Adolescence is a crucial period of social and emotional development for mental health. Here, your teen is vulnerable to extreme, negative situations and emotional stressors. According to the World Health Organization…
Amma saw a delightful box under the tree. The card said, “For Amma. From Santa. HOW YOUR MIND WORKS.” That sounded very interesting. She untied the ribbon and opened it…
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Once I had a colleague who was unhappy. And she didn’t like others to be happy. We worked together at a psychiatric hospital. Whenever she saw me expressing happiness, she…
Is authenticity a kind of vulnerability? We are all born authentic, of course. As children we are charmingly, unconsciously authentic. Then, in adolescence we learn to focus instead on fitting…
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Did you know that empathy has two sides? Dr. Marina West did not. She only shared other people’s suffering, but never their joy. She had gone into medicine because she…
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Everyday the world's pace grows and we have to catch up with it. Sometimes we manage to finish all our tasks of the day, sometimes despite giving our hundred percent…