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Sarah E DeVries

Sarah E DeVries

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The Fascinating History of Kingsley Hall, Anti-Psychiatry Headquarters
ExperimentsThe Fascinating History of Kingsley Hall, Anti-Psychiatry HeadquartersKingsley Hall is the name of a building where doctors performed some of the most impressive psychiatric experiments of the...
Sunday Afternoon Anxiety
EmotionsSunday Afternoon AnxietySunday afternoon anxiety is an internal discomfort that often affects people on Sunday afternoons and evenings. Those who experiment it feel unease, sadness, nostalgia, and even an annoying sense of emptiness....
According to Science, Luck DOES Exist
Healthy HabitsAccording to Science, Luck DOES ExistAmulets, energy rocks, four-leaf clovers, knocking on wood, colored candles, crossing your fingers… do any of these things actually bring...
Three Escape Routes that Feed Your Anxiety
EmotionsThree Escape Routes that Feed Your AnxietyThe human mind reacts in different ways when faced with high-impact negative experiences. From blocking to setting off a chain...
Three Techniques for Practicing Assertiveness
ConflictsThree Techniques for Practicing AssertivenessYou're at the supermarket, standing in line to pay, when someone cuts in. At that moment, even though you're really...
Suicidal Behaviors: Related Variables
PsychologySuicidal Behaviors: Related VariablesSuicide is both a social and cultural phenomenon that affects a high percentage of the population. Actually, the mortality rate...
Seven Situations that Change Your Brain, For Better or Worse
BrainSeven Situations that Change Your Brain, For Better or WorseMany situations change your brain. And we're not referring to strange or unusual situations but rather normal, everyday ones. Sometimes,...
When You're Embarrassed by Your Family
FamilyWhen You're Embarrassed by Your FamilyIf you're embarrassed by your family, then you might need to work on yourself. That being said, the majority of...
The Five Precepts of Buddhist Ethics
Personal DevelopmentThe Five Precepts of Buddhist EthicsUnlike other philosophies and beliefs, in Buddhism, there are no absolute mandates or insurmountable rules. Buddhist ethics synthesizes these guides....
The Key to Happiness: A Beautiful Oriental Tale
Stories and ReflectionsThe Key to Happiness: A Beautiful Oriental TaleAccording to this old oriental tale, in the beginning, there was a meeting of the gods. During a pleasant talk,...
The Relationship Between Uncertainly and Change According to Pema Chodron
Philosophy and PsychologyThe Relationship Between Uncertainly and Change According to Pema ChodronThe teachings of Pema Chodron can show you how, even if it's difficult to assimilate, life is more like turbulent...
Neurovisceral Integration Model: the Brain-Heart Connection
BrainNeurovisceral Integration Model: the Brain-Heart Connection150 years ago, Claude Bernard showed the connection between the brain and the heart. This scientist proposed that the prefrontal...
When You're Incapable of Expressing Your Anger
EmotionsWhen You're Incapable of Expressing Your AngerDo you have a hard time expressing your anger? If your answer is "I never get angry", well... that isn't...
The Body Language of Depression
EmotionsThe Body Language of DepressionThe body language of depression includes micro-expressions, postures, and gestures. It's worth being able to recognize them, as these states...
What to Do if You Feel Your Life Has No Meaning
Philosophy and PsychologyWhat to Do if You Feel Your Life Has No Meaning"My life has no purpose. I feel adrift with no direction. I don't know what I want, nothing motivates me...
The Brain Loves Surprises
Basic Psychological ProcessesThe Brain Loves SurprisesWhy does the brain love surprises? Surprise is a basic emotion caused by an unforeseen stimulus. When the surprise isn't pleasant, it becomes a negative emotion such as fear, rage,...
Seeing Beyond What's There
Personal DevelopmentSeeing Beyond What's ThereSeeing beyond what's there is understanding that there are phenomena that exist "beneath the surface" of the information that arrives through the senses. Thus, don't settle for what's immediately apparent...
Emmy Noether: Biography of the Woman Who Revolutionized Physics
BiographiesEmmy Noether: Biography of the Woman Who Revolutionized PhysicsEmmy Noether was a genius who went beyond the level of many of her contemporaries but didn't receive the recognition...
The Industry Makes You Feel Guilty
CultureThe Industry Makes You Feel GuiltyHumanity has had to deal with challenges that are ever-increasing in their sophistication. It happens at a frenetic speed and...
Biography of an Extraordinary Anthropologist: Claude Lévi-Strauss
BiographiesBiography of an Extraordinary Anthropologist: Claude Lévi-StraussClaude Lévi-Strauss is the father of modern anthropology and one of the most distinguished thinkers of the 20th century. He...
Sofia Kovalévskaya: Biography of a Daring Mathematician
BiographiesSofia Kovalévskaya: Biography of a Daring MathematicianSofia Kovalévskaya was a notable woman for her contributions to the fields of math and physics as much as for...