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The Healing Power of Sad Music

The Healing Power of Sad Music Music has long been a universal language, capable of expressing the depths of human emotion. While upbeat songs often dominate playlists and celebrations, there is a special, often overlooked power in sad music. Recent insights, like those discussed in the Psychology Today article “The Healing Power of Sad Music,” […]
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The Importance of Consistent Bedtimes for Children’s Emotional and Social Development

The Importance of Consistent Bedtimes for Children’s Emotional and Social Development Parenting often involves balancing schedules, managing emotions, and creating routines that support a child’s growth. One seemingly small but significant factor in this equation is a consistent bedtime. Research has shown that maintaining regular sleep schedules plays a crucial role in fostering emotional regulation […]
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Magnesium: The Mineral for Better Sleep and Calmness

Magnesium: The Mineral for Better Sleep and Calmness If you’ve had trouble sleeping or find yourself stressing over the tiniest things (like how the socks always disappear in the laundry), you’re not alone. These issues are often tied to brain chemistry, and magnesium, a powerful mineral, plays a starring role in improving sleep and calming […]
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Do You Have Misphonia?

Does the sound of someone chewing or breathing aggravate you? If so, you may havemisophonia. Misophonia is a condition where specific sounds provoke emotional orphysical reactions that may seem disproportionate to the situation. Recent studies inEurope have shown that misophonia has genetic links to mental health disorders suchas anxiety, depression, and PTSD (Koumoundouros, 2024). To […]
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What to know about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

When most people think of feeling "sad," they imagine rough days at work, receiving bad grades, or dealing with the loss of your favorite tv character. However, in the field of psychology, SAD has an additional meaning. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mental health condition triggered by changes in seasons (Mayo Clinic, 2021). For […]
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Finding Nature In a Technological World

   As society progresses, technology becomes an increasingly central component of our lives, influencing how we work, communicate, and entertain ourselves. With this evolution, adults, teens, and children are turning more to technological entertainment, such as social media platforms, streaming services, and video games. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated this shift, with many opting to […]
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It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To!

 “There is a sacredness in tears.  They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.” That quote by Washington Irving is one of the truest things I have ever heard.  Have you ever had such a good cry that you felt so much better when you were done?  That’s because crying, in itself, is […]
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I’m Sorry but Your Apology Sucks

How to effectively apologize when you have wronged someone. I know you’ve experienced it because we all have… an apology that leaves the situation unresolved and feelings still hurt.   We have likely been on both the giving and receiving sides of an inadequate apology.  The giver could have been very sincere but the sentiment wasn’t […]
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Taste Test

How we use our sense of taste during fight or flight and how to use it to relieve stress. Last but not least!  We have arrived at the end of our series about the body’s increased senses during the fight or flight response and how we can use the senses to help us calm down […]
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Stop and Smell the Roses

How our sense of smell reacts to fight or flight and how to harness it’s calming power. So far in this series we’ve covered 3 of the 5 senses.  Sight, hearing and touch.  This brings us to, quite possibly, the most fascinating one; our sense of smell. What you might not know is that studies […]
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