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from Authentic Dialogue
onto Mental Health & Emotional Wellness July 29, 2013 11:42 AM
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Decades of clinical research has focused and shed light on the psychology of human suffering. That suffering, as unpleasant as it is, often also has a bright side to which research has paid less attention: compassion. Human suffering is often accompanied by beautiful acts of compassion by others wishing to help relieve it.
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Mental Health & Emotional Wellness
All things mental health by a marriage & family therapist...from "the "I" in Illness to the "We" in Wellness" from Soulseeds Curated by Dr. Amy Fuller |
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August 28, 2013 1:37 AM
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We all hold the ideals of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” dear to our hearts. The hope of a long life, freedom and the potential of “feeling” happy motivates many to achieve more, ove...
When I look back at own life and mark the heights of personal growth, I notice a pattern of growth being accompanied by challenges, failure, or loss. Of course there are those struggles that have not yet produced the fruit of growth. I’m curious about how these particular difficulties that did produce growth differ from those that have not yet yielded growth. It turns out that this phenomenon (growth through how one responds to difficulty) is identified as a key component to long-range happiness in a longitudinal study of 268 men who were at Harvard together in the 1940s.
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November 23, 2023 10:54 AM
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A toxic parent's actions can seem obvious in hindsight, making you question why you didn't see how wrong they were when you were young. But there are actually a lot of things you won't remember if you had a toxic parent, and it's the absences that…
This phenomenon is explained in Dr Schnarch’s book Brain Talk. Repeatedly being exposed to traumatic mind mapping causes a breakdown in a child’s ability to mind map their parent and the capacity to mind map other people is impacted. This is why people end up marrying people similar to their toxic parent.
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October 13, 2021 1:31 AM
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November 23, 2018 10:00 AM
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One in five mothers experience postpartum depression but most women affected by it struggle in silence. A group of local women are speaking out about their challenges as mothers, hoping to break down the persistent stigma that surrounds maternal mental health.
For some women, postpartum depression can be their first and only experience with a mental illness.
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November 19, 2018 8:11 PM
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"If you’re like me, the holiday season is the most stressful time of the year. You have to plan get-togethers..."
tips to prevent holiday stress and depression
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November 18, 2018 9:49 AM
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"If you’re like me, the holiday season is the most stressful time of the year. You have to plan get-togethers..."
tips to prevent holiday stress and depression
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September 18, 2018 3:48 PM
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Finding ways to maintain and restore energy can help sustain the busy and hectic lives that have become normal in our society. It can be difficult, but recognizing burnout is the best first step. Knowing personal limits is the first step in being able to set healthy boundaries.
Read our latest blog on how to deal with burnout and create better boundaries for yourself!
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June 21, 2017 12:24 AM
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The wisest, most loving, and well rounded people you have ever met are likely those who have known misery, known defeat, known the heartbreak of losing something or someone they loved, and have found their way out of the depths of their own despair.
People develop ... an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, understanding and a deep loving wisdom.
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June 6, 2017 12:40 PM
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Peterson's book is part-memoir and part-exposition of the science, symptoms and treatment of anxiety disorders.
The fears in anxiety disorders... can overwhelm a person and prevent them from doing everyday things. “Anxiety disorders derail lives,” she writes.
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May 25, 2017 12:18 PM
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"Our Mental Health Minute" addresses subjects most pertinent to our community.
Psychologists have creatively designed ways to reach out to Black America with mental health education.
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April 25, 2017 10:24 AM
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The benefits of meditation range from reducing anxiety to giving your immune system a boost, but sometimes finding time to sit still for 20 minutes seems impossible. Fortunately, if you’re on the go, you can still reap the benefits of quieting your mind. One way to do this is to incorporate meditation into your daily …
Begin to feel the benefits of meditation in just a few minutes.
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April 20, 2017 12:20 PM
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My son had absolutely no turn off button for his energy, which made me wonder how we go about diagnosing ADHD to see if it was possibly a match.
Inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity are signs of ADHD, but are also signs of normal childhood behavior.
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April 18, 2017 1:31 PM
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Thousands of people are tormented by the thought, I want to die. If you’ve been having thoughts like this, we want to let you know that you are not alone.
The feeling of hopeless you may currently be experiencing is temporary; help is available and there is hope, even though you may not feel that way at the moment.
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April 13, 2017 12:59 PM
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It’s been said that the days are long, but the years are short.
It’s hard to be your kids’ everything when you feel like you’re running on nothing.
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October 12, 2016 11:17 PM
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Being a trauma survivor with PTSD symptoms means living a life that feels extremely isolated and misunderstood. You know you’re doing the best you can to get through every day with a minimum …
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November 13, 2015 9:58 PM
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Researchers are discovering the importance of treating yourself with the same compassion you extend to other people.
Great summary of the healing power of self-compassion scooped by Fuller Life Family Therapy
A self-compassionate attitude has tremendous power to help achieve goals, reduce stress, and promote mental, physical and emotional well-being.
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October 24, 2015 10:41 AM
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Take a minute to consider these four scenarios. Which do you think would make you happiest?
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August 2, 2015 11:32 PM
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Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He illuminates new research that could lead to targeted psychiatric medications -- that work better and avoid side effects. How's he doing it? For a start, by making a bunch of fruit flies angry. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)
Evidently, the chemical imbalance dogma of conventional medicine is wrong, including the mantra that serotonin is the happiness chemical:
On the Serotonin Myth, Chemical Imbalance, and Tryptophan Side Effects
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July 28, 2015 3:49 AM
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Gratitude—and mindfulness—is a very direct antidote to grumpiness. Try one of these practices right now.
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July 12, 2015 12:36 AM
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1. Listen to your body’s wisdom, which expresses itself through signals of comfort and discomfort. When choosing a certain behavior, ask your body, “How do you
Il mondo é uno specchio.... Siamo tutti specchi gli uni degli altri, se davvero vogliamo crescere in consapevolezza dobbiamo imparare ad osservarci attraverso ciò che di noi ci rimandano gli altri...
cosí facendo scopriamo chi siamo e di conseguenza pian piano sparisce il giudizio e torniamo ad essere liberi!
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January 28, 2015 10:00 AM
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Within the mental health community, we too have discovered that our storms have silver linings. Our "weaknesses," like battlefields, create in us the realization that we can more than survive mental illness....
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January 23, 2015 2:29 AM
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Less stress? A longer life? Friends don't just make life more fun—they have a real, measurable impact on our well-being.
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January 2, 2015 6:44 AM
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Clutter and depression are linked, according to a UCLA study and book, Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century. This article summarizes the study.
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January 1, 2015 11:30 AM
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Great writers don't always offer the words of undiluted inspiration we'd like; their keen insight and penchant for honesty about the human condition produces observations about our weakness, our sins or about how painful history can shadow our future...
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December 22, 2014 8:25 PM
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Sure, getting a gift feels good. But research shows that giving feels even better. Here's why.
Nice explanation of the benefits and impact of compassion...with research summaries.