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How to Learn a Language Part 2
Part 1 of this article explains how the language learning secrets of the man who invented one of the world’s best-selling language series have been hidden for years. Unveiled in this article is the...
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How to Help Someone with Depression
It's scary when a friend or family member is suffering from clinical depression. Many people have a sense of not knowing what to do to help. Here are 10 practical suggestions.1. Encourage the person to...
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Mary thinks her husband might be cheating but doesn’t check his emails. John has a lump in his armpit but doesn’t see a doctor. The tobacco companies work to suppress research on the effects of smoking...
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Before I was old enough to harness the power to adjust the egg timer that sat in judgment over my daily organ practice (my mother had a poor sense of time), I slavishly divided my attention between...
View ArticleWalking, Stretching, and Earthing
I want to thank Alexander for his question on my previous post about the daily walk. Alexander wrote, “Great blog but I didn't understand the logic behind not talking, chatting, pausing or listening to...
View ArticleAre Two Kids Better Than One?
When I only had one child, I took a lot of credit for the things that made her appealing. At 2, her attention span was such that she could sit through a full-length movie in a theater, or be read to...
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Freedom of Expression and the Truth
When people engage in dialogue and discussion about controversial moral issues, a common refrain when disagreement arises is "I have a right to my opinion!" The assumption seems to be either:If someone...
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Gratitude Expressed Is a Win-Win of Feelings and Attitude
Gratitude is the simple expression of appreciation. Research studies tell us that gratitude is an attitude that can be measured scientifically. However, some therapists also view gratitude as a...
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A Good Foundation For Management? Clear Objectives
What’s the best thing a manager can do to start the new year in a constructive and productive way? It’s nothing fancy, but it’s fundamental and foundational: Set clear and meaningful objectives for all...
View ArticleThree Ways to Help 'Loners' and Improve School Safety
As school reopens this month, following yet another school shooting, teachers of adolescents may be inclined to take a second look at their own students and wonder if any of them might be capable of...
View ArticleCreating Natural Supports for Those with Autism
I need a circle of support to learn about life, and learning about how the rest of the world communicates to have social interaction. Nicely I need to be around neurotypical people in order to have...
View ArticleShame, Body Image, and Weight Loss
In my first post on shame I laid out a paradigm for understanding and healing shame. (Click here to read Shame: The Master Emotion.) I wrote that shame has two components. First there is an assault...
View ArticleSkyrocketing Military Suicides Part II
The skyrocketing number of military suicides is perplexing. Why did more American soldiers take their own lives last year (349) than were killed in combat (310)?The first conclusion is that the...
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Will Obama's Gun Agenda Make a Difference?
As much as I am not a gun person, I am on the fence whether most of Obama’s 23 Gun Control Executive Actions will make much difference in homicide and suicide in this country. Don’t get me wrong, I...
View ArticleHuman Needs, Buddhist Psychology and Mindfulness
Buddhist psychology—and the Shankya yoga science from which it issues – describes seven psychological characteristics that inform our four life meta-categories (work, relationship, self and spirit) and...
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Zero Worship: Did Surviving Cancer Make Armstrong a Hero?
(Co-written with Lee Daniel Kravetz, writer and journalist)When Dutch marathon swimmer Maarten van der Weijden first slipped into the water as a kid, it was clear to everyone who clocked his pace that...
View ArticleHow Do Children Comprehend the Concept of Death?
Last week, I ran across a DVD of the animated Disney classic The Lion King. In the movie, there is an explicit death of a protagonist character, Mufasa. This death scene and the recent mass shootings...
View ArticleAaron Swartz and Depression
The tragic suicide of Aaron Swartz has given momentum to a crusade. Swartz, a brilliant tech pioneer motivated by a desire to provide free public access to various documents, had allegedly broken in...
View ArticleDangerous Instincts
Over my career as an FBI Agent-Profiler, many people have told me their gut instincts have never led them astray. Usually right after telling me that, they follow up with a story of a disaster that...
View ArticleRites of Passage, Ritual, and Self-Medication
Cultural Self-MedicationBeyond the issue of the clinical applications and psychedelic research, enormous issues of personal freedom are at stake. Researchers require academic freedom to choose the...
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