Mindfulness, Problem Solving, Sleep Problems, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Copy of Your Brain Has A “Delete” Button–Here’s ...

Have you ever wondered "How can I learn more?" This article highlights how we learn and steps you can take to facilitate learning. Hint...sleeping matters.

Copy of Your Brain Has A “Delete” Button–Here’s How To Use It
Depression, Knowledge & Learning, Sleep Problems, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Winter get you down? Facts about SAD

What is the first thought you have when day lights savings comes around? If it is dread of the dark and shorter evenings or winter blues, you are not alone.

What is seasonal affective disorder or SAD for short? SAD is a major depressive episode that happens in the Fall and Winter and tends to resolve in the Spring and Summer.

Winter get you down? Facts about SAD
Anxiety, Knowledge & Learning, Parenting, Mindfulness, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
13 POWERFUL PHRASES PROVEN TO HELP AN ANXIOUS ...

Anxiety is a normal reaction to change and children experience change frequently. This is a great article with useful and concrete phrases and strategies to help little ones with their worry and anxiety. 

13 POWERFUL PHRASES PROVEN TO HELP AN ANXIOUS CHILD CALM DOWN
Anxiety, Depression, Mindfulness, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
What is mindfulness? How do you do it?

What is mindfulness and how do you start practicing? Being aware of the here and now, using all your senses to be present in the moment without judgment. Easy mindfulness exercises to start practicing include noticing everything when you shower or wash dishes, that first drink or bite of food. 

What is mindfulness? How do you do it?
Depression, Medical/Physical Health, Mindfulness, Problem Solving, Stress, Treatment/Coping
Nerina Garcia-Arcement
Mindfulness Based Therapy as Effective as ...

Can therapy be as effective as antidepressants? A new study shows that mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MCBT) is more effective. 

Mindfulness Based Therapy as Effective as Antidepressants?

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Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work

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This is an amusing Ted talk about positive psychology, a focus on resilience and strength. Dr. Shawn Achor shares insights into how we can become more positive and in turn become more productive and creative. There are simple steps you can take to reprogram your mind into a more positive frame of being and acting.

From Ted website: We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity. (Filmed at TEDxBloomington.)

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