How Movies use Music to Manipulate your Memory
A sad song coupled with a happy movie scene can become strangely memorable. By Dr. Libby DamjanovicResearch Fellow of PsychologyLund University Around one in five American adults manage to squeeze…
Forgetting Appointments, Deadlines and that call to Mom − the Phenomenon of Prospective Memory and how to Improve Yours
Many medical conditions can affect prospective memory. But so can excessive alcohol use. By Dr. Sarah RaskinProfessor of Psychology and Neuroscience Trinity College Introduction Have you ever walked into a room and then…
Seven Ways to Help Someone with Anxiety
Knowing how anxiety works can help you to better support loved ones without inadvertently making their anxiety worse. By Dr. Alice BoyesAuthor of the The Healthy Mind Toolkit Introduction When I…
Five Keys to Managing Intrusive Thoughts
Stuck in rumination? Here are some ways to break the cycle and move forward. By Jill SuttieFree-lance journalist and a staff writer Introduction Have you ever woken up in the middle…
The Soul in the Stomach
How a 17th-century physician followed his ‘gut feeling’ and proposed a link between the emotions and the stomach, which seemingly echoes the latest medical research on the brain–gut connection. By…
Where Children Discover the Healing Power of Animals
In this sanctuary, at-risk kids begin to understand the parallels between their lives and the lives of injured wild animals. By Isabelle MorrisonFreelance writer and a former solutions reporting intern…
Your gut’s Instincts
In ‘Rumbles, A Curious History of the Gut’, cultural historian Elsa Richardson leads us on a lively tour of the gastroenterological system. In this extract, Elsa explores the stomach’s influence…
What is a Soul? (and Can it Die, Escape, or Break?)
Introduction Understanding the nature of the soul is perhaps one of the most fundamental and essential tasks on the spiritual path. Without knowing what the soul is and how it…
Why Mister Rogers Is the Role Model We Need Right Now
The unconventional children’s television pioneer celebrated dignity and kindness in the age of mass media. By Stephanie Van HookExecutive director of the Metta Center for Nonviolence Kids have it really…
The Ways We Are Healed by Nature (Even Houseplants)
Green growing things heal us in surprising ways. Communities are trying to bring plant life to areas that lack it. By Natalie Slivinski Introduction In some of my earliest memories,…
