Learning to Accept Yourself with Self-Kindness
An interview with Kristin Neff on the definition and practice of self-kindness.
How and why to be encouraging and soothing to oneself.
A helpful mental health skill. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - February 19, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Interview brain buddhism compassion kindness Kristin Neff mental health mindfulness philosophy psychology self-kindness video Source Type: blogs
A Simple Guide to Helping a Suicidal Person
Psychalive presents a practical, step-by-step video guide on how to help someone you know who may be suicidal.
Listening skills, assessment, and how to develop an action plan are all explained in easy to understand language for the average person.
If you’re feeling suicidal right now, please reach out to talk to someone about it. There is hope, and help is available. Here’s a directory of helplines around the world, and another directory of online supports if you’re more comfortable chatting over a computer than talking on a phone. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - February 12, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary brain empathy intervention psychology suicide video Source Type: blogs
Brains, Minds, and Institutions
A fascinating look at reductionism and three parts of the brain: cells, mental states, and products of human brains ranging from tools and books to institutional systems of government and law.
Dr. Max Cameron of UBC in a talk at the Peter Wall Institute of Advanced Studies International Roundtable We Are Our Brains, October 2013. Via the Neuroethics at the Core blog. View all the National Core for Neuroethics videos at their YouTube channel. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - January 27, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Lecture brain CanCon Dr. Max Cameron ethics law neuroethics neuroscience philosophy psychology reductionism society video Source Type: blogs
Young Woman Attacks Panic
In a video diary style short shared by Anxiety BC, Millie explains what it’s like for her to have panic attacks and how she’s working to recover.
In order to face her anxiety she makes a trip to the mall, and talks about it afterwards in the parking lot.
Courageous and authentic portrayal of a young woman battling with anxiety. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - January 23, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary Social video agoraphobia anxiety anxiety attack Anxiety BC brain CanCon mall panic attack psychology vlog youth Source Type: blogs
Taming the Black Dog of Depression
Illustrator and speaker Matthew Johnstone created the short animated video “I Had a Black Dog” for the World Health Organization, for the occasion of World Mental Health Day 2012. Recently it’s gone viral, and it’s easy to see why.
A simple to understand analogy with excellent illustrations and examples of symptoms, Johnstone describes the “black dog” of depression that followed him everywhere he went and took over his life. Finally, he got professional help and learned to tame it.
An inspiring work of excellent health communication. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - December 28, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary animation brain depression education Matthew Johnstone psychology treatment video viral video who World Health Organization World Mental Health Day Source Type: blogs
Elders Reacting to a Brain Surgery Vlog
In this touching video, a vlogger (video blogger) who has brain cancer documents his surgery to remove a tumour, during which he was awake, and elders react to the video.
They talk about the surgery and about vlogging and living on the Internet, with candid comments and authentic outbursts.
It’s heartwarming to see how they relate to the young man and his process despite the difference in generations. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - December 18, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary Funny age brain Brain tumor cancer elders internet neurology neurosurgery Oncology social technology video Video blogging vlog youtube Source Type: blogs
3 Steps to Change a Habit
Change Habits: Breaking Bad Behaviours by Owen Fitzpatrick is a brief and interesting animated video explaining the crux of the process.
Beginning with research about our brain processes habits, then referring to some recent publications on the topic, he discusses different approaches to habit change and identifies the three core components.
This video breaks it down to a simplified process, in under five minutes.
For more blog posts and videos check out Owen’s site. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - December 9, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary animation behaviour brain habit neuroscience Owen Fitzpatrick psychology treatment video Source Type: blogs
Do You Spend Like a Baboon?
A great animated video explaining our evolutionary ability to process numbers, and why it’s a hazard to our wallets.
Beginning with babies, researchers demonstrated how they visualized simple math equations and proportions. Neuroimaging in adults also revealed which areas of the brain process representations of numbers and math equations. Further investigations showed that animals process numbers in similar ways.
The way we view numbers affects our spending habits, because it’s difficult to tell the difference between small differences in numbers. Our decision making is using the same evolutionary circuits it ...
