By Tracy Frisch, Gabor Mate — 2012
Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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Drawing on forty collective years of research and decades of clinical experience, the authors present the best practical advice science has to offer to show family and friends how they can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to help someone change.
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In November 2015, the Young Men in the Imperial Falls ward decided to change some lives for the better. They surprised more than 30 girls and told them how fantastic they all were!
Amy talks to Thomas Brag, one of the guys from Yes Theory (who got Will Smith to bungee jump out of a helicopter). Thomas shares how to seek discomfort, manage anxiety, and face your fears head-on.
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Your inner dialogue can either inspire and motivate you to do your best or it can be the one thing that stands between you and living your best life. Studies consistently show self-compassion is the key to feeling and doing your best.
Amy talks to kindness advocate, Houston Kraft. He's reached millions of people with his message that just might change the way you think about kindness.
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Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke.
The world is changing and people are feeling scared. What we regard as normal has been completely flipped on its head. What we need now more than ever is kindness. When you’re kind to someone, it’s not just that person who benefits. Kindness makes you happier. It’s good for your heart.
When you step out of your own life and take more notice of what's happening in other people's lives, you realise that you have the power to make a difference – a positive difference – in their lives and your own.