Pregnancy requires a great deal of attention and not just physical care. In this section, we provide you with advice, studies, and strategies for managing your feelings and emotions, as well as information about what happens during each stage of your pregnancy, how to maintain a healthy relationship with your partner, and above all, enjoy this wonderful experience.

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Pregnancy is a revolution for a woman&#039;s body. During the nine months of gestation, her body adapts to various changes, many of which aren&#039;t obvious to an outside observer.

The Invisible Changes of Pregnancy

During a respected delivery, the woman feels respected, listened to, and owns her own experience of childbirth. Find out what psychological benefits this type of childbirth brings.

Respected Childbirth and Its Psychological Importance

Miscarriage tends not to be spoken about, either by society or many professionals. Today we&#039;ll talk about this phenomenon. Furthermore, we&#039;ll examine why its psychological effects often tend to be underestimated. 

The Psychological Impact of Miscarriage on a Couple

Perinatal death refers to the death of an unborn child. Some women can prevent it by controlling the risk factors that endanger their pregnancy. Continue reading to find out more about it.

Perinatal Death - Losing the Baby During Pregnancy

Society tends to portray pregnancy as a magical time of good health and happiness. In reality, however, it can have some difficult repercussions. In this article, we&#039;ll talk about one of the most serious mental health issues related to pregnancy and birth: postpartum psychosis.

Postpartum Psychosis: Description, Prevention, and Treatment

Today, we&#039;re going to talk about a little-known phobia called tokophobia. People with tokophobia have an irrational fear of pregnancy and birth. It can affect both men and women, and it originates from traumatic first-person or second-person experiences.

Tokophobia: The Irrational Fear of Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Unemployment is a negative and potentially stressful situation, and it also has many negative health consequences. In this article, we&#039;ll explain more about the stress caused by unemployment and its repercussions.

The Stress Caused by Unemployment

Dysarthria can affect patients physically, mentally, emotionally, and behaviorally. Each person will experience it a little differently, which is why a unique treatment plan is important for each case.

Causes and Symptoms of Dysarthria

Panicking when the phone rings, and experiencing paralyzing anxiety when you need to make or answer a call. If you identify with these feelings, we explain how to overcome this common phobia.

How to Overcome Your Fear of Talking on the Phone

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What do we value more? How does the effort we invest in it influence us? What does it mean when it comes to membership of certain groups? The results of a curious experiment tell us.

The Aronson and Mills Experiment: Effort Justification

Do you admire the people you spend the most time with? Keep in mind that the attitude of your environment influences your way of being. Let&#039;s see how.

Show Me Who Your Friends Are and I'll Tell You Who You Are

Do you think you&#039;re intelligent? If the answer is yes, how do you know? In this article, we tell you what you should look for to detect intelligence.

Do You Think You're Intelligent? Here's How to Find Out

Empty heart disease tends to appear in young people who are highly demanding of themselves. Academic and work pressure, added to a lack of existential feeling leads them to situations of great anguish and desolation.

Empty Heart Disease: Young People Who Feel Life Has No Meaning

Have you ever felt an intense sense of peace when you&#039;re near the sea? As a matter of fact, being close to the ocean has many benefits, some of which are often ignored. Would you like to find out about them? 

Six Psychological Benefits of Being By the Sea

There are certain dietary practices you can follow to prevent some of the most common problems associated with aging. 

 Nine Eating Habits to Keep Aging at Bay

Times of constant stress often bring with them problems like annoying cold sores. These blisters are evidence of how   emotions alter our immune system.

Herpes Due to Stress: Emotions That Turn into Blisters

All optimal coping strategies begin with acceptance. Without managing an adjusted perspective of what&#039;s happening, it&#039;s difficult to take action. How can this be done?

How to Manage the Impact of a Chronic Illness

It happens sometimes. Your partner&#039;s family doesn&#039;t accept you and might even try to turn their son or daughter against you. What can you do in these circumstances?

Your Partner's Family Doesn't Accept You: What Can You Do?

Many see it as a liberation. However, divorces in people over 50 years aren&#039;t always so positive. In fact, behind this booming phenomenon lie hidden economic disputes and great emotional challenges.

Restarting Life After Gray Divorce

Chemistry and compatibility, although mixed together at the beginning of a relationship, will end up going their separate ways if a successful process of introspection isn&#039;t carried out.

