Repressed childhood memories happen for many different reasons. Much research has been devoted to exploring the way we relate to our childhood selves. Some theories postulate we have difficulty retaining childhood memories because the majority of them are innocuous. Memories tend to be subjective based on emotion. Though emotional importance changes per person, generally, theRead More
Amy Schumer has long been part of the conversation on body image. Part of her ongoing comedy routine is the mechanism of self-deprecation when it comes to her shape, her weight, her eating habits, her exercise habits, and her ability to have romantic partnerships with men. Throughout her career, Amy Schumer has faced controversy forRead More
Published in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin, the study was conducted by Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health in addition to University of Melbourne as well as Port Phillip Prison and University Hospital of Gran Canaria Negrin, spain. Researchers did a meta-analysis, reviewing the data collected from 29 separate studies on childhoodRead More
Brain operations- our every thought, conscious and unconscious, which demands our every action, whether we think about them or not- happen on neural circuit. The brain, the big squishy organ of folded up parts, is really made up of tones of tissue ‘wiring’ and nodules which hold that wiring together, called synapses. Neural circuits withinRead More
When depression is a diagnosable mental illness, it can come and go for a lifetime. Depression can make appearances in someone’s life situationally. For example, depression is one of the five stages of grief outlined by Elizabeth Kubler Ross. After a relationship ends, someone is in grieving. Both parties of a relationship will grieve inRead More
Making the time to talk to your child about school shootings, trauma, and safety, is important. Don’t let the lack of narrative in national headlines allow you to avoid the conversation. Creating a safe space for you and your family to exchange emotions, fears, opinions, and ideas, is essential for processing the trauma of aRead More
The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida have since returned to regular schooling after the Valentine’s Day attack on their campus to which 17 students and faculty were victim. Going to school at MSD will be anything but regular or normal for its student body, faculty, and staff. Many students, asRead More
Parents know an anxiety quite unlike any other. They have genetically created a human being, a living person who needs love, guidance, protection, safety, nurturing, and so much more. Children grow into teenagers who grow into adults who grow into parents themselves. As parents, we feel an overwhelming anxiety to provide for our children theRead More
A study published in Lancet Psychiatry found that in people with untreated major depression, three areas of the brain associated with depression experienced high markers of inflammation. Specifically the prefrontal cortex, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the insula, are affected according to Medscape. To conduct the study, researchers used PET scans in order to trackRead More
Bad habits start from the minute you wake up to the minute you go to sleep. Varying bad habits can cause your brain and body specific stressors in distinct ways- for example, living in a cluttered environment raises the level of cortisol in your system. Generally speaking, however, bad habits contribute to your anxiety becauseRead More