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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Shari Leid, author of The Friendship Series , experienced its powers firsthand when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. Boosting mental and physical health The impact of journaling goes beyond Leid’s personal experiences; it’s been highly documented as a tool for boosting mental and physical health. Photo by ©Wendy K.

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4 Friendship Apps to Help You Connect with New People

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Although the COVID-19 pandemic is an obvious contributor to the declining number and quality of friendships, other factors stacked up well before that health crisis—particularly among adults who have to juggle career, family and personal obligations. Meeting in the virtual world can even translate to forming friendships offline.

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Why Introspection Is So Important for a Balanced Life

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Are the psychological impacts of social media, along with a mentality of overprotection, depriving a generation of their chance to thrive? Since the early 2000s, social media has been an excellent method of fueling this out-of-balance attitude. While on social media, people’s dopamine levels skyrocket.

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How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

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That is, “when prosocial and proself spending involved identical COVID-19 [personal protective equipment] items, prosocial behavior’s benefits were detectable only on empathy and social connectedness, but not on posttask positive affect.” Admittedly I experienced some form of generosity fatigue around the second week of my challenge.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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21 Ways to Read More Books

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Additionally, reading regularly has the potential to improve mental health and increase relaxation and empathy. With social media updates, near-constant news alerts and other forms of media—such as YouTube videos, new Netflix shows and podcasts —all competing for our attention, reading often falls by the wayside.

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Dave Cairns SVP of CBRE |Unlocking Urban Potential: Repurposing Office Spaces for Sustainable Development

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And it really felt almost insensitive, from my point of view, to prospect clients, prospective clients, during such a difficult health and safety crisis. Worked very closely with them on a couple of things we’re tracking back in 2017 before the Pandemic. I might riff on that on a social media post.

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