đŸ˜€ I thought you might appreciate exploring some of the blogs I like to read when I’m not ‘posting’
So sit back relax and learn to love this blog! A little while ago I discovered Dominque Browning’s blog Slow Love Life Exquisitely written full of delightfully shared moments… In Dominique’s words:
SLOW LOVE means engaging with the world in a deeper, more meaningful way, learning to appreciate the beauty of everyday moments, and taking time to share them with one another–in the midst of our busy, productive lives. SLOW LOVE LIFE is a place to continue the conversation, and to share thoughts about how to find those slow love moments daily.
At the risk of waxing lyrical…. slow down smell the coffee (?!@)…. and take time to discover the beauty that surrounds you.
Gail Sheehy talks with the Heath Family about what its like to be part of the Sandwich Generation.
Gail’s book Passages in Caregiving – Turning Chaos Into Confidence walks you through the caregivers emotional journey, stage by stage, showing caregivers how to outwit the healthcare system and keep a loved one safe and satisfied, without sacrificing their own health and happiness.
Thinking about God may make you less upset about making errors, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The researchers measured brain waves for a particular kind of distress-response while participants made mistakes on a test. Those who had been prepared with religious thoughts had a less prominent response to mistakes than those who hadn’t.
“Eighty-five percent of the world has some sort of religious beliefs,” says Michael Inzlicht, who cowrote the study with Alexa Tullett, both at the University of Toronto Scarborough. “I think it behooves us as psychologists to study why people have these beliefs; exploring what functions, if any, they may serve.” [continue reading…]
Earlier this year, the American Psychiatric Association released a rough draft of its new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM. It’s a big book that lists all the mental disorders doctors can use to diagnose mental illness. One of the changes they’re proposing is causing controversy.
Traditionally, the manual has warned doctors away from diagnosing major depression in people who have just lost a loved one in what’s called “bereavement exclusion.” The idea was that feelings of intense pain were normal, so they shouldn’t be labeled as a mental disorder link to read more
đŸ˜€ I thought you might appreciate exploring some of the blogs I like to read when I’m not ‘posting’
