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Before talking about happiness hormones, it is important to understand what hormones are and how they are produced. The endocrine system works together with the nervous system to influence many aspects of human behavior. Hormones are chemicals produced by different glands in your body. They are chemical messengers and travel through the bloodstream to tissues […]
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Whether it’s misplacing your keys before an early meeting at work, being worried about an upcoming doctor’s appointment, or having to give a presentation in front of your classmates, stress is a universal experience. Oftentimes, our daily stress levels can fluctuate because of our individual circumstances with work, health, or our families and friends. Bigger
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Tension, as it relates to our psychological experiences, can be defined as a state that is associated with conflict, dissonance, instability, or uncertainty. Psychological tension also creates a desire for resolution and feelings of expectation, anticipation, or prediction concerning future events that are potentially emotionally impactful (Lehne & Koelsch, 2015). Tension is typically experienced in
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To understand what shadow work is, we must first define the “Shadow”. The Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, who is perhaps Sigmund Freud’s most famous trainee, described the Shadow as the repressed parts of ourselves, the parts we find unpleasant or cannot tolerate acknowledging (Jung, 1958). The Shadow consists of the aspects of ourselves that
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Float therapy is a relaxation technique that involves lying in a small, enclosed tank or room filled with a shallow pool of water that is saturated with Epsom salt. The high concentration of salt in the water allows the individual to float effortlessly, and the water is heated to skin temperature to eliminate the
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Binaural beats are what happens when two equally loud sounds, at just slightly different frequencies (or tones), are presented at the same time, one sound to each ear (Goodin et al., 2012). So how does this affect your brain? There are brain waves of varying frequencies occurring in your brain at all times. When two
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Blue light is light of a certain wavelength that can be emitted or reflected by a variety of materials and surfaces in the world (Okuno et al., 2002). By its nature, blue light is damaging to the photoreceptors in the human retina. Some sources of blue light, such as the sun, certain metallic surfaces,
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Mind mapping is a technique through which you develop and visually organize thoughts, ideas, and information. This technique involves identifying a central topic (often represented as an image) and creating branches indicating the relevant categories that are related to the central topic extending radially from the central idea (Budd, 2004). A mind map essentially
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A bullet journal is a hand-written journal combining things like a calendar, reflections, drawings, and a planner (Tholander, 2020). It can be used to organize and plan your daily, weekly, and monthly tasks and appointments. It’s called a “bullet journal” because it uses bullet points to represent each task or event. In a bullet
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Intuition can be a difficult concept to define–it is sometimes described as the sixth human sense. It happens when your brain quickly takes in large amounts of information and processes it based on your past experiences which leads you to an automatic answer. Intuition is the result of your brain putting together everything you
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Kim Perone, MA, CLC, CWMF is a Success, Bereavement & Resilience Coach and Mindfulness Trainer at the Center for Clarity, Compassion & Contentment (CENTER4C). Kim works with organizations and individuals to offer essential skills for today. A personal strategist, philosopher, and champion for her clients, specializing in stress reduction, mindfulness, work life balance, bereavement, resilience, and authentic success, Kim is a Certified Life Coach, with an Master’s degree in Organizational Communication, Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator (CWMF), a Certified Grief Educator, and author of The Case for Clarity, Compassion & Contentment: Finding Your Center (available on Amazon) and podcaster for Find Your Center with Life Coach Kim Perone. It is Kim’s belief that when clarity, compassion, and contentment are present an inspired life is possible. For more information, feel free to contact Kim at kperone@center4c.com, (518) 301-3593, www.Center4c.com.