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Five Surprising Ways Exercise Changes Your Brain

By Kelly McGonigal — 2020

Moving your body is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your mind.

Read on greatergood.berkeley.edu

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The Mental Health of People with Disabilities

Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities.

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John Sarno, M.D., An American Hero

Dr. John Sarno, a pioneer in mind-body medicine, emphasized the age-old concept that anxiety and mood have a significant impact on the treatment of chronic disease, including pain.

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An Old Idea: What Ails the Body is Rooted in the Mind

The diagnosis and the treatment fit the era in which they occurred. It was the early 1950's, and the field of psychosomatic medicine — based on the notion that many diseases have their origins in emotional distress — was in its heyday.

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What’s Happening Inside Simone Biles’ Brain When the ‘Twisties’ Set In?

A complex system in the brain that keeps gymnasts balanced can get out of whack.

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5 Ways Breathwork Can Support a Mindful Pregnancy

The breath is the foundation of every mindfulness practice, and it is also the foundation of life. Establishing a relationship with your breath, especially while pregnant, will have lasting effects for you and the child you are bringing into the world.

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By Now, Burnout Is a Given

The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.

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You Can Train Your Brain to Thrive During Trauma & Stress—Here’s How

What if we told you that you could actually train your brain to cope after trauma? Elizabeth A.

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Why One Neuroscientist Started Blasting His Core

“How we move, think, and feel have an impact on the stress response through real neural connections.”

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Feeling Numb: What You Need to Know

It is not unusual to feel emotionally numb after or during a very stressful event. A person may also notice a temporary feeling of dissociation or disconnection from the body and the outside world.

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Signs You're Disconnected from Your Body + What to Do About It

I know what it's like to feel disconnected — not only from yourself, but from others and the world. It's a painful place to be. I've lived with that nagging sense of things being not quite right. I've felt the restlessness of wanting more from life, without knowing exactly what I was looking for.

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