Source: Channel N - December 3, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary brain cognition cognitive Difference economics math Mathematics neuroscience numbers research Scientific method shopping theory video Source Type: blogs
Harmful Urges and Cravings? Try this Mindfulness Exercise
A mindfulness exercise video to help you identify, understand, and ride out urges and cravings for addictive, compulsive and harmful behaviours.
By noticing thoughts and urges without acting on them, you can learn to surf urges as they come up until you have mastery over the behaviour.
This practical 12 minute exercise (also available as an mp3) combines a breathing exercise with a body scan and mental self-assessment, with a professional counsellor guiding you through the process. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - November 16, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary addiction brain compulsive craving mindfulness motivation mp3 psychology urge video Source Type: blogs
Zombie Neuroscience
“Don’t kiss a zombie” is among the practical information and deadpan advice provided in this hilarious talk on Zombie Neuroscience by Shane O’Mara at TEDxDublin.
A fun lecture utilizing scientific terminology to describe zombie physiology and behaviour.
He ends by describing a couple of real psychiatric disorders: the rare Cotard and Capgras delusions.
For more serious science, check out Professor Shane O’Mara’s blog.
(Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - October 31, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Lecture brain Funny halloween humor humour LOL neuroscience ted talk zombie Source Type: blogs
Dumb Online Comments for Suicidal People
Lived experience mental health advocate Melissa C. Water has created another great YouTube video, this time on the subject of online comments directed at suicidal people.
She talks about ignorant online comments, such as criticizing a person for not being suicidal the right way, and how there is no right way to be suicidal.
Then blasting at a very serious problem, people who leave comments advising others to kill themselves, she reminds us that there are laws against this in many countries (including the US and Canada).
View all her mental health videos on her YouTube channel, and check out her Tumblr and Facebook as well...
Source: Channel N - October 28, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: Documentary General Social video blogs brain comments law lived experience Melissa C. Water online peer social media suicide youtube Source Type: blogs
Recovery from Schizoaffective Disorder is Possible
“You never hear stories about people recovering from schizophrenia, so I was just really scared to talk about it,” says Jonny Benjamin in an excellent self-made documentary on schizoaffective disorder.
Benjamin details the emergence and course of his illness, suicidal episodes, and why he was afraid to disclose all his symptoms to doctors even as he did seek help for depression. Stigma from the media and movies led him to believe he’d be hospitalized for life and never recover from schizophrenia.
Fortunately, he found that this is not true. Many people do successfully recover and learn to manage symptoms...
Source: Channel N - October 10, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary brain Jonny Benjamin peer psychiatry psychology psychosis recovery Schizoaffective disorder schizophrenia suicide video Source Type: blogs
Could You Love a Robot?
Can humans fall in love with robots?
Through anthropomorphizing, humans are capable of loving all kinds of objects, but robots are especially lovable the more they look and act like living creatures.
This Discovery Channel DNews report, “Can We Fall In Love With Robots?”, shares background and research from the University of Washington on how soldiers get attached to battlefield robots and how it affects their judgment.
Fascinating peek into a field exploring human-robot interaction, known as robopsychology. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - September 24, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary anthropomorphizing brain Love psychology robopsychology robot social video Source Type: blogs
The 3 Levels of Stigma
In this ultra brief video from the One Minute Medical School at UBC, a nifty hand drawing accompanies narration about the three dimensions of stigma: self, social, and structural.
It goes on to talk about the work of the CREST.BD bipolar disorders research group on how best to address stigma.
Compact and informative, this is a great piece of knowledge translation about an important topic in mental health. (Source: Channel N)
Source: Channel N - September 18, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary bipolar brain CanCon medical mental health personal research social stigma structural ubc video Source Type: blogs
Love and Recovery in Schizophrenia
A mother with schizophrenia and her adult daughter talk about their lives, recovery, and the memoir they co-authored, in the touching video Love’s All That Makes Sense.
Anika and Sakeenah Francis talk about how the daughter took on the role of the parent until later in recovery they decided to write a book together. The process of writing and the truths they unearthed in the process, including that love is an under-recognized but essential part of healing, helped bring them closer together and improve their relationship.
Sakeenah brings up the point that often children of people with mental illness are forgotten an...
Source: Channel N - September 4, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Interview book brain family Love memoir recovery schizophrenia video Source Type: blogs
