• Turning Crisis Into Opportunity

    No matter how much we try to avoid them, crises still impact our lives. Motivation is required in order to achieve personal change, but crisis tends to remove self-motivation and places us outside of our comfort zone. Learn more about how breaking free, illuminating crisis, and finding where the opportunity lies are all important steps

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  • Help Wanted: a Good Therapist

    It can be one of the most important relationships in life, yet choosing a therapist is often baffling for patients. Patients who aren't sure what's wrong with them can be stumped about the type of therapist to call and ill-equipped to evaluate what they're told during treatment. How well a therapist's personal style matches a

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  • When shyness is the sign of something more

    It’s no secret that teenagers are prone to mood swings and sometimes like to keep to themselves. But according to a study published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, some adolescents’ feelings extend beyond normal human shyness to a debilitating psychiatric disorder: Social phobia. CNN.com, 10/17/2011

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  • The do’s and don’ts of online condolences

    These days, going online to help process your grief is a perfectly acceptable step. Here are a few do's and don'ts for supporting a friend who's lost someone he or she loved. Give them the chance to deal in their own way, gently remind them that you're there, and don't expect a response. Remember that

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  • ‘It’s Complicated’: Handling Social Media When Your Relationship Implodes

    Popular social media outlets have made ending a relationship even harder to deal with, and more public. The days of returning a pin or varsity jacket are long gone. Manhattan psychologist Joseph Cilona says, “Sharing information about personal life, particularly details about romantic relationships, is often related to needs for external validation, approval or admiration.”

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  • 5 Sleep myths that are making you more tired

    Dr. Holly Phillips, from Prevention Magazine, discredits 5 common myths linked to disrupting adequate sleep. The Today Show, 10/3/2011

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  • Training for a Plane Crash

    British Airways offers a course simulating an emergency.  Passengers who sign up learn what to do to survive a crash: things like sitting near an exit, getting close to the ground when there is smoke, knowing the crash position- all worthwhile information for anyone who flies.  For details and more tips on surviving a crash,

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  • 8 Tips to Feel Better About Yourself

    We tend to feel better about ourselves when we behave in a manner that we think is worthy of our own respect. Check out these 8 tips to keep in mind when you doubt yourself, such as doing a good deed, making small gestures of good citizenship, facing your fear and keeping a resolution. Psych

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  • Dorms Go Extreme to Lure Students

    According to this report, college students today are not only demanding, but getting better food and living spaces- something their parents may envy as they think back to the 8 x 10 rooms and limited dining options they were used to back in their own college days. CNN.com, 9/23/2011

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  • How to look forward to life again

    With the stress of daily life, many of us have experienced a time when we felt there was nothing to look forward to. In order to look forward to life again, we need stay present rather than worrying about the future. We also need to know when to push ourselves and when to take a

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  • A good marriage pays great benefits

    Married couples who are happy tend to make and save more money and have better physical health. You can do a quick scan of your marriage by answering a few simple questions that deal with how much fun you have, how appreciative you are, and how you heal after upsetting moments. September 19, 2011, Psychology

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  • Cosmetic surgery gets cheaper, faster, scarier

    Are low-cost, high-volume cosmetic surgery clinics the new problem? Strax, which has two locations in South Florida, boasts it is the busiest cosmetic surgery center in the U.S. However, one of it’s patients paid $5000 for a procedure and later had to be hospitalized for repercussions from the surgery. Critics call it the commoditization of

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  • Sex: Why it makes women fall in love – but just makes men want MORE!

    Experts say that for many people— especially women— the mind plays a key role in achieving orgasm.  While male brains tend to focus on the physical stimulation involved in sexual contact, the key to female arousal seems to be deep relaxation and a lack of anxiety.  Another difference between the genders is that, during sex,

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  • Mind Over Mind? ‘Decision Fatigue’ Saps Willpower – If We Let It

    In the all out battle between decisions and willpower, it seems like you might have the final say. Though there is conflicting research in the field about whether one’s ability to make decisions becomes continually worn down and withered, those who believed in their own willpower were more likely to overcome this weariness. Because making

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  • Occasional Quarrels Healthy for a Relationship?

    Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Fighting can be healthy for a relationship, but not all the time, because it’s part of passion and making up. It is healthy to get things off of your chest and share them with your significant other. MSNBC Today Show, 8/19/2011

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