Our hard-wired stress response is designed to give us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn’t all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part of our body. Sharon Horesh Bergquist gives us a look at what goes on inside […]
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When losing someone or something that is important to us we often go through 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Each stage serves a purpose to help us come to terms with a loss. This complex emotional response to loss is unique to each person and not always linear.
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If you are a living, breathing human being, chances are you have felt sad at least a few times in your life. But what exactly is melancholy, and what (if anything) should we do about it? Courtney Stephens details our still-evolving understanding of sadness — and even makes a case for its usefulness. [Directed by
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Project Based Learning, in short PBL, is a powerful way to learn new things and remember them for a long time. It describes a form of learning that happens as a result of solving actual problems.
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What is social anxiety? How does it feel? Clinical psychologist Dr. Thomas Brown dives deep into the topic of social anxiety. He talks about what social anxiety truly is, what causes it, and why seeking help is so important. 0:00 What is social anxiety? 1:08 The scale of social anxiety 1:43 What challenges do people
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We all get caught up in comparing ourselves to others sometimes. It’s okay! But guess what? There’s a simple way to break the cycle of rumination and comparison. Accessing flow states helps you get absorbed in what brings you joy and what really matters most. The more you practice this, the more you actually retrain
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ADHD can be tough in today’s society and culture. We have school and work systems set-up built around focus and studying and organization and spreadsheets, the list goes on. All things that can be extremely difficult for those who struggle with ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this video we’re going to go through
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Business Insider asked three clinical psychologists to debunk 25 of the most common myths about mental health and therapy. They explain that schizophrenia is not about having multiple personalities and that obsessive-compulsive disorder is not just about being neat. They also delve into therapy — explaining that it’s not like having a paid friend and
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Burnout is your reaction to prolonged stress that leads to mental fatigue, emotional apathy, and physical exhaustion. While most people think of burnout as a result of too much work, it can also get to us outside the office—and tends to unfold in 5 stages: Honeymoon, onset of stress, chronic stress, burnout, and habitual burnout.
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This animated short film project of the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation was produced in collaboration with Wonder Media and the Joshua Center at the University of Washington. Directed by Ryan Cannon. “are you okay?” was named 2021 Best Animated Short at the Los Angeles One-Reeler Film Festival.
Moving Up! The transition to secondary school is an animation aimed to help year 7 and 6 pupils feel more confident, less anxious and better equipped to cope with the changes associated with moving to secondary school. The animation is accompanied by lesson activities and an assembly plan, which will support pupils to discuss some
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