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Can Psilocybin or MDMA Treat Depression and Anxiety?
There's even a study using psilocybin (from mushrooms) to help doctors and nurses suffering from burnout! So why the excitement, and what's the downside? We’ll break it down, recap highs and lows from key studies, explain how these drugs...
Great Big Story
Celebrating the ordinary, Inside the Dull Men's Club
Discover how the Dull Men's Club finds joy in life's simple pleasures, from milk bottles to roundabouts.
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Wisdom and Problem-Solving
In this video, Otto the Owl teaches us about wisdom through a story about a girl named Kyoko who loses her kite. With Otto's guidance, Kyoko learns the importance of making wise decisions and seeking advice from knowledgeable...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Science of Meditation: Brain Waves 101
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy takes you on a fascinating journey through the world of neural oscillations and their profound influence on meditative states. Starting from the very basics, we explore the...
Curated Video
How To Use Mindfulness For Depression
Mindfulness's attention to the here and now. It's being fully present in the moment. You are experiencing the present moment and non-judgmental way. The brain model of depression is hypo-connectivity between the neurons in certain parts...
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How to Deal with Negative Emotions - Distress Tolerance
I’ve talked about dialectical behavior therapy or DBT as the best treatment for borderline personality disorder. But modified forms of DBT can be helpful for other conditions like bipolar disorder, anxiety, eating disorders, depression...
The Guardian
Self and wellbeing: Hacking enlightenment: can ultrasound help you transcend reality?
Can technology improve the way we meditate? At the University of Arizona, Dr Jay Sanguinetti and master meditator Shinzen Young are using ultrasound to improve our ability to achieve mindfulness, as well as enhance our cognition and...
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What Causes Depression? – It's Not Just A Chemical Imbalance
The traditional way we approached the cause and treatment of depression is to see it as a chemical imbalance. That is you have in sufficient amounts of the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine and low levels of these...
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Two Things You Can Do To Stop Ruminating
The term ruminate means to run a thought over and over in your mind. This is the figurative definition. The literal definition refers to cows regurgitating their food to chew it over and over. Rumination is not a diagnosis all to itself,...
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4 Underrated Tools For Anxiety That Work More Than You Think
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues in the United States. But what if there were some tools that could help you deal with your anxiety? Tools that are underrated and often go overlooked? In this video, I talk about...
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3 Tools To Manage Worry - Two Types of Worry
To handle worry and anxiety, use the Worry Decision Tree exercise to separate out real problem worries and hypothetical worries. This exercise also prompts you to think about immediate solutions to the real problem worries. Then, if you...
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Beyond Bubble Baths: The Real Meaning of Self-Care
In today's fast-paced world, true self-care often gets overlooked. But it's more than just spa days and bubble baths. Join Dr. Tracey Marks as she delves deep into setting healthy boundaries, the real essence of mental well-being, and...
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Emotions For Kids: Naming and Responding
This is a social emotional video to help kids identify various emotions, identify emotions in themselves, and it gives kids tools on responding to those emotions.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Erika Sandstrom - Green Screen Gal
Erika Sandstrom taught 8 years in Missouri and is currently in the Peabody Public Schools teaching grades 6th-8th as a Digital Media Teacher and was the Yearbook Manager for 3 years. She also serves on the district Technology Team and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Erika Sandstrom - Teachers Make a Difference - Ronilue Garrison and Dr. Blaise Aguirre
Erika Sandstrom taught 8 years in Missouri and is currently in the Peabody Public Schools teaching grades 6th-8th as a Digital Media Teacher and was the Yearbook Manager for 3 years. She also serves on the district Technology Team and...
Neuro Transmissions
Why nature is good for your mental health
Back in the day, doctors would send patients with anxiety and depression into the mountains because the fresh air would do them good. Though they did not have the research to back it up, they knew that nature was good for our mental...
Curated Video
Finding Peace and Quiet: Mindful Meditation for Stress Relief Part 2
In Part 2 of this student mindfulness series, Grace continues with a similar practice, focusing on deep breaths and a body scan, followed by counting breaths. The video concludes with reflection questions about the practice and its...
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Finding Peace and Quiet: Mindful Meditation for Stress Relief Part 1
In this two-part video series titled "Peace and Quiet," the speaker from Can Do U introduces the concept of mindfulness and guides viewers through a mindful meditation practice. The speaker highlights the inevitability of stress in life...
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Mindful: Middle School Mindfulness Part 2
In this series of 3 videos from In Control, we help middle schoolers to understand what mindfulness meditation is, how it helps, and how to practice mindfulness meditation in a non-weird way.
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Mindful: Middle School Mindfulness Part 1
In this series of 3 videos from In Control, we help middle schoolers to understand what mindfulness meditation is, how it helps, and how to practice mindfulness meditation in a non-weird way.
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Mindful: Middle School Mindfulness Part 3
In this series of 3 videos from In Control, we help middle schoolers to understand what mindfulness meditation is, how it helps, and how to practice mindfulness meditation in a non-weird way.
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Holiday Wishes: Level 2 - The Power of Gratitude
In the first episode of our Holiday Wishes series, Level 2, we discuss the importance of gratitude and how it can help make your holiday season more enjoyable. Even when the holidays don't seem to be going as planned, practicing...
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Holiday Wishes Part 1: The Happiness Myth
In this video about the holidays and how they affect us, we're exploring the meaning and joy of the holiday season. We delve into the idea of perspective, suggesting a shift from focusing solely on our wishes to acknowledging the needs...