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How to support someone with depression | Psyche Guides
Jan 8, 2025 · Key points – How to support someone with depression. Support matters. Millions of us will know someone who has depression at some point in our lives. Your support can help them feel less alone, provide some relief and create hope.
Schadenfreude: why do we find joy in the pain felt by others?
Jul 9, 2024 · A brief history of schadenfreude – taking pleasure in the misfortune of another – from ancient China to Charlie Chaplin. Most of us are sad when we see someone who is sad.
When does the first spark of human consciousness ignite?
Oct 29, 2024 · We can’t ask babies what they’re feeling, but ingenious new methods are shedding light on the origins of subjective awareness. As recently as the 1980s, many infants were operated on without anaesthesia – a practice that would be unthinkable today.
The virtue of honesty requires more than just telling the truth
Dec 13, 2021 · is the A C Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He is the author of Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue (2021), Moral Psychology (2021) and The Character Gap: How Good Are We? (2017), among other books. He lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Rather than fearing getting old, here’s how to embrace it
Apr 10, 2024 · is the author of Ageing Upwards: A Mindfulness-based Framework for the Longevity Revolution (2023). She holds an MSc in health, ageing and society, a BA (Honours) in psychology, and a MA in communication. She is the founder of Thriving Life in the Netherlands.
The pupil of the eye opens a remarkable window into the mind
Jan 6, 2025 · From mental effort to the content of a person’s imagination, these tiny apertures reveal far more than you might realise. To read someone’s intentions – or to know what they are feeling – we look instinctively into their eyes.
Why one death doula sees an examined death as vital to a good life
Jan 10, 2025 · The short documentary Death and Her Compass follows Andrews ‘Bones’ Nelson, a death doula, as she helps those nearing the end of their lives to cultivate an inner peace with their fate. Born with a heart condition that forced her to confront mortality from an early age, Nelson grew to see death not as an enemy, but as a companion.
How to motivate yourself to change | Psyche Guides
Jan 21, 2024 · What to do. There are four key stages involved when practitioners use motivational interviewing: engagement, focusing, evocation and planning. Engagement, which we won’t cover further in this Guide, refers to the need for practitioners to build a positive relationship or therapeutic alliance with their client or patient. We’ll start with the …
How to forgive (even if they’re unrepentant) | Psyche Guides
Nov 13, 2024 · Links & books. My book Practicing Forgiveness: A Path Toward Healing (2021) highlights the Forgiveness Reconciliation Model. The book is meant both for lay readers and for mental health professionals, and has applications across cultures. Robert D Enright’s book Forgiveness Is a Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope (2019) is a self-help book focused on ...