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Parenting Self Help

Generational Silence and Emotional Healing: Why Speaking Up Matters

Have you ever felt that certain things in your family are never spoken about? For many people,  speaking up in the family system might seem like an easy thing to do, like sharing a feeling,  giving an opinion, or dealing

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How Clothing Affects Self Esteem And Body Image In Different Genders

Clothing is more than fabric; it’s an instant, visible message about identity, status, gender, competence, and membership. Psychologists have called this the “symbolic meaning” of clothing and how changing clothes can instantly transform us into different people. Landmark experiments on

Awareness Parenting

The Psychology Behind Preschool Screen Time: Balancing Learning and Overstimulation

Media exposure in preschool children presents the masses with both an opportunity for developmental stimulation and a risk for overstimulation. In today’s digital world, screens are certainly unavoidable, whether it be televisions, smartphones, tablets, or computers. A young child’s brain

Health

Emotional Dysregulation in ADHD: Why Small Triggers Feel Overwhelming & How to Cope

The typical perception of people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of restlessness and distractibility. Beyond these defining symptoms, however, emotional dysregulation is another, frequently misinterpreted factor that subtly influences the everyday lifestyle of people with ADHD. This

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The Psychology of Hope Effect: How Prayers and Spiritual Rituals Help People Cope 

In times of uncertainty, loss, hardship, or crisis, people tend to turn towards anchors that help steady their emotional imbalance. Many people throughout history and across different cultures have turned to spirituality for comfort. This may involve aspects of religious

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How Toxic Masculinity Fuels Male Body Insecurities

For decades, people have ignored or disregarded male body image issues, but studies indicate that a large number of men endure their body image issues in solitude. An Australian health report published recently shows that the proportion of men who

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The Psychology of Ingroup-Outgroup Bias and Social Exclusion of Northeast Indians

You might be aware of the rampant discrimination and prejudice that occur in the world through mass media and other sources of information that highlight such issues. However, such forms of mass stereotyping and subtle discrimination also occur in our

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Building Resilience After Adverse Childhood Experiences: Psychological Interventions & Healing

In an ideal world, childhood is meant to be a haven; a place full of trust, love, nurturance, and support. But the ideal is very often not the reality. For some, this ideal is very far from ever being reached,

Life Style

Cultural Mourning and Grief: How Rituals Help Us Heal and Adapt After Loss

Grief is a natural and universal experience. Kübler-Ross classified the experience of grief into five stages, including: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance (Clarke, 2023). But the phenomenon of grief is so much more than that. It is a truly

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Catharsis on Paper: Poetry for Processing Emotions 

Oftentimes, when verbally conversing about our experiences and struggles becomes difficult, we turn to expression through writing. Whether it be a few messy scribbles on the edge of a notebook or the notes section of our phones, sometimes expression through