The Psychology of Taking a Knee
The backlash against protests by Colin Kaepernick and other athletes raises scientific questions about body language, power, and group dynamics.
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The surprising science of happiness
Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy
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Camp brings healing to kids dealing with loss
Experience Camps provides grieving children a safe space to access their emotions, while still having fun with others who understand what they’re going through.View article
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Trauma-informed psychotherapy puts the body – and love – back in mental healthcare
“Psychotherapy heals when both therapist and client are equally invested in the relationship…the goal – to inhabit one’s body and relationships in new ways.” For the past 50 years, psychotherapy
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Self Compassion
Are you your own worst critic, without even realizing it? When we fail and mess up in our lives (perhaps a project at work goes wrong or a relationship ends),
What babies learn before they’re born
Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb — from the lilt of our native language
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The power of vulnerability
Feeling loved, cared for, and understood by another is what helps us to feel connected to ourselves and the world around us. Our ability to deepen our sense of connectedness
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September 2017 Newsletter
Sunrise on the plains of the Masai Mara, Kenya. “The bigness of the world is redemption…To dig deeper into the self, to go underground, is sometimes necessary, but so is
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April 2017 Newsletter
Lately, I’ve been more weighed down by certain stresses in my own life, as well as a bit worn down by the deluge of daily political calamities streaming through
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Adoptive Parent’s Night at Columbia University’s Developmental Affective Neuroscience Lab
Join Nim Tottenham, Ph.D. for a night of wine, cheese, and stimulating conversation for you and pizza, movie, and childcare for your kids. Come and hear about the latest research
How Trauma-Informed Teaching Builds A Sense of Safety And Care
“Students interact with teachers close to 30 hours a week. Training teachers in understanding trauma and interventions for individual students supports the developments of a strong attachment between student
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Humans Vs. Technology
Computers seem to know it all. They can add faster, but 2+2 still equals 4. They can make dinner reservations and book flights, but they can’t make them enjoyable. Computers
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