Wellbeing
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John O’ Sullivan | November 18, 2015
Changing the Game in Youth Sports
Published on Jun 20, 2014 O’Sullivan remembers when youth sports was about children competing with other children instead...
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Sarah Nanclares | November 6, 2015
If It Kills Me
Are you as in control as you think you are? Sarah Nanclares encourages us to take a step...
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Penny Tompkins and James Lawley | November 4, 2015
Applying Cross-Domain Thinking
We are interested in modelling: – the phenomena in general – how individuals do them – and how...
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Daniel Levitin | November 4, 2015
How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed
You’re not at your best when you’re stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release...
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Michael Grose | October 19, 2015
Manage Like a Cat, Nurture Like a Dog
I just spoke to 300 parents about raising teenagers and I made the planned observation that they should...
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Maria Popova | August 19, 2015
The Art of Self Renewal
“The self-renewing man … looks forward to an endless and unpredictable dialogue between his potentialities and the claims...
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Martin Boroson | August 18, 2015
No Time To Meditate? Learn How To Effectively Meditate In Just One Moment
The world may not be fully embracing the whole “conscious/spiritual movement” quite yet, but if there are two...
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Maria Popova | August 12, 2015
The Art of Stillness
“Going nowhere … isn’t about turning your back on the world; it’s about stepping away now and then...
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Salvatore Iaconesi | August 6, 2015
What Happened when I Open-Sourced my Brain Cancer
When artist Salvatore Iaconesi was diagnosed with brain cancer, he refused to be a passive patient — which,...
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Jeff Brown | July 16, 2015
The shame-athon Must End!
Lately, I have been having conversations with people who have read Soulshaping. The theme that emerges most often...
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Kelly McGonigal | June 17, 2015
What do you believe about Stress?
If you had to sum up how you feel about stress, which statement would be more accurate? Stress...
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Carolyn Gregoire | May 21, 2015
The Science of Kindness
Seeing someone perform an act of kindness can warm your heart. That feeling has a name — it’s...
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David Sze | May 21, 2015
The Limits of Introspection
On our journey towards self-knowledge, our first impulse is often to turn inward, introspect and self-reflect. We give...
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Health Perch | May 18, 2015
Your Body on Meditation
Meditation is more than just sitting lotus style and working on your ohm for hours on end. Setting...
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Kaia Roman | April 15, 2015
7 Fun Ways To Teach Your Kids Mindfulness
I taught a mindfulness class at my daughters’ elementary school this week. Unsurprisingly, the kids taught me way...
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Veronica Lim | April 1, 2015
Chances Are You’re Sitting Too Much And Why You Should Care
If you’re reading this, it’s more than likely that you sit too much – in the car, at...
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Sarah Nanclares | March 26, 2015
Trust is Like Opium
Health Coaching is about collaborating with clients to overcome chronic illness, stress-related illness and autoimmune disease.Health Coaching is...
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Marina Passalaris | March 17, 2015
Supporting a Daughter that is Self-harming
Self-harming is when people cause themselves physical pain in the hope that it will alter their mood state....
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Rachel Grant | March 10, 2015
It’s Nothing But a Neuron!
Have you ever walked by a pie shop and, upon smelling a fresh backed pumpkin pie, been transported...
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Michael Angier | December 18, 2014
Time to Reflect
In order to embrace the new, we must release the old. A trapeze artist cannot swing from one...
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Rachael Oakes-Ash | December 8, 2014
Grief at Christmas
We already know that Christmas can suck like a Dyson if you don’t have the family portrait peddled...
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Emily Balcetis | December 1, 2014
Why some find it hard to exercise
Why do some people struggle more than others to keep off the pounds? Social psychologist Emily Balcetis shows...
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Bruce Grierson | November 14, 2014
Is Age Just a Mindset?
One day in the fall of 1981, eight men in their 70s stepped out of a van in...
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Meaghan Ramsey | October 6, 2014
Self Esteem Project
About 10,000 people a month Google the phrase, “Am I ugly?” Meaghan Ramsey of the Dove Self-Esteem Project...
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Emily Tamkin | August 18, 2014
What to do after coffee
You’re almost done drinking that cup of coffee. Now what? Kevin Roose at Medium follows his cup of...
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Talithia Williams | August 10, 2014
Your Body Data
The new breed of high-tech self-monitors (measuring heartrate, sleep, steps per day) might seem targeted at competitive athletes....
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Black Dog Insititute | August 4, 2014
Everyday Mindfulness
“If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your...
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Penny Tompkins and James Lawley | July 29, 2014
The Metaphor of Health
This article explains why metaphor is a natural way to describe illness and health, the importance of recognising...
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Michelle Somerday | April 1, 2014
Neuroscience of Mindfulness
The positive effects of mindfulness, such as improved mental and physical well-being, have been documented in research-based studies...
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Siddharthan Chandran | March 10, 2014
Can the Brain Repair Itself?
After a traumatic brain injury, it sometimes happens that the brain can repair itself, building new brain cells...
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Sarah Nanclares | February 20, 2014
Brain Fit
5 Secret weapons for getting your child brain fit this year. 1. Protein is brain food Even though...
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Travis Bradberry | February 5, 2014
Successfully Calm
The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance....
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Cayte Bosler | January 8, 2014
Make Time for Awe
Jason Silva is a self-described epiphany junkie. He recently enthused to me about how some movies, for example,...
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Suzana Herculano-Houzel | December 31, 2013
Is the Human Brain Special?
The human brain is puzzling — it is curiously large given the size of our bodies, uses a...
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David Steindl-Rast | December 17, 2013
Ted talk – Want to be happy?
The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy, says...
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Gary Drevitch | November 15, 2013
Grain Brain
It’s tempting to call David Perlmutter’s dietary advice radical. The neurologist and president of the Perlmutter Health Center...
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Amanda L Chan | November 1, 2013
Getting Mindful About Mindfulness
Oh mindfulness meditation, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Even though the academic research...