Deployment Diary: Beware of Hippos
It looks like someone has scattered Shrek’s ashes over Colonial Williamsburg.
The space between your thoughts
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Actor Richard Gere ponders his personal philosophy of meditation. He talks about the value of using meditation to find the personal space between our thoughts.
Mark Greenberg Ph.D.
Since 1981, Dr. Greenberg has been examining the effectiveness of school and family-based curricula to improve the social, emotional, and cognitive competence of elementary-aged children. He is a senior investigator on a number of prevention projects involving early childhood interventions involving both schools and families. He is the author of more than 200 journal articles and book chapters on developmental psychopathology, well-being, and the effects of prevention efforts on children and families. He consults with government agencies and foundations at the local, state, federal,...
Happiness exercise: How to overcome perfectionism
“When I was a little girl, I did well at things – like sports and math and science and English – and I got little bits of praise, and everybody thought I was smart and great,” my friend explained.
Randy Buckner Ph.D.
Dr. Buckner is a Professor of Psychology, Principal Investigator of the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, and a member of the Center for Brain Science. His research applies neuroimaging techniques to explore brain areas involved in human memory. He focuses on three questions. The first concerns the formation and retrieval of memories. The second asks how the human brain codes the remnants (the echo) of a memory while it is being remembered. Sounds and visual images can be remembered from the past, often quite vividly. But...
Transforming your pain into a gift for others
A woman I’ll call “Sasha” was referred to me by her primary care physician after her 12-year-old daughter died suddenly of unknown causes.
3 Ways To Avoid Unwanted Stress
How trying to be perfect, or anger or sadness can cause unneeded stress in your life.
Subjective vs. Objective: Seeing Truth
“Look in a mirror and one thing's sure; what we see is not who we are.”
Sorting out the good from the bad
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Dr. John Norcross on the dangers of self-help