Attitude Adjustments

Details: Written by: Paul Weiss

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Our vulnerability reminds us that we are never truly independent, but always exist in a field of reciprocity. Thus reciprocity is a deep spiritual principle.

Details: Written by: Judith Orloff, M.D.

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A dread that many of my patients share is: “What if people ask more than I can give? I feel guilty if I say “‘no.’” Here are five strategies to support your healthy giving...

Details: Written by: Lawrence Doochin

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If you or a loved one has cancer, or any major health issue, my heart opens to you in the largest way because I know personally how difficult the journey can be.

Details: Written by: Brigitte Mars

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Making room for more joy and happiness in your life means learning how to manage uncomfortable emotions like anxiety more effectively. Natural remedies and practices can help you deal with and soothe your anxiety.

Details: Written by: Coline Monsarrat

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We know how taking things personally affects us in a negative way. We know it is a bad habit, but it seems complicated to resist the thoughts that come to our minds.

Details: Written by: Lawrence Doochin

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Life brings us a lot of pointers that are intended to help awaken us to greater realities and perspectives beyond the limited ways in which we see ourselves and the world. Understanding our fears is at the top of the list.

Details: Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com

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Loneliness, a universal human experience, often conjures images of an aching heart yearning for connection. However, recent insights suggest that our understanding of loneliness requires a more profound examination beyond the need to belong.

Details: Written by: Christian Ilbury, The University of Edinburgh

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They’re serving what?! How the c-word went from camp to internet mainstream

Details: Written by: Ellen Evert Hopman

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In Britain and the United States, we are used to “Father Christmas” and “Santa Claus” but other countries and cultures celebrate female gift bringers.

Details: Written by: Mandy Doria, University of Colorado

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For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

Details: Written by: Cheryl Pallant, PhD

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Many of us tend to pursue areas of strengths and ignore areas of weakness. There’s good reason to use strengths. They reinforce competence. But there’s also good reason to explore and utilize weaknesses.

Details: Written by: Tom Garner, Sheffield Hallam University

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How Christmas music in adverts and shops harnesses nostalgia to encourage you to spend more

Details: Written by: Coline Monsarrat

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Let’s explore ways to train our brain so we can stride confidently into life’s grand meeting room, project our voice with conviction and aplomb, flipping the script on imposter syndrome.

Details: Written by: Phill Webster

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I’ve made mistakes. Many. I’ve done things I am not proud of. Repeatedly. We can’t correct the wrongs we’ve committed in our lives, but we can try not to repeat them.

Details: Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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I write this as one who, many years ago, practiced journalism and created in French-speaking Africa a quarterly magazine that was lauded for its fundamentally positive approach to all issues, while at the same time remaining sharply realistic.

Details: Written by: Sara Goldstein, University of Delaware

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Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what’s behind their harmful behavior

Details: Written by: Penelope Hasking, Curtin University and Stephen P. Lewis, University of Guelph

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Someone has told you they’re self-harming. Now what?

Details: Written by: Jacqueline Heller, MD

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Trauma can be social, even global, as well as individual. Man-made social cataclysms and natural disasters influence the herd mentality.

Details: Written by: Lawrence Doochin

Where compassion is, fear cannot be. Just as gratitude is the opposite of resentment, bitterness, and fear, compassion and judgment are also opposites. Compassion expands our energy, whereas judgment contracts it.

Details: Written by: Steve Taylor

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Our prehistoric ancestors lived in a state of connection, without a sense of separateness to their immediate environment or their community. However, at some point a “fall” into disconnection occurred.