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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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Childhood, Disrupted

Adversity in childhood can create long-lasting scars, damaging our cells and our DNA, and making us sick as adults

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Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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Forecasting Happiness

An interview with psychologist Daniel Gilbert

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Marianna Pogosyan
2017
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Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness

People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.

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Emily Esfahani Smith
2013
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Ever Heard of a Naturopath? Here’s Why You May Want to See One

According to conventional wisdom, when you’re sick, you call the doctor. (And maybe your mom.) But your trusty MD may not be the only one who can cure what ails you—especially if you’ve paid him or her a visit already and still aren’t feeling well.

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Nicole Frehsee
2015
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Labels Like ‘Alternative Medicine’ Don’t Matter. The Science Does.

As long as you can prove that it works, it doesn’t matter what you call it.

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Aaron E. Carroll
2015
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Reconnecting with Friends Can Help You Feel Less Regret

Research shows there’s a mental limit on how many people we can feel deeply connected to; federal data indicates most Canadians have a squad of around five close friends and the famous “Dunbar’s Number” theory suggests 150 friends is the cap for our social networks.

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Al Donato
2019
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Emotional Detachment: What It Is and How to Overcome It

Emotional detachment is an inability or unwillingness to connect with other people on an emotional level. For some people, being emotionally detached helps protect them from unwanted drama, anxiety, or stress.

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Kimberly Holland
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An Expert Explains Why You Feel So Lonely All the Time

We're living in what you might call an epidemic of loneliness. Recent research has shown that many of the people we feel close to probably don't reciprocate the feeling.

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Annie Vainshtein
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Transforming Envy into Joy

Envy can be turned into joy for the very person you envy.

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Toni Bernhard
2012
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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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Jennifer Huizen
2020
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