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Rewiring Your Brain with Right or Wrong Mindfulness

By Alex Scrimgeour
Alex Scrimgeour

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The mind-body connection is central to understanding and managing stress. This article explores how neuroplasticity reshapes the brain in response to stress, highlighting the dynamic relationship between body, mind, and environment. Learn how reframing stress, embracing right mindfulness, and fostering healthy habits can significantly improve your well-being. Discover how to use neuroplasticity for positive change and enhance your resilience in the face of life’s challenges. 

Why You Should Imagine Advice from Your Older Self

By Clare Walsh, University of Plymouth
Clare Walsh, University of Plymouth

Imagining advice from your older self can help you reflect on life decisions. By Clare Walsh, University of Plymouth.

Imagining advice from your older self can help you reflect on critical life decisions and make better choices. Learn how this mental exercise can shape a more positive future, offering both wisdom and new perspectives on life’s possibilities.

Our Cancer Journey: Learning Strength and Being Love

By Stu Crum
Stu Crum

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This article shares how love helped our family navigate the challenges of a cancer diagnosis, strengthen our family bonds, and create a legacy of helping others. Discover how love can be a guiding force in even the most difficult times and learn about the impact of being there for others during their cancer journey.

Taking Personal Responsibility: The Pros and Cons

By Jude Bijou
Jude Bijou

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Taking personal responsibility can significantly improve your life, but it also comes with challenges. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of stepping up to own your thoughts, feelings, and actions. By understanding the benefits of accountability and addressing emotional blocks, you'll feel more empowered to take positive, meaningful steps in your personal and professional life.

Top Memory Improvement Strategies for Kids and Adults

By Claudia Poch and Jorge González Alonso, Universidad Nebrija
Claudia Poch and Jorge González Alonso, Universidad Nebrija

Memory improvement strategies for kids and adults

Discover top memory improvement strategies for kids and adults. Boost your memory skills with proven techniques like mnemonics and knowledge networks to enhance learning and recall. Learn how to create strong memory retention with simple and effective methods that work for all ages.

Build Decision-Making Confidence: A New Leader’s Guide to Success

By Leda Stawnychko, Mount Royal University and MacDonald Oguike, University of Vaasa
Leda Stawnychko, Mount Royal University and MacDonald Oguike, University of Vaasa

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New leaders often struggle with decision-making due to a lack of experience. Building decision-making confidence and developing leadership skills are essential for effective leadership. This article explores practical strategies like clarifying values, using decision-making frameworks, and learning from experienced peers to help new leaders make better decisions. Embrace your growth and boost your confidence in making impactful decisions.

Can Sports in Prisons Help Stop Reoffending?

By Martha Newson and Linus Peitz, University of Greenwich
Martha Newson and Linus Peitz, University of Greenwich

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Sports in prisons have shown remarkable potential for improving the wellbeing of inmates and reducing reoffending rates. Through organized activities like the Twinning Project’s football program, participants build social connections, gain valuable life skills, and improve their mental and physical health. This article explores how sports foster a sense of belonging and purpose in prisons, offering a path to rehabilitation and a reduction in the cycle of reoffending.

Bring in the Coaches: We're All on Team America!

By Lyle Greenfield
Lyle Greenfield

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This article explores the concept of team building in America and how we can improve leadership and cooperation by taking lessons from sports and corporate coaches. Through unity, shared goals, and selflessness, we can strengthen the bonds between our country's diverse people, making our nation more united and successful. Discover the importance of leadership through teamwork and why it’s crucial for our nation's success.

Time poverty can keep college students from graduating

By Claire Wladis, CUNY Graduate Center
Claire Wladis, CUNY Graduate Center

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Time poverty is a critical barrier many college students face, limiting their ability to graduate. This article explores how a lack of time, especially for students balancing jobs or childcare, affects academic outcomes and offers potential solutions.

Human Superiority Complex: How It Shapes Our World and Our Ego

By Carl G. Schowengerdt
Carl G. Schowengerdt

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This article delves into the historical roots of the human superiority complex and inflated ego, exploring how these traits have driven conflicts, genocides, and global divisions. By examining key moments in history and the persistent belief in human dominance, the article highlights the urgent need to replace this mindset with respect and equality for all. Understanding the impact of this complex is crucial for building a more ethical and peaceful global society.

