Washing yourself can attenuate the psychological consequences of stressful events, according to new research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. The new findings provide some of the first scientific evidence that cleaning oneself is related to reductions in anxiety. But why were scientists interested in examining the link between self-cleaning ...
Source: Photo by JESHOOTS on Unsplash Many students learn in the first week of the semester that a paper will be due in a couple of months. But few students organize their time and work on the paper until the last week or two. Too many other distractions—and “plenty of ...
Aimee, an 11-year-old with a larger body, feels like she doesn’t fit in at a sleepover. To soothe herself, she binge eats cookies after the other girls fall asleep. In the morning, she feels tired and ashamed of herself. Selena, a 16-year-old high school athlete, loves volleyball but is embarrassed ...
New research has found that taking a one-week break from social media could lead to significant improvements in a person’s wellbeing, depression and anxiety, with the hopes that, in the future, it could be suggested to help people manage their mental health. Researchers from the University of Bath examined the ...
Points covered in this episode:The things that make our lives small that we don’t associate with being anxiousSome examples:Feeling vulnerable, or transparent, thinking everyone can see inside our head, or see what we’re struggling with.Feeling judged by whoever we’re with. Or feeling the need to over explain ourselves.Feeling nervous about ...
Like a thick velvety headband, the somatosensory cortex arcs across the top of brain from just above one ear to the other. I fell in love with the brain as an undergraduate student and pursued a career in neuroscience, but for years I had largely ignored this structure, since it ...
Self-harm as a coping mechanism can be distressing and difficult to understand. Yet 12% of young Australians report having self-harmed on at least one occasion, most commonly via cutting. While we might associate such acts only with pain, cutting can release stress- and pain-reducing hormones and thus can have an ...
As our world seems like it’s getting busier with each passing day, and as we get caught up in the daily busy-ness of our lives, it can feel challenging to find the time to take care of ourselves and relax a little bit. The thing is, study after study shows ...
There is nothing more beautiful and rewarding than to feel that you are contributing to the realization of great things. You feel pleasure, esteem, and a feeling of personal and pride. The leader does things without expecting anything in return. One of the most significant benefits of being a leader ...
All summer I’ve been reading Barry Lopez’s book, “Arctic Dreams” — it’s very, very long and I still have a ways to go — and the other night, I read this line which I’m very grateful for: Watching animals always slows you down.As someone who is always looking to slow ...
