Intuition & Awareness
Attunement and Its Importance in Relationships
Attunement is essential for meaningful connections, allowing individuals to understand...
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- Written by: Belén López-Pérez
Recent research explores the complex dynamics of altruistic cruelty, revealing that inducing negative emotions can sometimes motivate individuals to achieve their goals. By understanding how empathy influences this phenomenon, we can reconsider the methods we use to support others in challenging situations, such as exams or competitive scenarios.
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- Written by: Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.com
You scroll through your phone contacts and realize you have hundreds of names saved, yet on a Tuesday night when everything falls apart, you can only think of maybe two people to call. Sound familiar? The question of whether to invest deeply in a few friendships or cast a wider social net is one most of us navigate quietly, often wondering if we have it all wrong. New research is finally offering some surprisingly nuanced answers.
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- Written by: Lowri Dowthwaite
Understanding how to support a friend dealing with depression and trauma can be challenging. This article provides insights into recognizing signs of depression, the importance of open communication, and resources available for support, emphasizing the need for mutual support and professional help.
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
We’re more connected than ever, yet many of us don’t even know who lives next door. Why does that matter?
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- Written by: Michael Thompson
Building meaningful friendships in adulthood can be challenging, but it’s essential for mental and emotional wellbeing. This article offers practical strategies to build friendships, including putting yourself in social situations you enjoy, trying new activities, and becoming a master of the follow-up. Learn how scheduling social activities and prioritizing relationships can help you nurture meaningful connections and overcome adult loneliness.
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- Written by: Alan Heeks
In an uncertain future, growing community is essential for resilience. This article explores how collective action, inspired by nature's ecosystems, can strengthen communities. From wild margins to community-supported agriculture, diverse skills, mutual support, and inclusive participation are key to thriving in challenging times.
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- Written by: Pierre Pradervand
Dear friend; I hold you gently in the quiet of my thought. The stillness tells me clearly that this crisis in your life, which most call a breakdown, is a listening time.
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- Written by: Niranjana Rajalakshmi-U. Arizona
Researchers have analyzed the relationship between loneliness and aloneness—and found that they are two different things that aren’t closely correlated.
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- Written by: Alexis Blue
Smooches and snuggles may make us feel warm and fuzzy, but they can also be good medicine, says Kory Floyd.
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- Written by: Joyce Vissell
Having a true friend (or several) in your life is a true gift. Having someone who you can call and say, "I am not doing well. I need your love," is a huge blessing
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- Written by: Nanette V. Hucknall
If you are struggling to learn something new and you have people around who are not only unhelpful but downright negative about what you're doing, then you need to really look at each and every one and decide if each is truly a friend...
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- Written by: Donald Altman
It goes without saying that harming others does not a friendly community make. We can begin to refrain from doing harm while cultivating love and good relations. When we live with this value, we honor all with whom we...
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- Written by: Lara Herrero and Elina Panahi
Some people who live alone may by now have gone months without touching or hugging another person. While avoiding close contact with others is one of the key measures to prevent virus spread, the irony is we probably need a hug more in 2020 than ever before. So how dangerous is a hug really in the time of COVID?
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- Written by: Ohky Simine Forest
One of the fiercest and most hypocritical human emotions is envy. When the envy is conscious and sent deliberately, the harm is even more terrible, appearing as a sudden illness in the person's life, with no apparent cause.
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- Written by: Joyce Vissell
Right now, in our country, and perhaps in other countries as well, people are having a challenging time in their lives. It could be easy for a person to feel lost in all of this ongoing challenge. But how can we feel found?
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- Written by: Julie Wargo Aikins
As the weather has warmed in my Midwestern town, my neighborhood is full of children on bicycles pretending to be riding through the Wild West.
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- Written by: Joyce Vissell
I grew up in Buffalo, New York and, from the time I was just a little girl, my parents, without even knowing it, started training me to become an ally to people of color. I shall be forever grateful to them. My mother emphasized that all humans are created equal and that all, regardless of skin color, are children of God.
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- Written by: Brian Labus
We are exposed to numerous viruses from our day-to-day interactions with other people all the time. However, our risk of being infected by a simple greeting usually isn’t in the forefront of our minds.
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- Written by: Alison Gregory
Your best friend tells you she’s scared of her partner. You notice bruises on your colleague’s arm.
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- Written by: Deana Rohlinger
Men seem more hesitant about both making friends and celebrating their friendships. On Feb. 13, women will celebrate Galentine’s Day, a holiday trumpeting the joys of female friendships.
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- Written by: Dr. Paul Napper, Psy.D. and Dr. Anthony Rao, Ph.D.
Human beings are social animals—we all need some degree of interaction with other humans for basic survival as well as psychological health. Spending time with empathetic, optimistic, open-minded people and weeding out those who have the opposite qualities will boost your mood, elevate your motivation, and improve your health.
