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Finding Social Support in a Pandemic
For many of us, the pandemic has been an especially lonely time. Perhaps we’re home alone much of the time, or home with our family a...
Caring for Others
Strength in Numbers Have you ever found yourself driving across a bridge on the coast, hundreds of feet above the ocean? Or have you...
The Strengths of Self-Care and Self-Compassion
Self-care and self-compassion can help us to stay afloat and even thrive, transforming our daily grind into a process of self-exploration
Thinking Flexibly
Thinking Flexibly Over the years, many strategies have been developed for people to learn healthier ways of thinking flexibly. Flexible...
What Matters to You? Discovering Your Values and Achieving Your Goals
What matters to you? It seems like a silly question--don’t we all know what we want, what we value, what matters to us? Simple as this...
Mindful Awareness to Build Resilience
“Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Take a deep breath. Then another. Feel the...
The Neuroscience of Resilience
Throughout life, we respond to problems, stressors and losses that are part of being human. In our current world, there is no doubt that...
Focusing on the Process: Slowing Down and Tuning In
There is immense beauty in the human brain’s ability to adapt constantly to new information and circumstances both positive and negative;...
What can I do? Equality and Human Rights
I have a deep sense of sadness about the recent murder of George Floyd. My home town is St. Paul – “twin city” to Minneapolis. This adds...
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