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What an Ancient Slogan Can Teach Us About Why Gratitude Practices Actually Work (Or Don't)
Nov 29, 2025
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The Generosity Paradox: Why Your Brain Can't Tell the Difference Between Giving and Getting
Three types of generosity activate different reward loops in your brain—but only one breaks free from the craving cycle
Nov 22, 2025
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When Your Brain Needs a Hard Reset
A simple multisensory practice that can interrupt anxiety and bring your thinking brain back online
Nov 15, 2025
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When the Mind Won’t Stop
Using worry as a clinical clue to tell when anxiety is psychological vs. medical.
Nov 8, 2025
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Stop Trying to Sleep
How Fighting Insomnia Makes It Worse
Nov 1, 2025
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The Simple Eye Trick That Can Instantly Shift You Out of Anxiety
Why poker players wear sunglasses (and how you can use the same science to hack your emotions)
Oct 25, 2025
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Deep Etched in the Bones: When Anxiety Becomes Identity
Why "I am anxious" is harder to change than "I feel anxious"—and what to do about it
Oct 18, 2025
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Why Watching Your Thoughts Changes Them
How to Use the Observer Effect to Your Advantage
Oct 11, 2025
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