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Mindfulness Meditation

Mindfulness meditation is a discipline of mind training, and it has been variously defined by many different groups over the centuries. A good contemporary definition taken from Mindfulness and Psychotherapy by members of The Insititute for Meditation and Psychotherapy is "awareness of present experience...

Using The Arts To Enhance Your Life

All of us look for ways of staying well in mind and body, and the arts can be a wonderful means of connecting our body with our mind. Art forms such as

Valuing Your Value

Values determine the choices, actions and attitudes we bring to our lives. They determine what we care about and what gives our lives meaning. Research

Successful Aging

Getting older has its challenges. The iconic bumper sticker “Old age is not for sissies” had it right. It’s not. The good news is that older adults are

Bullying

Bullying is aggressive behavior that is usually repeated, involves a power imbalance, and occurs with a goal to cause harm.

Technology, Children, and the Internet

A recent national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 8-18 year-olds spend an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes using media across a typical

Managing Anxiety

Anxiety is a common experience. Mild amounts are adaptive in that anxiety is the body’s way of alerting us to possible environmental danger. Anxiety can motivate positive action such as preparing for a presentation or even avoiding spiders. It only becomes problematic when experienced in excess, such...

Oregon Shooting

Dr. Nadja Lopez, Associate Director at the Freedman Center for Child and Family Development, explained the psychological impact of the mass shooting that took place on October 1st at the Umpqua Community College in Oregon. The segment aired on Telemundo Boston at 6:00 pm on October 2, 2015.

How Autumn Leaves Color Our Inner Lives

Minding the Body

William James College Faculty-Led Research Presented at Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference

"On September 10, 2015, MA Counseling Psychology in Global Mental Health second-year student, Milay Lemos, presented the findings of a..."

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