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Gamified Mental Health Interventions: Community Engagement Through Design  

Ever felt like battling doubt, stress, or anxiety is a lonely uphill trek? What if managing mental health could feel less like a chore and more like a journey? Imagine digital apps or mobile games that turn self-care into fun,

Education Positive

The Adolescent Brain: How Frontal Lobe Development Shapes Thinking and Behavior

Adolescence is described as the brain’s second growth spurt. It is a time of development of the brain’s circuits and the frontal lobes, which are responsible for behavioural, cognitive, decision-making ability and voluntary movement. It has been proven that the

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Debunking the Alpha Myth: Gender Stereotypes and the Psychology of Power

Gender stereotypes have historically influenced societal expectations for men and women. The “alpha” concept has emerged as a way to understand dominant personalities, with “alpha males” embodying assertiveness, competitiveness, and leadership, while “alpha females”  exhibit similar traits traditionally viewed as

Parenting

Between Love and Resentment: The Emotional Journey of Siblings of Children with Special Needs

Picture yourself as a kid who has a little brother or sister needing round-the-clock medical treatment, special tutoring and constant emotional attention. Along with tender moments of sharing and pride, there remain intangible undertows of resentment, guilt and isolation that

Awareness

Understanding Sensory Needs in Neurodiverse Children and Adults

Have you ever seen someone jump when a fork scrapes across a plate while another person keeps eating like nothing happened? It’s a small glimpse into how wildly different our brains process everyday noise. For many neurodivergent people, routine sounds,

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Trapped in Social Comparison?: The Psychology Behind Luxury Consumption

Social Comparison Theory, developed by Leon Festinger, expresses that people have an inherent drive to evaluate themselves by comparing themselves with others. Social comparison theory has three main types that serve self-evaluation and self-improvement motives. The three types are:  Conventionally,

Self Help Therapy

The Therapeutic Use of Mandalas in Mental Health Practice

Most of our days, we might end up feeling overwhelmed still and inner clarity can be hard to find. Art therapy, particularly the making and meditation on mandalas, has become a soothing yet potent means of healing the mind, body,

Self Help

Emotional Blunting: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Emotions are a normal and crucial part of the human species. Having a wide range of them and experiencing them at differing degrees is a part of human life. We experience a large array of emotions. And research over the

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One School Counsellor, Hundreds of Minds – Is It Enough for an Entire School 

It’s 7:30 AM at San Diego’s Lincoln High School, and Sarah Martinez is on her third school-based mental health crisis call of the day, well before first-period bells even ring. Her office is the only haven on campus for a

Health

The Role of Exercise in Regulating Neurotransmitters and Mental Well-being 

We’ve all experienced it: the quiet assurance after yoga, the clarity after an energetic walk, or the peace of mind after swimming. We linked the mood-boosting effects of exercise to “endorphins” for decades. However, modern neuroscience tells a much more