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  • Books for Kids Starting at a New School

    Books for Kids Starting at a New School

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    These 10 titles will help children of all ages navigate the anxiety, awkwardness and opportunities for growth that come with being the new kid. Read full article, The New York Times, “Books for Kids Starting at a New School.”

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      Histamine, Anxiety, Inflammation and FOOD!   Ahh, June- who doesn’t love those first few weeks of summertime when the air is warm, the flowers are in bloom, and delicate clouds of pollen dance on the 20mph Colorado winds… That’s right, it’s allergy season. Time to break out the antihistamine and try not to sneeze…

  • ‘Biofeedback’ Could Ease Headaches, Anxiety — and Maybe a Lot Else

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    By providing a window onto the body’s inner workings, biofeedback could help people control what was once thought to be ungovernable Read full article: Elemental, ‘Biofeedback’ Could Ease Headaches, Anxiety — and Maybe a Lot Else

  • Your ‘Surge Capacity’ Is Depleted — It’s Why You Feel Awful

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    In those early months, I, along with most of the rest of the country, was using “surge capacity” to operate, as Ann Masten, PhD, a psychologist and professor of child development at the University of Minnesota, calls it. Surge capacity is a collection of adaptive systems — mental and physical — that humans draw on for short-term…

  • 8 Techniques to Help You Master the Art of Relaxation

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    Life is stressful. From health and safety worries to balancing work and family, we have a lot on our plates.” What I hear from my clients the most is that it’s hard to turn off their minds. They’re constantly going, which prevents them from relaxing,” says psychologist Susan Albers, PsyD. “But we need to think of…

  • The Creativity of ADHD

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    But ADHD may also bring with it an advantage: the ability to think more creatively. Three aspects of creative cognition are divergent thinking, conceptual expansion and overcoming knowledge constraints. Read full article: Pocket, “The Creativity of ADHD.”

  • Stoicism and Tigers who come to Tea

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    Children spend a lot of time worrying: that there may be a crocodile under the bed, that a gigantic cat may take them away in the night, that a flood might sweep away their home. When they seek comfort in the early hours from the terrors of their dreams, they tell us of having imagined…

  • Meditation in an Emergency

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    Listen to full podcast: Waking Up by Sam Harris, “Meditation in an Emergency”

  • Mindfulness during the coronavirus: Harvard professor’s tips to help lower anxiety

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    The coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, continues to disrupt life as we know it.  As the World Health Organization officially declared the virus a “pandemic,” cities across the country are implementing preventative measures, like “social distancing,” to try to mitigate the number of cases. To combat the scary news and anxiety around it, meditation and mindfulness can be your…

  • Three Ways to Change Your Parenting in the Teenage Years

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    Though teenagers can be hard to parent, the good news is that parenting teenagers is in many ways a hell of a lot easier than raising little kids. For this to be the case, however, our parenting needs to shift. Here are the three big shifts that parents of teenagers need to make to survive their kids’…

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