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Featured Essay — Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback: Is it science or expensive placebo?
You sit in front of a screen. Electrodes on your scalp. You watch a movie that plays smoothly when your brain waves hit target patterns and pauses when they don&
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Shadow - a way to grow
Shadow is a concept in psychology. Carl Jung made the concept famous in his work. You might want to pay attention because understanding shadows can
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PCOD - lets peel the onion
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Celebrations - Essential to good health
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Blue Zone - a good story or science?
Blue Zones is a concept made popular by author and now-Netflix series host Dan Buettner. If you are not familiar, a blue zone is an
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Covid-19. What really happened? My understanding of what really happened in the past few years with respect to COVID-19 has undergone a dramatic transition. That
Time - How do you use yours?
Scientific American recently came out with an article on how human beings across the world spend their time. I was surprised, as I am sure
Rites of Passage
Rites of passage are customs that have been handed down to us across generations. You may not have thought about it this way, but a
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Empathy - your secret weapon
Empathy is defined as the ability to share and understand the feelings of others. It comes from genuineness, something that you cannot pretend to be