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From Deficit to Superpowers: Is It Ableist to Focus on Neurodivergent Strengths?

By Nancy Doyle — 2021

Let’s move beyond superpowers but not forget to keep promoting our strengths.

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Understand Your Emotions to Grow and Heal

In McLaren’s view, we typically perceive emotions as problems, which we then thoughtlessly express or repress. She advocates a more mindful approach, where we step back and see our emotions as sources of information.

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Marci Sharif
2020
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Repressing or Expressing Emotions? There’s Another Choice!

I don’t know what happened to emotions in this society. They are the least understood, most maligned, and most ridiculously over-analyzed aspects of human life.

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Karla McLaren
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When Rage Goes Viral: 4 Strategies to Cope with Anger in a Healthy Way

Our world is in the midst of an emotional meltdown. People are restless, volatile, our tempers about to blow. Why is rage so rampant? What is the solution?

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Judith Orloff
2011
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Obama’s People and the African Americans: The Language of Othering

To the list of identities Black people in America have assumed or been asked to, we can now add, thanks to this presidential election season, “Obama’s people” and “the African Americans.”

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john a. powell
2016
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How Praise Became a Consolation Prize

Helping children confront challenges requires a more nuanced understanding of the “growth mindset.”

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Christine Gross-Loh
2016
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Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives

How to fine-tune the internal monologue that scores every aspect of our lives, from leadership to love.

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Maria Popova
2014
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“Speak Your Truth. Follow Your Wild Heart”: How Brené Brown Learned to Cope with Cruelty Online

The best way to describe the modern social media struggle comes from my fifth-generation Texan upbringing: it’s a s*** show. I always thought I’d reach a point in my life and my career where social media got easier and cruel comments didn’t bother me.

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Brené Brown
2019
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Why Self-Compassion Trumps Self-Esteem

Researcher Kristin Neff reveals the benefits of going easy on yourself: less anxiety, less conflict, and more peace of mind.

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Kristin Neff
2011
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Why Self-Compassion Works Better Than Self-Esteem

Boosting your ego won’t make you feel better. Instead, try talking to yourself like you would your best friend.

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Olga Khazan
2016
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