Tag: anxiety
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the tipping point between reflecting and over-thinking
MAKING MY PEACE … with the tipping point between reflecting and over-thinking Reflection can be a powerful tool for personal growth. But sometimes, that quiet reflection about a specific situation or problem – when we reflect and reflect and reflect – becomes over-thinking and over-analysing. It becomes a mental spiral that leaves us drained rather than enlightened. What is the difference between…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with getting lost
MAKING MY PEACE … with getting lost Why do some people have a better sense of direction than others? Have you ever noticed how some people instinctively find their way, while others struggle to navigate even the simplest routes? I often roam my city, sometimes getting lost – yet I keep meandering until I recognize…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with bibliotherapy – reading for healing
MAKING MY PEACE … with bibliotherapy – reading for healing Bibliotherapy – reading for healing – is a therapeutic method I find intensely interesting, as someone deeply invested in psychosocial wellbeing and an avid reader. Bibliotherapy for emotional and psychological healing is at the heart of C.K. Elim’s 2024 The Book Therapy: Transforming Lives…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with poetry as a healer
Making My Peace … with poetry as a healer Many people use poetry as a healer. Victoria Lambinicio’s 2024 book is an example of poetry as a healer. Midnight in Asia is a collection of poetry in six chapters, written as the author states, by a “schizophrenic Asian American woman.” Throughout the collection of verses, her…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with what teenagers write about
Making My Peace … with what teenagers write about When teenagers write, unfettered, without restrictions, what do they write about? According to Soumia Shah’s new 2025 book Teen Rising, teens reveal their inner thoughts, concerns, and self-doubts. Teen Rising: An Anthology of Stories Written by Teens all around the World (2025) is a collection of 20…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the most popular self-help books in 2024
Making My Peace … with the most popular self-help books in 2024 In 2024, the Amazon book market experienced the following notable trends in reader interests in self-help books. Popular topics and themes included mental health, personal development, mindfulness, and building personal resilience.
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the superpowers of reindeer
Making My Peace … with the superpowers of reindeer Reindeer can help human learn more about depression, say scientists. Is that so? What I do know is that reindeer seem magical to me. In 2019, the New Scientist LIFE magazine wrote about the superpowers of reindeer. Do they really have superpowers, like unlocking…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with World Mental Health Day 2023 in Cambodia
Making My Peace … with World Mental Health Day 2023 in Cambodia October 10 was World Mental Health Day 2023 with the theme “Mental health is a universal human right.” I was in rural Cambodia, talking with 19-22-year-old university students. The Covid-19 global pandemic affected school-aged students everywhere, placing mental health firmly in…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with seasonal sadness
Making My Peace … with seasonal sadness Like the last scene of a riveting adventure movie on a cold night, you know that it will end, that you’ll don your coat over the pretty dress that you really wanted everyone to see, and contemplate the way home. Cheaper by bus, quicker by taxi,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the end of summer vacation
Making My Peace … with the end of summer vacation It is September as I write: the long, summer August vacation in France is over. For me, I did not take a month-long vacation as the French do; instead, I took two, short, 4-day trips – remaining in France, no more than two…