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Practicing Compassion, Tips and Tricks

Studies show that a compassion practice develops prosocial behavior, meaning you care and are more connected to others, and that people...

Kintsugi and the Golden Joining of Compassion

“Golden joining,” better known as Kintsugi, is a Japanese art of restoring fractured or damaged pottery. The ancient art developed over...

Confessions from an Anxious Being

I am intense. Anyone who has met me knows this. On the outside, I may seem as if I have everything managed … and most of the time I do....

7 Ways to Manage Stress and Improve Your Mental Health

(World Mental Health Day is October 10. Check out these simple tips to help YOUR mental health, and follow the hashtag...

Matters of Resilience

Excerpted from Insight into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist's Personal Stories of Unique Thinking, by Nicole A. Tetreault, PhD, Gifted...