Nonduality: Your Key to True Wholeness and Lasting Happiness

By Scott Flynn
Scott Flynn

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Nonduality can guide you to experience permanent wholeness and happiness. Drawing on the wisdom of Eastern philosophy and modern science, author Scott Flynn presents nonduality as a way of perceiving life that allows you to align with your true self. Learn how Advaita Vedanta, quantum physics, and neuroscience merge to reveal your inherent nature of peace, happiness, and love.

It's Time to Surrender to the Joy of Your Soul

By Belinda J. Womack
Belinda J. Womack

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Surrender to the joy of your soul and discover the mission of your life. Learn how aligning your ego with your soul’s purpose brings fulfillment and peace.

When to Start Therapy: Key Signs It’s Time

By Simon Sherry, Dalhousie University
Simon Sherry, Dalhousie University

Therapy can provide the tools to understand and improve your mental health when you're struggling with emotions or life challenges.

Struggling with overwhelming emotions or mental health challenges? Therapy might be the right solution for you. Understanding the signs that it’s time to start therapy, such as feelings of stress, apathy, or difficulty coping with life’s challenges, can lead you toward better mental health. This article outlines key indicators for when therapy may be beneficial and provides insight into why therapy can improve your overall well-being.

Five Easy Ways to Increase the Joy in Your Life

By Jude Bijou
Jude Bijou

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Are you ready to increase joy in your life? This article offers five easy ways to boost happiness, from engaging in joyful activities to making simple lifestyle changes. These tips will help you experience more joy in life.

How Sports Participation Leads to Success for Girls

By Katie Lebel, University of Guelph; et al.
Katie Lebel, University of Guelph; et al.

Girls participating in sports, symbolizing the connection between physical activity and future leadership and success.

Girls' participation in sports has far-reaching benefits beyond physical fitness. It fosters leadership, higher education attainment, and long-term career success. This article explores how sports serve as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and empowerment, making a strong case for increasing access to sports for girls and removing participation barriers. Learn why investing in girls’ sports is crucial for building their future success.

Is Being of Two Minds The Cause of Good Fortune or Tragedy?

By Normandi Ellis
Normandi Ellis

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The concept of "Two Minds" delves into the dual nature of human consciousness, where thought vibrations play a pivotal role in manifesting good fortune or tragedy.

Is Our Deepest Wound Our Birth Trauma?

By Tim Read
Tim Read

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Birth trauma impacts our psyche but expanded states of consciousness can help heal these deep wounds. Revisiting your birth experience can have deep transformative power.

From Struggles to Success: Turning Challenges into Victories

By Nicola Amadora PhD
Nicola Amadora PhD

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Turning challenges into victories is possible for everyone. Discover practical steps to overcome life obstacles, transforming struggles into success and personal growth. Learn how to harness your inner strength and resilience to face adversity head-on and emerge victorious.

Change Your Life with the 15-Minute Method

By Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett

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Is it possible to change your life in just 15 minutes a day? Absolutely! Using the 15-Minute Method, you can make significant progress on your goals by dedicating just a small amount of focused time each day. This article explains how daily effort accumulates to create amazing accomplishments, whether it's writing a book, learning a skill, or clearing clutter. Discover the power of the 15-Minute Method and transform your life today.

Removing Roadblocks: When People Make Life Hard

By Chloe Panta
Chloe Panta

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 Overcoming roadblocks doesn't have to be hard work. In this article, learn how changing your beliefs can transform your life and lead you to success. Discover simple steps to re-examine your beliefs, release limiting thoughts, and adopt a positive mindset. With these techniques, you can overcome any obstacle and create the life of your dreams.

The Path from Fool to Spiritual Warrior

By Matthew Wood
Matthew Wood

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The shaman’s journey is a long and winding road. We imagine a goal but when we get there, we find something else. One thing we find is another goal.

Feeling Stuck? Discover the Science of Moving Forward

By Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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Have you ever felt stuck in your career, where you live, or in relationships? Adam Alter, NYU psychology professor and author of "Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most," offers insights into overcoming these periods. His research reveals that 99% of people experience stuckness, often due to life quakes or the Plateau Effect. He suggests breaking goals into smaller parts, celebrating small victories, conducting friction audits, and embracing failure to get unstuck. Persistence, exploration, and reframing obstacles as growth opportunities are key strategies. Feeling stuck is common, but it doesn't have to be permanent. 

Can I Do This? The Fear of Failure and The Power of Intention

By Stu Crum
Stu Crum

a hand holding a hammer and getting ready to strike a nail

In life, we are often faced with challenges that make us question our abilities and capabilities. The initial moment of pause where we ask ourselves, " Can I do this?" is a common experience shared by many.

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