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Exploring the concept of the gut-brain axis, how the gut and brain communicate via the vagus nerve, hormones, and neurotransmitters, and… Continue reading on Mindful Mental Health »

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Understanding childhood coping mechanisms Photo by saeed karimi on Unsplash Nine-year-old Joshua had always wanted to play Little League baseball. After he tried out for a position on a team with dozens of other boys, however, he learned that he wasn’t among the coach’s final selection. Although disappointed, he later remarked to his mother that it

Future faking yourself compounds dissatisfaction with your life Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko The future is not guaranteed. And if it comes, we enter that future as a different person than our current selves. In working with aging and elderly people, I repeatedly hear the sentiment “Mom made me promise to never put her in a nursing home”

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Why we need to do more for teenagers who dare Photo by Alex Guillaume on Unsplash It is no secret that millions of today’s teenagers are engaged in a wide range of risk-taking behaviors. Many do so under the spell of perceived invulnerability, an irrational belief that one is somehow charmed and exempt from life-threatening situations. Adolescents

There is no way to un-rape yourself. But you can find a way to make it through life. Photo by Nothing Ahead from Pexels There is no way to un-rape yourself. There is no closure from your abusers, no prizes to win when you don’t actively need therapy, and no bouquet of roses that greet you for