It is 6.06am and I’m typing this in my pyjamas. I awoke at 6.04am, walked from the bedroom to the study, switched on my computer and got to work immediately. This is unusual behaviour for me. However, it’s a tried and tested technique for enhancing creativity, long used by writers, poets and ...
Date Posted: December 13, 2013
Categories: Creative Blocks
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Parental stress is linked to weight gain in children, according to a new study from St. Michael’s Hospital.
The study found that children whose parents have high levels of stress have a Body Mass Index, or BMI, about 2 per cent higher than those ...
Dec 13
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Parenting
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Women are turned off by sexually explicit images in advertisements. Unless, that is, the item being advertised is very precious. And valuable. And rare. Like, maybe, a once a year type gift.
At least, that’s the findings of a new study by an ...
Dec 12
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New psychology research, which could have important public health implications for alleviating some side effects of antidepressants, shows that engaging in exercise at the right time significantly improves sexual functioning in women who are taking ...
Dec 12
Categories: Depression
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Using a train-the-trainer approach, Filipino health professionals took part in a one-day workshop to learn how teach others in their communities to provide psychological first aid to support typhoon survivors.
Dec 12
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma ...
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As awareness of ADHD in adults increases, so do efforts to develop effective treatments for adults that can complement, or substitute for, medication. One promising treatment is mindfulness meditation training. In ...
Dec 11
Categories: Adult ADHD, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Meditation
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With evidence growing that meditation can have beneficial health effects, scientists have sought to understand how these practices physically affect the body.
A new study by researchers in Wisconsin, Spain, and France reports the first evidence of ...
Dec 11
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation
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Giving of yourself -- whether it be your time, energy or money -- isn't just a boon to those you're helping. A wealth of research shows that generosity can also have benefits for the receiver, ranging from a better outlook at your job, to more years ...
Dec 11
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues
GOA habit, either good or bad is an automatic behavior that we engage in without thinking. So how do we change it?
Dec 10
Categories: Addictions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Control Issues, Mindfulness
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My husband and I are incredibly lucky to be able to give our son what he needs and often what he wants, and we are raising him in a wonderful town in which many families do the same. Yet he’s growing up in a bubble, and that terrifies me. If he ...
Dec 10
Categories: Child Development, Parenting
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Across three studies, Anouk Festjens and her colleagues led over a hundred female undergrads to believe they were taking part in customer research for a clothing manufacturer. The women handled a pair of men's boxer shorts or a t-shirt and rated it ...
Dec 10
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Almost every language in the world uses an expression similar to ‘hurt feelings’ to describe the emotional response we have to being rejected. The question is, why are rejections so painful?
Among the various kinds of psychological injuries we ...
Dec 9
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Research from North Carolina State University shows that working a job that doesn’t keep 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours can hurt the relationships between parents and adolescents, increasing the likelihood that children will engage in delinquent ...
Dec 9
Categories: Child Development, Parenting
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A new brain connectivity study from Penn Medicine published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found striking differences in the neural wiring of men and women that's lending credence to some commonly-held beliefs about ...
Dec 7
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Depression is a serious mental illness that has many negative consequences for sufferers. But depression among pregnant women may also have an impact on their developing babies.
Children of depressed parents are at an increased risk of developing ...
Dec 7
Categories: Depression, Pregnancy & Birthing
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Even with today’s technology, it still takes both a male and a female to make a baby. But is it important for both parents to raise that child? Many studies have outlined the value of a mother, but few have clearly defined the importance of a ...
Dec 6
Categories: Child Development, Parenting
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