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Using Emotional Intelligence to Break the Cycle of Stress and Distraction
Building personal focus is a key feature of establishing life success. Honing our attention and navigating both the internal world of values, imaginations, and intuitions along with the outward context of work, relationships, and circumstances will be important. Focusing our attention on what matters is a key asset to producing authentic joy and overcoming rumination. Too often in our current landscape, focus and attention are lost while navigating these [...]
Learn the Top 7 Healthy Habits of Happy Couples
It might sound impossible, but it’s true – happy healthy relationships do exist. Of course, it takes two to maintain them, but knowing how to achieve it can go a long way. Let’s talk about the habits that we recommend you acquire to better your romantic relationship. 1. The relationship is the highest priority This is about true partnership, where you approach the world as a team and solve [...]
Being Released from Overthinking
Language, reasoning, and memory all invite us into greater reflection on the capacities for individuals to engage in thought; this is a cognitive capacity that uses the input of various perceptions. When we consider the overall subjective mental representations of people, places, and things - we continually think about what we see and interact with on a daily basis. The psychologist James J. Gibson and his disciples popularized this [...]
How To Find Self-Compassion In Your Twenties
Self-compassion means being gentle and gracious with yourself. You’re only human, and we all make mistakes. In fact, mistakes give us experiences that let us grow and improve, and this process should be honored as a necessary one. Personal growth isn’t necessarily linear, so try not to be angry with yourself when you happen to not be perfect. Self-compassion is said to have three components: Self-kindness Recognizing one’s own [...]
Does Your Empty Nest Need Re-Feathering?
Research shows that a person experiencing an empty nest can sometimes have behavioral symptoms, cognitive impairment, and even some symptoms of depression (Bougea, Despoti, & Vasilopoulos, 2019). All of that is a natural response to the feelings of loss and grief, even though it’s inevitable and expected. The good news is that it will get better over time, and you will eventually create a new normal for yourself.Empty Nest Syndrome [...]
How Is Memory Affected After Head Trauma?
What is memory? Memory is the faculty by which our mind stores and remembers information. It lets our brain take in, recall, and use information. A brain injury can affect any or all of these aspects or make it difficult to learn new things. Does a brain injury affect memory? In some cases, a brain injury can cause the person to have a hard time remembering both past and [...]