The very real pain of ‘imaginary’ illnesses
Source: BBC By David Robson Soon after Suzanne O’Sullivan had left medical school in Dublin, she met a patient named Yvonne, whose mysterious illness appeared to bear little relation to […]
7 Ways to Boost Your Mental Strength When You Need it the Most
Source: Motto By Amy Morin When faced with tough circumstances, you may think that you’re unprepared to deal with life’s inevitable challenges. But you don’t have to wave the white flag just yet. Throughout my 14 years as a psychotherapist and while researching my book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People […]
Here’s Why Uncertainty Makes You So Miserable
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin People like to know what’s coming for them, even if it’s bad, a new study suggests. A small study published Tuesday found that people are more stressed out when there is the possibility they will experience discomfort as opposed to when they knew for sure […]
Here’s A Powerful Strategy For Calming Your Anxious Mind
Source: Huffington Post By Lisa Capretto There are plenty of reasons to turn to meditation to help alleviate your stress, but if that doesn’t seem like your thing, positive psychology researcher Michelle Gielanwants you to try something else: fact-checking. Gielan is the founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research, and […]
The Science of Crying
Source: Time Science is close to solving the mystery of why humans shed tears (and why some don’t) Michael Trimble, a behavioral neurologist with the unusual distinction of being one […]
How Your Emotions Can Guide You to Good Decisions
Source: Motto The decisions you make as you’re in the early phases of adulthood can affect your path. You probably know this. But what you may not know is the […]
The hidden psychology of failure
Source: BBC If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Words of wisdom heralded throughout our upbringing, to be sure. But is there any scientific proof that successive failure […]
This Is How Successful People Respond to Criticism
Source: Motto By Tara Mohr The creator of the Playing Big leadership program for women and author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead. ‘Good work is almost never met exclusively with praise’ In my late 20s, I worked for a large […]
Best Lectures on Meditation: Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation
By Professor Mark W. Muesse, Ph.D. Learn how to better live in harmony with the realities of the world and to feel more deeply connected to the whole of life […]
Why It’s So Important to Have Long-Distance Friends
Source: Motto The best friend you grew up with who now lives a few states away. Your camp friend with whom you shared a bunk bed every summer, without fail. […]
How to Be More Patient in the Age of Instant Gratification
Source: Motto Let’s face it: We’ve all become hooked on instant gratification. If we don’t feel a sense of payoff right away, we just move on to the next thing—and that’s impacting everything from our love lives to our careers. But how did we get here? Clinical psychologist Suzana E. […]
What is the real reason we sleep?
Source: BBC There are a few things we literally cannot live without. Oxygen is one. Another is food and water. And then there is sleep:forcibly keep an animal awake for long enough and you will kill it. The same almost certainly applies to humans. This fact alone tells us that sleep […]
No joke: Why the business world is embracing comedy
Source: BBC Did you hear the one about the boss who was asked how many people work in his company? About half of them on a good day, he replied. […]
8 Things People Who Are At Peace With Themselves Understand
Source: Huffington Post By Brianna Wiest; Writer, editor, professional human being. Founder of Soul Anatomy. 1. You cannot control how other people think of you. You can control how you treat them, […]
Find Peace Now: Advice from a Medieval Muslim Saint
Source: Huffington Post By Rose Deighton; PhD Student in Islamic Studies at Emory University, Writer, Contemplative The world we live in is fast and whirling. We run for work and […]
Why does walking through doorways make us forget
Source: BBC We’ve all done it. Run upstairs to get your keys, but forget that it is them you’re looking for once you get to the bedroom. Open the fridge […]
The incredible bond between mother and child captured in 22 heartwarming photographs
Source: BBC It is said there is nothing like a mother’s love, and you don’t need to look far to find proof. This Mother’s Day, BBC Earth is celebrating the […]
Drowning in Complicated Grief: How to Be Your Own Lifeguard
Source: Huffington Post When you are stuck in complicated grief, you feel like you are in the middle of the ocean, drowning. You are desperate to keep your head above […]
A Scientist Explains How Meditation And Prayer Rewire Your Brain
Source: Huffington Post By Carolyn Gregoire Senior Writer, The Huffington Post Whether you see meditation or prayer as the gateway to enlightenment or just a way to stay more focused […]
‘Let’s All Make a Conscious Choice to Rise Above Gender Bias’
Source: Motto By Jody Greenstone Miller | Amelia Miller Every few years, there’s a new crop of theories that purport to explain why women aren’t as professionally successful as men. […]