Life Changes
Healing Through Storytelling: Lessons from The Odyssey
The journey of Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey' offers profound insights into healing...
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- Written by: Julie Sloane, University of Pennsylvania
People with loosely knit Facebook friend groups—small numbers of friends who don’t know each other well—tend to react more dynamically when excluded in real-world social situations, a new study suggests.
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- Written by: Emily Velasco, California Institute of Technology
Men who took high doses of testosterone performed worse on a test designed to measure cognitive reflection—the process in which we stop to consider if our gut reactions are right.
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- Written by: Sarah McLean
When you are suffering in some way, it may seem easier to focus your attention anywhere but on the painful situation at hand. So you distract yourself. Distractions can include focusing on the future, working too hard, compulsively...
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- Written by: Karen Casey
Acceptance of your fellow travelers has the power to change the journey for everyone you meet today. Its power isn’t restricted to just the interchange between two individuals. It permeates the encounters both of these individuals have with...
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- Written by: Jill Lublin
Being grateful seems like something you do for others, but it is a wonderfully selfish act as well. So although saying thanks has positive effects on those who hear it, it turns out that those who are thankful have lots to gain.
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- Written by: Alexis Blue, University of Arizona
Reminders of death make people more likely to support killing animals, regardless of their existing attitudes about animal rights, according to new research.
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- Written by: Sonia Ricotti
Victor Frankl said, “It’s the last of all human freedoms, the ability to choose.” We can choose to look at whatever we want. So if we choose to hold bad thoughts about someone, simply release them and send love to the people who bother you...
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- Written by: Erin Nichole Johnson
I’ve spent my life hiding my scars. I cope so well that no one, not even my husband knew the extent of what I deal with on a daily basis. Therapy has revealed my deepest hurts, brought them to the surface, and forced me to experience the pain I’ve been hiding so deeply in order to finally release it.
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- Written by: Angie Hunt, Iowa State University
Six decades of research suggest the effect of media violence on aggressive behavior is the same across different cultures.
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- Written by: Crystal Ponti, YES! Magazine
It is so common for self-employed people to have ADHD, the disorder could be renamed “the entrepreneur’s trait.”
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- Written by: Barbara Jaffe, Ed.D.
In my younger years, I focused on unimportant issues, punctuated by worry and anxiety. My perfectionist attitude and fear of making mistakes forced me to assure everything was in order, often making unimportant events a priority, for I was concerned about how my life looked to others. I am not proud of my focus, but it is the truth.
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- Written by: Robert Mitchum, University of Chicago
A recent study reveals how political affiliations influence preferences for science books among American readers. While interest in science remains high across party lines, liberals and conservatives are drawn to different subjects, with liberals favoring basic sciences and conservatives preferring applied sciences. This trend highlights the growing polarization within scientific communication and its implications for public policy.
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- Written by: Thubten Chodron
In order to stop pointing out others' faults, we have to work on our underlying mental habit of judging others. Even if we don't say anything to or about them, as long as we are mentally tearing someone down, it's likely we'll communicate that through...
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- Written by: Nancy Windheart
In a world filled with chaos and division, the practice of interspecies communication offers a pathway to deeper understanding and connection. By asking the question, 'What is it like to be you?', individuals can cultivate empathy not only for animals but also for each other, fostering a more compassionate existence that transcends boundaries.
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- Written by: Jill Rosen, Johns Hopkins University
Low-income black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate from high school and consider college, research shows.
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- Written by: Roger Housden
Comparison is one of the ways the ego solidifies itself — either by making us feel special or small, which are two sides of the same coin. Thomas Jefferson captured this in one succinct sentence: Remember that no one is better than you, but that you are better than no one.
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- Written by: Matt Swayne, Penn State
Psychologists have developed new tests and mathematical models to help capture and quantify the snap moral and empathetic judgments we make all the time, such as when seeing footage from a war-ravaged country.
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- Written by: Joyce Vissell
Imagine if we could completely trust that we are guided, protected and completely loved by an unseen higher power, that all that happens is a gift bringing us closer to God and our angels. I imagine that life would be peaceful and joyful.
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- Written by: Master Charles Cannon with Will T. Wilkinson
Hibernating animals awaken in spring. Likewise, humanity has been asleep, mired in illusion, and it is now awakening. We glimpsed this truth in our winter dream; now millions of us stir, awaken, and begin to build our truthful experience.
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- Written by: Jill Lublin
We must learn to take care of ourselves, to reconnect with who we are and what we want. By learning to practice some self-compassion, you can begin to treat yourself like a friend and give yourself the time and presence that you would give to someone else.
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- Written by: Briana Borten and Dr. Peter Borten
Contrary to popular belief, you are more than your accomplishments. And conversely, you are more than your failures. Attaching your self-confidence to the outcome of your actions is like attaching it to the weather...
