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The 11 P.M. Amygdala: Why Your Rational Brain Sabotages Sleep Every Night

The nightly battle we never intended to fight, it often starts as harmless. You finish your work, do your chores, answer a few messages, and you’re finally in bed by 11 p.m. You know you have to get up early

Awareness Technology

The Youth Brain and Peer Review: When Cultural Comments Turn into Brain Power

This study examines how the brain cells of young adults and other types of prefrontal cortex function in response to social network information, why digital worlds harm this trait, and what happens when the barrier between digital communication and real

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The Fantasy of Disappearing: New City, New Self

As individuals grow older, they experience a transition from Young adolescence to adults a lot of shifts happen to take place. One of the major shifts young adults experience is shifting or moving to a new city. Moving out of one’s

Parenting Relationship

The Emotional Effects of Growing Up With Strict Parents

Here is a scene you might remember. You are eleven years old. You hear the front door open. Your stomach feels sick. Not because you have done anything bad, but because you haven’t done enough. Your parent only has one

Awareness Self Help

How to Monetise Your Hobbies: A Complete Guide to the Passion Economy

When Sarah was working as a designer, she loved drawing digital images in her spare time, and so she began to post her drawings on social media. At first, many people saw the work as interesting but didn’t pay her

Awareness Health

Digital Insomnia: Why the Brain Refuses to Shut Down at Night

In 2019, researchers discovered that 72% of individuals use their cellphones in their rooms. Furthermore, 56% of those surveyed admitted to checking their phones within half an hour of their intended sleep time (American Psychological Association, 2020). The consequence is

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Raising Kids in a Digital World: How Screen Time Affects Children’s Health and Development

Children today spend, on average, nearly five hours a day in front of screens (apart from school work) according to the statistics. This figure is even higher for teens (Rideout &  Robb, 2019). Whether they’re using tablets, smartphones, gaming systems, or

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Beyond Betrayal: Understanding the Mental Health Factors Behind Affairs

An analysis of the mental and interpersonal factors that support infidelity, its implications that go beyond the relationship, and what clinical studies recognise as the basis for avoidance and repair.  Imagine a couple who, on most observable measures, seem to

Awareness Self Help

The Wounded Self: How Self-Compassion Supports Emotional Healing

How many times have you said “I’m fine” while you are anything but? A student who can’t focus in class may label themselves ‘lazy’. A parent who yells at loved ones may condemn themselves for being ‘bad-tempered’. A young adult whose

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Namita Thapar Says Learning to Say “No” Is Key to Better Mental Health

Renowned entrepreneur and Shark Tank India judge Namita Thapar has initiated a much-needed, nationwide discussion on social media about the grave physical, psychological, and emotional implications of chronic people-pleasing. The Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, in his digital video message,