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Meditation: Where Our Mind Finds Peace
Using meditation to relax and release stress is a practice that is becoming more popular by the minute, mostly because of it’s widely-known mental health benefits. However, it’s the practice of conscious meditation or mindfulness that’s gaining the most attention, because its…
7 Life Lessons We Learn from Our Siblings
We’ve argued with them, disowned them, ignored them, bothered them, and done countless other unimaginable things to them. However, a sibling is one of the best treasures that we can have in life. Siblings are our “enemies” that we fight the most…
6 Philosophical Movies About Identity You Should Watch
As many movie fans know, the big screen is a place where we can explore and investigate the very essence of what it means to be a human being. In fact, here we have dissected 6 philosophical movies about identity that are worth…
Psychology
The Differences Between the CAT Scan and the MRI Scan
Neuropsychology is the specialized branch of psychology responsible for the study of brain functioning and its relationship with human behavior. This branch seeks the possible existent correlations between the functions of the brain and behavior. To do this, it uses…
Hyper-children: Overprotected Children and Stress
Hyper-children are the product of hyper-parenting. It’s a new and increasing trend that neglects important aspects of childhood. For example, playing, the outdoors, boredom, and facing problems. This is the result of an educational style based on over-protection, over-attention, and…
Aboulomania: When Indecision Becomes Pathological
We’ve all had to make a tough decision sometime in our lives. During these moments, we start doubting ourselves and we get nervous about not knowing which option to choose. Being indecisive when having to choose something is normal. However, when…
The Pain of Separation: Togetherness as a Fundamental Right
A child never forgets being separated from their parents. This pain of separation is so heartbreaking that it can cause an irreparable scar and plague the child for a lifetime. This is what the little ones who have been abruptly…
Emotions
5 Keys to Emotional Empowerment
Notable aviator Amelia Earhart said that “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”. Do you think you’re a person with enough capacity to give more? If so, these keys to emotional empowerment will interest…
When Melancholy Takes Over
Nothing about melancholy is poetic or evocative. It’s just a huge void. It’s a yearning for the past the completely blurs the present. The characteristics of melancholy are stillness, tiredness, and physical exhaustion to the point where it creates a…
The Emotional Wound of Bullying in the Victim and Their Family
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The 3 Most Common Mistakes People Make When They Argue
We live surrounded by different kinds of people. Because of this, we have to coexist with people we don’t understand and people who drive us crazy. In these situations, we’re more prone to arguing. Yes, it’s obviously better not to…
Curiosities
Black Swan: Dancing With Psychosis
Black Swan was one of the most highly-acclaimed films of 2010. This film starred Natalia Portman, who won the Oscar for Best Actress. The film also caused a lot of controversy because of Portman’s body double. She argued that she didn’t deserve the…
Anchoring Effect: Theories and Factors
Athlete Frank Tankerton said that “You can only learn if you open yourself up to different sources of information”. And yet, can the anchoring effect be a cognitive bias that promotes just the opposite in our mind? Are we fully…
Psychopathology and Cinema: Reality or Fiction?
Psychopathology has been very present in films. An endless number of movies have told us stories related to psychologists, psychiatrists, and above all, people who suffer from mental disorders. Even when the plot line isn’t directly related to psychopathology, psychology…
7 Tips for Parent WhatsApp Groups
Current technological advances allow us to be increasingly more involved in our children’s education. Nowadays, there are platforms to see their grades online and even notifications about the latest news related to their studies. The Internet has revolutionized the current…
Chaos Theory or “The Butterfly Effect”
We’ve all heard of the butterfly effect. It’s the essence of chaos theory. Chaos theory was first defined by James Yorke and T.Y. Li in 1975 and it reminds us of something essential. The world doesn’t follow a predictable pattern.…
Books
Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Books
Reading is one of the best ways for human beings to cultivate their minds. Throughout history, books have instructed, entertained, and protected us. And on some occasions, they have also given us hope, shelter, and comfort. Some people even say…
Emotionary: A Wonderful Book About Emotional Education
Your emotional education plays a huge role in the person you become in life. Properly managing your emotions makes you more intelligent. But first, someone has to teach you how. One of the best new tools out there for that is the…
The Red Book, How Carl Jung Saved His Soul
They say that Carl Jung’s The Red Book contains within its pages a mind that aspires to roam the underworld and rescue his soul. His work was intellectually legendary – enigmatic and fascinating, to many the Holy Grail for the irreverent,…
William Wilson: An E.A. Poe Story that Makes You Think
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most renowned literary geniuses in the world. It’s not just due to his work, but also due to his turbulent life. There’s also the matter of his death and mysterious visits from a possible…
Movies
Annie Wilkes: Love and Obsession
If we review Kathy Bates’ films, we encounter titles as famous as Titanic or Fried Green Tomatoes. However, the American actress’ biggest success is Misery. Bates won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her brilliant portrayal of the psychopathic…
A Clockwork Orange: Behaviorism and Freedom
What can be said about A Clockwork Orange that hasn’t been said before? What can be said about Stanley Kubrick? You could spend hours and hours talking about the movie, its ending, and its philosophical analysis. It’s impossible for me to…
Into the Wild: Getting Rid of Material Stuff
Why choose to live like a beggar when you have everything? Why give up every luxury and comfort to live like a savage? Perhaps you just want to live, in the strictest sense of the word. Be alive, eat to…
5 Films That Will Leave You Thinking for Days
Movies are able to make us feel a lot of emotions. They make us cry out of happiness or sadness, laugh, and inspire us. However, most of the time, we only watch movies out of boredom. If we really took…
The Full Monty: Surviving Unemployment
The Full Monty is a 1997 British movie directed by Peter Cattaneo. It stars Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, and Tom Wilkinson. The movie didn’t have a great budget and it wasn’t expected to have a lot of success. Nevertheless, it…