Why we lie to ourselves- Cognitive Biases Part 1
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 23, 2020
- 6 min
Brain Rules- 12 ways to hack your brain to better thinking.
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School John Medina 2008 Americans spend billions and billions...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
Lotteries- a pocket full of hope but poison for mental and financial health.
State lotteries are a complicated source of joy, pain, education funding, hope, and disappointment. 45 of the 50 United States now have...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 16, 2020
- 5 min
Navigating transitions, chaos, and change- finding your story while keeping your sanity
Transitions are the most vulnerable times of our lives. When we are going through a transition, we are shedding many of the beliefs and res
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Dan Connors
- Nov 13, 2020
- 9 min
Bowling Alone- The collapse and revival of American community.
Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Robert D. Putnam 2001, 2020...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 10, 2020
- 6 min
Lost Connections- Beating back depression through meaningful relationships
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions Johann Hari 2018 Why do we get...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 6, 2020
- 6 min
Blue Mind- how just being near water heals you
Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected,...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 3, 2020
- 9 min
Mental Health Music Jam part 3- Musicals to lift your soul
As I've mentioned in past blog entries on oldies and contemporary music, there is plenty of evidence that music improves not only mental...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 2, 2020
- 7 min
Mental Health Music Jam part 2- The Millennials Strike Back
In the documentary Alive Inside, a dementia patient who is barely there anymore is given a headphone with some of his old favorite music....
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Dan Connors
- Nov 1, 2020
- 8 min
Mental health music jam- part 1- the oldies but goodies.
Music. For some it's just noise, for others a pleasant diversion, and for many, it is life-giving. Why is music so central to the human...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 29, 2020
- 5 min
Do animals get depressed? A review of Animal Madness
Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves Laurel Braitman- 2014 Do...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 28, 2020
- 13 min
The Mental Health Film Festival
Books, movies and stories are great ways to deal with mental health issues that avoid awkward stigma issues and make those who are...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 27, 2020
- 4 min
Mental health through your nose and skin
While writing my one and only novel so far, I dove into the world of aromatherapy. It became an important part of my plot, and I learned...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 26, 2020
- 4 min
Hypnotism- Mind control or valuable therapeutic tool?
In the movie Curse of the Jade Scorpion, an unscrupulous hypnotist plants a suggestion in the mind of Woody Allen and Helen Hunt. When...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 24, 2020
- 5 min
Edith Eger- the psychologist who survived Auschwitz and conquered her past
The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life Edith Eger 2020 Dr. Edith Eger, age 92 at the publishing of this book, is a worldwide treasure...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 22, 2020
- 6 min
Mister Rogers- The beacon of kindness for the 20th century.
Probably no human has made a bigger mark on children's television than Fred Rogers (1928-2003), who is more commonly known by the title...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 21, 2020
- 5 min
Dr. Phil- America's shrink or talk show bully and exploiter?
Phil McGraw has been the public face of psychology for the last twenty years, and America needs to take a long, hard look at his...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 20, 2020
- 4 min
Sigmund Freud- the man who transformed mental health
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is one of those old famous guys we all think we know something about. He had something to do with psychiatry,...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 19, 2020
- 8 min
Ten professions with that can make people suicidal. How do we help these essential workers?
When it comes to mental health, there are three general categories of people. There are the severely vulnerable who need help much of...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 17, 2020
- 5 min
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing - Bronnie Ware- 2011 What would you be thinking if you...
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