When the World Feels Too Heavy

When the World Feels Too Heavy

by Dr. KD Farris: From time to time someone asks a question that isn’t really a question. It’s more like a moment of recognition. Something in life suddenly becomes visible and the person realizes they are standing in the middle of a much larger reality than they had previously allowed themselves to see. Lauren asked…

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Optimism Study Gives Optimists More Reason to Be Optimistic

Optimism Study Gives Optimists More Reason to Be Optimistic

by Christopher Bergland: Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity, a new 30-year study reports… Women and men with greater optimism tend to live longer than their pessimistic peers, on average, according to a decades-long study published yesterday. This research identifies a strong correlational (not causal) association between optimism and “exceptional longevity,” which is described as living to…

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American Round up 2 – Kent, Kushner, Witkoff

American Round up 2 – Kent, Kushner, Witkoff

The cracks are widening on the US domestic front as the Iran sinks deeper in the mire with Israel relentlessly knocking out the top Iranian leadership, unpleasant types admittedly, but ones who might well have made a deal to stop the deadly tit-for-tat.  Joe Kent, the top US counterterrorism official has resigned over the war,…

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How Guitar Therapy Can Help Heal PTSD –

How Guitar Therapy Can Help Heal PTSD –

Do you feel like hauling around a heavy backpack that nobody else can see? Anyone who has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) feels the same.   In the U.S., roughly 5% of people deal with PTSD in any given year, and women actually experience it more than men. Talking to a therapist helps. But sometimes words just…

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