Well-being As A Skill
In this short lecture video, Richard Davidson, founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, talks about the four constituents of well-being and how we can practice it as a skill.
Neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to adapt and learn, responds to life events and helps us grow. By practicing four components our brains and our wellness can improve.
Resilience in recovery from adversity is part of well-being and helps protect us from difficulties.
Outlook, or attitude, is another skill we can develop, and he discusses a research study about the practice.
Attention is the third aspe...
Source: Channel N - December 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Lecture brain meditation mindfulness neroplasticity neuroscience outlook psychology resilience video wellbeing wellness Source Type: blogs
Opinions About People With Mental Illness
Here’s a summertime video shot in Allan Gardens, Toronto, to remind you of warmer weather and warm you up a little in winter.
In it, consumer/survivor Suzanne Feldman interviews people in the park to ask them their opinions about mental health and how they view people with mental illness in their community.
It’s encouraging to see that those interviewed support respect, diversity, social integration, and improving mental health services. Social attitudes have improved and are promising.
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Source: Channel N - December 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Sandra Kiume Tags: All Interview brain CanCon consumer mental health mental illness opinion social survivor video Source Type: blogs
Opinions About People With Mental Illness
Here’s a summertime video shot in Allan Gardens, Toronto, to remind you of warmer weather and warm you up a little in winter.
In it, consumer/survivor Suzanne Feldman interviews people in the park to ask them their opinions about mental health and how they view people with mental illness in their community.
It’s encouraging to see that those interviewed support respect, diversity, social integration, and improving mental health services. Social attitudes have improved and are promising.
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Source: Channel N - December 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Interview brain CanCon consumer mental health mental illness opinion social survivor video Source Type: blogs
Quick Shoulder Stretches Release Stress
Body and mind are connected, and one of the places we most feel the impact of stress and anxiety is in our shoulders. Our muscles tense up and so do we.
In this short video from Yoga Journal, we learn beginner techniques for 4 shoulder stretches, that can be performed sitting down. They are easy to do, and feel great. They provide a refreshing break.
By stopping to breathe, do a mindful body scan, and relax areas of our bodies like our shoulders, we can more effectively manage stress.
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Source: Channel N - November 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Sandra Kiume Tags: All Documentary General Online education brain coping psychology selfcare shoulders stress stretches tension video yoga Source Type: blogs
Shoulder Stretches Release Stress
Body and mind are connected, and one of the places we most feel the impact of stress and anxiety is in our shoulders. Our muscles tense up and so do we.
In this short video from Yoga Journal, we learn beginner techniques for 4 shoulder stretches, that can be performed sitting down. They are easy to do, and feel great. They provide a refreshing break.
By stopping to breathe, do a mindful body scan, and relax areas of our bodies like our shoulders, we can more effectively manage stress. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - November 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary General Online education brain coping psychology selfcare shoulders stress stretches tension video yoga Source Type: blogs
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Source: Channel N - November 23, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sandra Kiume Source Type: blogs
Divided America – How Can It Heal?
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt gives a post-election TEDx Talk in conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson to address the question: can a divided America heal?
With emotions running high all along the political spectrum it’s helpful to get some insight based on psychological science.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies morals informing political choices. In this video he describes patterns of thinking and historical roots leading to to sharp divisions in America. He also provides hope in a vision of how American might move forward and heal.
Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at ...
Source: Channel N - November 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Sandra Kiume Tags: All General Lecture america brain culture election politics psychology social TEDx video Source Type: blogs
Can Thoughts Improve Empathy?
In Professor Sophie Scott’s video series “Ask a Neuroscientist” Dr. Rebecca Lawson answers the question, “You can improve some motor tasks by thinking – is the same true of empathy?”
She discusses neuroplasticity and how practicing with thinking has effects on muscles, as well as thought patterns with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
This video was produced for Brain Awareness Week 2013. Several other videos online ask the same question about empathy with more answers from other neuroscientists.
Watch them all as well as other interesting educational videos about brain science on Soph...
Source: Channel N - November 14, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Sandra Kiume Tags: All General Interview brain Cbt empathy motor skills neuroplasticity neuroscience thinking thoughts video Source Type: blogs
Snapping Self-compassion in Selfies
If you like to take selfies, this great TEDx Talk from psychologist Stephanie Zerwas is about online body image in selfies.
She discusses the negative emotions that selfies can generate, and how to approach them.
Zerwas is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Director of the University of North Carolina Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders.
She is social media savvy and has a popular Twitter account, where she posts occasional selfies along with great info on eating disorders.
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Source: Channel N - November 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Sandra Kiume Tags: All General Lecture anorexia body image brain bulimia dysmorphia eating disorders eds online psychology selfcompassion selfies social media video Source Type: blogs
Snapping Self-compassion in Selfies
If you like to take selfies, this great TEDx Talk from psychologist Stephanie Zerwas is about online body image in selfies.
She discusses the negative emotions that selfies can generate, and how to approach them.
Zerwas is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Director of the University of North Carolina Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders.
She is social media savvy and has a popular Twitter account, where she posts occasional selfies along with great info on eating disorders.
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Source: Channel N - November 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All General Lecture anorexia body image brain bulimia dysmorphia eating disorders eds online psychology selfcompassion selfies social media video Source Type: blogs
What If?
“What If” by Craig A. Miller is a great spoken word poetry video about surviving a suicide attempt.
Powerful and eloquent, his is a relatable, moving, and inspiring story for many people.
Craig A. Miller shares his story in more detail in a book, “This is How it Feels: A Memoir of Attempting Suicide and Finding Life.”
This book is recommended to learn more about suicide and recovery from a lived experience perspective. It has received nearly-all five star ratings and great reviews on Amazon.
Miller is an outspoken and articulate suicide prevention advocate. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - October 28, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Art General brain peer poetry psychology spoken word suicide survivor video youtube Source Type: blogs
