All posts tagged "wellbeing"
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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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The Power Of Ideas
Just as the biosphere stands above the world of nonliving matter, so an ‘abstract kingdom’ rises above the...
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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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How to Pay Attention
It just may be the crime of the century. Our minds, thoughts and chief productivity tool–attention–are being stolen...
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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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Mindful Parenting
Mindfulness is the capacity to be fully present with one’s actual, moment-to-moment experience as it is arising, with...
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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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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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Everyday Mindfulness
“If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your...
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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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Obsession with Choice
We face an endless string of choices, which leads us to feel anxiety, guilt and pangs of inadequacy...
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Tips from Ted
While captivating an audience is a skill that takes years to develop, there are some simple ways to...
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At a Loss?
As we find ourselves in the last few weeks of Autumn the hustle and bustle to get ready...
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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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Best Foot Forward
Rachael Oakes-Ash uncovers the secrets of overcoming the fear of public speaking and presenting. The sweat is dripping...
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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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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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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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Contagious Disease of Violence
Physician Gary Slutkin spent a decade fighting tuberculosis, cholera and AIDS epidemics in Africa. When he returned to...
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Getting Mindful About Mindfulness
Oh mindfulness meditation, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. Even though the academic research...
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Kinds of Happiness
Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that...
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Powerful Trait
Recently I conversed with a friend who runs a large company. He was struggling with communications challenges typical...
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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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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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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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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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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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Smart Failures
At TED – The world is changing much more rapidly than most people realize, says business educator Eddie...
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Body Language and Success
At TED – Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see...
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Psychopath Test
At TED – Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon...
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Symbolic Modelling
Below is a 10 minute video clip from a Symbolic Modelling session. It illustrates a number of points...
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Gaming for Health
At TED – When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she...
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Do Animals Have Morals?
At TED – Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity — caring about the well-being of others seems like a...
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Neurobiology of Love
A RELATIVELY new field, called interpersonal neurobiology, draws its vigor from one of the great discoveries of our...
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Suddenly My Body
At TEDxSiliconValley – Poet, writer, activist Eve Ensler lived in her head. In this powerful talk from TEDWomen,...
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Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy
>At TEDxSiliconValley – Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice...
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The Incomplete Leader
“Be a good leader. Be incomplete. Don’t be perfect, don’t even try….” There is evidence that the best...
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Trust, Morality – and Oxytocin
At TEDxSiliconValley – What drives our desire to behave morally? Neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin...
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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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The Power of Vulnerability
At TEDxSiliconValley, The Power of Vulnerability , Brene Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love....
