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How — and Why — to Bring Meditation Therapy Into Your Practice

In Buddhism, meditation is often described as a tool for taming "the monkey mind" — the human brain’s proclivity for bouncing from thought to thought. Most of these thoughts are ...
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COVID PTSD in Doctors and Nurses: Overcoming Collective Post-Pandemic Trauma

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. hard and fast in March of 2020, the country underwent the beginning of “collective trauma” — a life-changing and upsetting event ...
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Boost Your Memory by Remembering These Five Steps

The human brain consists of about 85 billion neurons, and if each neuron could only store a single memory, running out of space could be a problem. A person may only have a few ...
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3 Tips to Achieve the Focus of a U.S. Marine

Semper Fi! It’s the United States Marines’ official motto and conjures the image of a focused, disciplined individual who is effective under stress. As cultivating these ...
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Mental Health Impact: 1 Year Into Pandemic

The fresh start of the new year brought promising overall improvement in several mental health capacities. However, as February’s Mental Health Index reveals, it would be a ...
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Power of Self-Care: The Science Behind Digital Tools for Addiction Recovery

By all measures, substance use is up among U.S. workers. Elevated stress and anxiety have led to increased drinking and drug use, including on the job. At the same time, COVID-19 ...
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5 Lessons in Stress: The More You Know, The More You Can Master

Got stress? From a tight work deadline, to trying to balance running a Zoom call while helping a child with online classes, to the loss of a loved one, human beings are no ...
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Quelling a Craving: How Digital Self-Care Tools Provide Patients In-the-Moment Support

Long-awaited vaccine distribution may be giving Americans a reprieve from some of the stress and anxiety COVID-19 has wrought, yet risk of drug and alcohol addiction remains ...
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