By Treva Lind — 2018
While music is known for lifting moods, rising evidence shows profound responses when favorite tunes are played for dementia patients.
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Adjusting your attitude is easier than you think.
Light exercise, breathing techniques, even smiling can improve overall wellness
Nicholas Pinter’s autism and bipolar disorder pose challenges for his parents. His father, Mike, right, learned mindfulness methods to help reduce his stress.
Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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The most popular course at Yale teaches how to be happy. We took it for you.
As a professor of psychology at Yale and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, I've spent the last few years teaching simple science-backed tips to improve our well-being. I know the research inside out—but the giant dumpster fire of a year that was 2020 has had me struggling, too.
With each diagnosis, knowing her life hung in the balance, she was “stunned, then anguished” and astonished by “how much energy it takes to get from the bad news to actually starting on the return path to health.”
Whether you choose to be a family caregiver or the job is thrust upon you by circumstances, your most important responsibility beyond caring for your ill or disabled relative is caring for yourself.
The cognitive scientist Laurie Santos says “we’re fighting cultural forces that are telling us, ‘You’re not happy enough.’”
Our culture has taught us that we do not have the privilege of being vulnerable like other communities.