Seven Signs That You're Confusing Chemistry With Compatibility

The position of the youngest son isn&#039;t always the most comfortable. It depends on the kind of family they come from. In most cases they&#039;re the bearer of their mother&#039;s wishes.

The Pros and Cons of Being the Youngest Son

There are relationships in which anxiety is the predominant note. This is basically because mistrust exists between one partner and the other.

Anxious Attachment or an Avoidant Partner?

What does becoming an adult entail? When does the transition from childhood to adulthood occur? In this article, we&#039;re going to answer these and some other interesting questions.

Becoming an Adult

We all try to take care of our physical and mental health. Nevertheless, none of us are immune to the kind of accident that could affect our brain.

The Psychological Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury

They look the same and, in fact, we even confuse them. However, REM sleep and deep sleep appear at different stages, and one of them is more important for our health than the other. 

The Differences Between REM Sleep and Deep Sleep

Non-cognitive skills will be key for the future. Creativity, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and communication skills will be essential.

Non-Cognitive Skills: What Are They?

A book can change lives if the story it tells is related to what we are and what we do. That&#039;s the conclusion a group of scientists reached when they decided to investigate to what extent reading modifies behavior.

Books Can Change Lives, According to Recent Research

Have you ever thought that you may have ASD? Do you suspect a relative or close person may be suffering from this disorder? In fact, data suggests that people with high-functioning ASD often go undiagnosed. Keep reading If you want to know how this condition is evaluated in adults.

How to Diagnose ASD in Adults

What makes some people believe they&#039;re thinner than they really are? What dangers does this distortion carry? Today, we want to talk about fatorexia.

Fatorexia and the Rejected Self

&quot;Don&#039;t eat over the weekend because you&#039;re going to drink alcohol and you need to control your calories.&quot; This is a recent and widespread practice among young people between 17 and 24 years old. It poses the question, is drunkorexia a new eating disorder?

Drunkorexia: Substituting Alcohol for Food

The same information, presented in a different way, can lead you to reach different conclusions. This is known as the framing effect. In this article, we&#039;ll look at its consequences and how it can be overcome.

The Framing Effect and How It Influences the Way You Make Decisions

A person with delusions doesn&#039;t need help to change, but to be able to be the way they are without suffering. There are different ways to gradually achieve this. The most important thing is that they&#039;re surrounded by understanding and loving people.

How to Help Someone Who Suffers From Delusions

Negative and adverse events happen every day. When you&#039;re faced with them, you have two options. You can either allow yourself to be trapped by helplessness or you can rethink the circumstances and start facing them.

How to Reframe Your Negative Circumstances

Do you fall asleep with your mouth open? If so, beware. Because this  apparently innocent gesture can have negative implications for your health. Find out more below.

Why Shouldn't You Sleep With Your Mouth Open?

Your mental habits can make you sink or swim. Repeatedly executing a harmful mental procedure makes you waste a great deal of energy. This ends up affecting all areas of your life. 

Three Mental Habits That Consume All Your Energy

If you feel that your environment is pressuring you to fit in or change, it may be time to recognize and value what makes you unique. Everyone is good at something. Do you know where your strengths lie?

Stop Comparing Yourself to Others, You're Unique

There are many reasons why you may feel insecure: fear of failure, of being negatively valued or having little confidence in yourself. We suggest some strategies to make you feel more secure.

The Most Common Causes of Insecurity and How to Overcome Them

A difficult working day is one in which there&#039;s a lot to do and little time to do it in. Or, there aren&#039;t so many tasks, but they&#039;re extremely complex and demanding. Here are five simple tips to help.

Five Tips to Help You Overcome a Difficult Day at Work

If you feel like you perform better under pressure, you may be wasting your potential. Find out in which situations this can be an advantage and in which it&#039;s a handicap.

Is the Ability to Perform Better Under Pressure a Plus or a Minus?

These tips for being more proactive at work will help you achieve your goals, improve your skills, and generally perform better, both during your work hours and your personal time.

Five Tips for Being More Proactive at Work

Meeting with yourself helps you analyse how you&#039;re working and the results you&#039;re obtaining. It&#039;s an excellent space to evaluate yourself and introduce positive changes in your work.

Meetings With Yourself: A Way of Enhancing Your Personal Productivity

Brain drain is one of the phenomena that most concerns companies. However, what steps can be taken to avoid it?

Five Keys to Avoiding the Brain Drain

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