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Judith Orloff, MD on Transforming Strong Emotions
Listen now (10 mins) | Judith Orloff MD "synthesizes the traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, energy, and spirituality, and…
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Dysregulation and How to Improve Emotional Resilience with Psychologist Melanie Joy
Psychologist Melanie Joy notes this is an incredibly dysregulating time for everyone, especially those of us who are highly sensitive.
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Expressive writing helps to explore our personal history and heal
Donna Jackson Nakazawa and Mark Matousek on recovering emotional health. "Your brain has an incredible ability to rewire old thoughts and emotions, and…
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How trauma impacts our lives, with therapist Britt Frank
Listen now | Britt Frank notes "trauma is anything that's too much, too fast, too soon, or that is not enough."
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"Everything sucks is an incredibly powerful story; it just happens to not be true."
Author John Green: "I keep learning again and again that hope is the right response to the human condition."
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How We Can Change Our “What If” Kind of Anxiety and Worry
Therapist Emma McAdam on working with our anxious brain. "When you avoid something, it makes your anxiety go up."
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Autism: Imagination, Attention and Other Assets for Creative People
Perspectives from artists and psychologists
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Negativity Bias can distort and deflate. How can we gain better emotional health?
Listen now | "We don’t pay attention to all events and our corresponding emotional reactions in the same way. One negative event can taint an overall…
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Free guides and programs from multiple psychologists and authors.
The list includes these items: The Emotional Life of Your Brain [video]; Grounding Skills for Anxiety, Stress and PTSD [course]; How Healing Happens…
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Perspectives on depression, distress, dysregulation, and how to gain more emotional health
A dysregulated nervous system can turn experiences into sources of stress and anxiety, and reduce our positive feelings. What can we do?
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How stories help us explore our Shadow Self and gain emotional health
Listen now | Jungian depth psychologist Melissa Kim Corter: "Fairy Tales allowed me to recognize patterns in my own life."
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Going outside our comfort zone to be more creative
artists and therapists on embracing discomfort - “Being an artist is about living in the uncomfortable zone.” Dr Holtz | "There is discomfort from…
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