Relationships: the Missing Piece of the Wellbeing Puzzle
Relationships – as much as exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking – are fundamental to our mental health and wellbeing.
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Self care
The Comfort Trap (With Guided Meditation)
Dealing with uncomfortable situations, conversations and feelings can be incredibly difficult and make us want to run for the hills, but getting comfortable with discomfort is one of the most empowering things you can do for yourself. Having just presented at his first academic conference in Trinity College, Niall became engulfed by uncomfortable feelings when
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Guided Meditation for Stressed Parents
Parenting is stressful. In this 6-minute guided meditation, psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn helps you calm your mind and body so you can respond to your child more effectively. This is the last episode of “What Now? A Parent’s Guide to Tantrums and Meltdowns.” Listen to the rest of Season 1 for strategies to help you
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The Circadian Rhythms: Why Teens Are Tired in School
When children become teenagers, hormonal changes shift their circadian rhythm—they get tired later. Since schools typically don’t adapt to their new natural sleep cycle, they often get less sleep during weekdays, affecting their memory retention, emotional well-being, and health. If we want teenagers to learn and prosper, schools could do what sounds so simple, adjust
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Depression + understanding intrusive thoughts
A solo episode this week, sharing my experience of depression, the surprising function of intrusive thoughts and the heavy bag we carry.
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How to deal with Rejection
Dig into the psychology of why rejection causes us pain, and explore strategies to cope with this common experience. — Rejection hurts. It’s incredibly painful to feel like you’re not wanted — and we do mean painful. Researchers found that we relate rejection to being “hurt,” using terms like “crushed” or “broken-hearted.” So, why does
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Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety
This episode explains what stress is, and how it recruits our brain and body to react in specific ways. I describe the three main types of stress, and how two of them actually enhance the function of our immune system making us less vulnerable to infections. I review tools that allow us to control our
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How Exercise Changes Your Brain and Reduces Your Risk of Depression
We all know that exercise is good for our physical health, but exercise can be just as powerful for our brain and mental health.
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Box breathing relaxation technique: how to calm feelings of stress or anxiety
In stressful times you can use the power of your breath to help calm feelings of stress or anxiety. Box breathing is a simple relaxation technique that can help you ‘reset your breath’ and return it to its normal rhythm. This video demonstrates box breathing and highlights its benefits. In short, it involves: – Imagining
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Neuroscientist: This Simple Habit STOPS PROCRASTINATION
In this video, Dr. Andrew Huberman, a renowned neuroscientist and professor, explains how you can become more motivated and stop procrastinating using a scientifically-proven method. If you’re looking to optimize your productivity and overall health, this is a must-watch! Andrew D. Huberman is an American neuroscientist and tenured associate professor in the department of neurobiology
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The Hyper Monkey Mind
This episode is the companion to Chapter 1, Section 1: The Hyper Monkey Mind. In it, you’ll learn:
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Love Lessons from the “Masters of relationships”
Some people are just good at building and maintaining healthy partnerships. In their ‘Love Lab”, the married researchers Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman have seen how certain couples interact in ways that mean they’ll happily stick together for decades. The Gottmans join Dr Laurie Santos to explain what we can learn from
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