Wellbeing
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Grant and Oka Soosalu and Oka | October 17, 2013
Head, Heart, Gut
The key is getting people into communication with their three brains, getting them aligned around the particular issue,...
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Russell Foster | September 10, 2013
Why Do We Sleep?
Russell Foster is a circadian neuroscientist: He studies the sleep cycles of the brain. And he asks: What...
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Belle Beth Cooper | September 5, 2013
10 Facts of Happiness…
Happiness is so interesting, because we all have different ideas about what it is and how to get...
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Jack Kornfield | September 1, 2013
A Mind Like Sky
Meditation comes alive through a growing capacity to release our habitual entanglement in the stories and plans, conflicts...
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Jessica Stillman | August 18, 2013
Focus and Flow
Daydreaming might make you really unhappy. The ability to focus not only helps you get more done, it...
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Deborah McNelis | July 25, 2013
Brain Development and Brain Hero
This FANTASTIC video is one I continuously enjoy sharing! The video creatively and effectively shows how the impact...
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Harvard Medical School | July 21, 2013
Thyroid Function and Mental Health
At least 13 million Americans suffer from thyroid disorders, and in more than 80% of cases, the problem...
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Rose Palazzolo | July 7, 2013
Love is Good for Your Heart
When you are with the one you love the lightness you feel in your heart may just be...
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Peter Attia | July 2, 2013
Wrong Understanding About Diabetes?
As a young surgeon, Peter Attia felt contempt for a patient with diabetes. She was overweight, he thought,...
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David Anderson | March 25, 2013
Brain More Than Chemicals
Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more...
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Sarah Nanclares | February 20, 2013
Being Our Own Health Advocate
Taking care of our health is more than just eating right, exercising, good quality sleep and empowered, realistic...
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Nathaniel Branden | January 8, 2013
Our Urgent Need for Self-Esteem
Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on...
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Jeffrey Brantley | December 25, 2012
Mindful Compassion
As we practice mindfulness or present moment awareness, we can expect to experience certain difficulties. For example, with...
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Sarah Nanclares | November 14, 2012
Our Second Brain
Searching for fulfillment and contentment in our lives is on most people’s life agenda. Many have found support...
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Jane McGonigal | July 17, 2012
Gaming for Health
At TED – When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she...
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Gary Taubes | July 7, 2012
What Makes us Fat?
A CALORIE is a calorie. This truism has been the foundation of nutritional wisdom and our beliefs about...
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Timothy Wilson | February 12, 2012
Redirect
In this RSA talk Professor Wilson reveals how many conventional psychological therapies and interventions, including most self-help books,...
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Winton Bates | February 1, 2012
Encouraging a More Healthy Lifestyle?
Timothy Wilson’s book, ‘Redirect: The Surprising New science of Psychological Change’, is primarily about what he describes as...
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Eve Ensler | December 5, 2011
Suddenly My Body
At TEDxSiliconValley – Poet, writer, activist Eve Ensler lived in her head. In this powerful talk from TEDWomen,...
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Ben Goldacre | October 25, 2011
Battling Bad Science
At TEDxSiliconValley, Battling Bad Science, Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence...
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Nathaniel Branden | September 9, 2011
Self-Esteem in the Information Age
This essay appears in the Drucker Foundation’s collection of business essays, The Organisation of the Future (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997)....
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Medical News Today | August 22, 2011
Is your parenting style making your child depressed?
When it comes to rearing children, just about any parent will say that what works with one kid...
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Philip Zimbardo | August 15, 2011
Why are Boys Struggling?
At TEDxSiliconValley, Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, “Why are boys struggling?” He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater...
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Nicole Daedone | August 3, 2011
Orgasm: The Cure for Hunger in the Western Woman
At TEDxSiliconValley, Nicole Daedone focuses on the intersection between orgasm, intimacy, and life. She is the founder of...
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Tom Venuto | July 10, 2011
The Little Thing in Your Head That’s Keeping You Fat
I have no doubt that a scientist somewhere just read the title of this article and said out...
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Ron Gutman | May 23, 2011
The Hidden Power of Smiling
Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your...
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Tom Venuto | April 8, 2011
Sleep Problems And Major Weight Gain
Numerous studies, many conducted just in the past year, have provided convincing evidence that lack of sleep is...
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Olle Johansson | March 6, 2011
Wireless Hazards
Must read! Are you aware of the impact the proliferation of wireless technology is having on you and...
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Patricia Kuhl | February 15, 2011
Linguistic Genius of Babies
Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another — by listening to the...
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Tom Venuto | December 12, 2010
Are You an “Active Couch Potato?”
In the past few years, newspapers, magazines and TV have been broadcasting warnings about the hazards of too...
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Kim Gorgens | December 1, 2010
Protecting the Brain
In a lively talk from TEDxDU, neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens makes the case for better protecting our brains against...
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Heribert Watzke | November 23, 2010
The Brain in Your Gut
Did you know you have functioning neurons in your intestines — about a hundred million of them? Food...
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Vilayanur Ramachandran | November 7, 2010
Your Mind, Nature or Nurture
Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind,...
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Tom Venuto | November 1, 2010
The Elusive Good Night Sleep
Question: Your fitness newsletter is great – please keep it up! It is very motivating to receive it...
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Mario Martinez | April 23, 2010
The Mind Body Code
Tami Simon speaks with Mario Martinez , a licensed clinical neuropsychologist specializing in the emerging fields of contemplative...
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Goldie Jeanne Hawn | April 1, 2010
MindUP
Goldie Hawn describes the work of the Hawn Foundation on Giving, a show profiling innovative philanthropists. The Hawn...
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Cheryl Richardson | December 13, 2009
Holiday Self-Care
Well, it’s the time of year when I usually share a few holiday self-care reminders to support you...
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Julian Treasure | November 7, 2009
The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us
Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways....
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Stefan Sagmeister | October 19, 2009
The Power of Time Off
Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and...
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Michelle Duval | June 2, 2009
Approaching Eating Disorders
How would you use a meta-coach in an eating disorder clinic that has a multi-professional approach? What type...