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Photo: Shutterstock To read more of John Russell's article, please click here. The vitriol directed at the LGBTQ+ community lately can feel defeating, and studies have shown that anxiety levels for queer folks have skyrocketed. But psychologists have also developed a simple technique you can do anywhere to calm yourself and grow your feelings of self-worth. You only need your mobile device or a laptop to feel better using “positive affirmation.” “People wish to view themselves as competent,...

Shelley Paul and Jill Gough had heard that doodling while taking notes could help improve memory and concept retention, but as instructional coaches they were reluctant to bring the idea to teachers without trying it out themselves first. To give it a fair shot, Paul tried sketching all her notes from a two-day conference. By the end, her drawings had improved and she was convinced the approach could work for kids, too. “It causes you to listen at a different level,” said Jill Gough,...

“OUR STORIES OUR VISIONS SERIES #6” BY AMIR KHADAR/WWW.AMIRKHADAR.COM To read more of Shelly Tygielski's article, please click here. In recent years, a growing uneasiness and an undercurrent of anxiety have emerged in the United States. Psychologists, therapists, social workers, and doctors across the medical spectrum agree that we are in the middle of a genuine national mental health crisis. A time like this can serve as an impetus for reclaiming self-care as a movement, which could have a...

via RDNE Stock project/Pexels A volunteer gives out food to the needy. To read more of Tod Perry's article, please click here. Depression and anxiety rates are on the rise , especially among the youth. One way people can overcome this debilitating disorder is through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps to recognize and reshape negative thoughts to bring joy back into depressed people’s lives. However, CBT might not always address patients’ need for social connections, which are...

Having friends, family, and other strong social ties is essential for happiness. GETTY IMAGES By Kristine Gill, Fortune Well., August 13, 2023 The happiest country in the world is Finland, according to the 2023 World Happiness Report . But short of moving across the ocean, experts agree there are ways to improve your own happiness regardless of where you live. “Happiness is a habit,” says Talia Soen, CEO and founder of Happy Things, a platform that helps you build those habits with daily...

A song about loss, sadness and grief...and yet life moves on - "Finding peace cause I have to"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bj3ouoqppw Written by Michael Skinner & Michelle Skinner - a father & daughter duo collaboration...& more to come!!

For moving past hidden wounds from childhood, mindset matters. These important attitudes undergird the process of healing from adverse childhood experiences.

To read more of Chrissy Sexton's article, please click here. In an era where technology often confines us to sedentary habits, walking remains a readily available and simple form of exercise. A new study suggests that the more we walk, the more we stand to gain in terms of health benefits. The relationship between the number of steps taken and the reduction in mortality risk has been a topic of many discussions. The current study, which is the world’s most extensive research on the subject,...

Extreme heat can slow cognition and increase anxiety, research finds. Aleksandar Georgiev/Getty Images To read more of Allison Aubrey's article, please click here. If you're feeling a bit brain-fogged these days, you might not be wrong to blame it on the heat. Other studies have found an effect from heat on office workers and on standardized test score performance, says Caleb Dresser , an emergency medicine physician who also serves as the director of health care solutions at the Harvard...

Kaz Fantone/NPR To read more of Keisha "TK" Dutes' article, please click here. For Life Kit, I spoke with my friend Alexander Hardy – a writer and co-founder of a creative wellness agency – about how to cope with pet loss. Hardy, who is also grieving his family dog, Papi, explores how to express, process, and share the grief of losing a beloved pet. On celebrating your pet's life What are the lessons that your pet taught you? I'm sure they taught you a lot of things about taking care of...

Photo by Frans Lemmens / Alamy Stock Photo. To read more of Benjamin Mui Pumphrey's article, please click here. Sitting and watching, sitting and watching. The similarities between birding and Buddhist meditation are startling. In meditation, we watch our thoughts arise then let them settle. We meditate in stillness because movement stirs up thoughts like warm air adds energy to kettling birds. More thoughts inevitably arise, because thinking is what brains do, and we let those streaming...

The latest Surviving Spirit Newsletter - Hope, Healing & Help for Trauma, Abuse & Mental Health is out - It can be read online via this & you can also subscribe - http://ml.survivingspirit.com/dada/mail.cgi/archive/newsletter/20230724161930/ or this - http://newsletters.survivingspirit.com/pdfs/2023-07-The_Surviving_Spirit_Newsletter_July_2023.pdf “ Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”. Kahlil Gibran Contents List :...