procrastination in adulthood.
What if Freud Was Right? | A neuroscientist dares to argue that old-fashioned psychoanalysis holds the key to curing mental illness.
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Drinking to cope with stress may permanently rewire your brain
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Drinking to cope with stress may leave lasting scars on the brain, even years after quitting
Scientists have long known that alcohol and stress are a dangerous combination. Now, a new study suggests the damage may last much longer than previously thought. Researchers have found that people who rely on alcohol to cope with chronic stress during early adulthood may experience lasting changes in the brain, even after years of sobriety. The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, found that the combined...
Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection. The stomach’s connection to the brain may actually be too strong in people under psychological strain.
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Severe Depression by 70%, Major US Trial Finds
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Most People Don't Actually Have Moral Values
The illusion of the human moral compass is fragile. While most of u...
Your Problems Aren't A Personality
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Everyone I talk to feels like an npc I need out I need out I need out
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A study tracked 502 children from age 1 to 8 and found that screen time damages the brain at two specific ages and leaves the years between almost untouched
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Analysis: A Psychology Expert Says Your Brain Was Literally Never Built to Handle This Much Bad News and 40 Percent of People Worldwide Are Now Actively Avoiding the News Because of It
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The human brain evolved to detect local threats, not process a global stream of 24/7 bad news, and 17% of American adults now show clinical signs of problematic news consumption. Researchers say the fix is not avoidance but deliberately managing when, where, and how you consume news.
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Study shows the 'key to happiness' is visiting more places and having new and diverse experiences. The beneficial consequences of environmental enrichment across species, demonstrating a connection between real-world exposure to fresh and varied experiences and increases in positive emotions
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Burnout Recovery, Step by Step: The Operating Mode That Holds When Energy Is the Bottleneck
Burnout recovery is not rest. It is the operating mode you switch into. Here are the four weekly operations that compound recovery, plus the 12 stages, 42 rule, and 30-30 rule explained.
Body Keeps the Score Pseudoscience? : Neuropsychology
I've seen a lot of comments, particularly within more science-heavy circles, talking about Bessel Van Der Kolk's work, particularly in his seminal...
My Conversation With Gabor Maté
Had a wonderful conversation with Gabor Maté at the Web Summit Vancouverhttps://vancouver.websummit.comhttps://x.com/DrGaborMateLive everyday at https://www....