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What causes Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer's Disease is a horrible condition that can strike at the brain of your loved ones and steal their memories and lives. But what is Alzheimer's Disease? What's going on in the brain? Is Alzheimer's just a normal part of aging?...
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This Is Your Brain On Shrooms
Psychedelics like magic mushrooms have huge effects on the brain. But what are they doing up there? More than 180 species of "magic mushrooms" produce the psychoactive compound psilocybin. And ingesting it triggers some pretty trippy...
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How to stop feeling like a fraud
You don't belong here. They're onto you. Everybody is going to find out the truth. It's only a matter of time. If you've ever had dark thoughts like these, you've likely fallen victim to Impostor Syndrome: a strange psychological...
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How Therapists Treat Toxic Masculinity
There is more than one way to be a man. So why are so many men expected to act a certain way? As we can see from both personal experience and from research, traditional masculinity can be harmful. Masculinity in and of itself is not a...
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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...
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Can a vibrating bracelet cure your depression?
What if you could put on a bracelet, no larger than a watch, and feel better? That's exactly what Apollo Neuro claims their mood-altering wearable neurotech can do. It seems too good to be true for a single vibrating device to decrease...
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Your therapist should play D&D with you. Here's why.
It might sound strange to hear about playing Dungeons & Dragons in therapy, but tabletop RPGs like DnD actually have some real healing power. By the end of this video, you'll have an even greater appreciation for this collaborative game....
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Why I Became A Therapist
I really love being a therapist, but whenever I get asked how I decided to become one, my answer always seems to change. I think that’s because my path was not as clear-cut and straightforward as I would like to believe. Anyway, check...
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Bring back asylums...but better
If you hear the word “asylum”, it most likely conjures creepy, horror vibes. Mental hospitals have long been the source of mystery and curiosity, but what if I told you that we need to bring them back. Just...better. Thanks to...
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We need to talk about bad therapists.
If you or someone you know has been in therapy before, there's a deceent chance that you have a story about a "bad therapist". But how can you tell? And what can you do about it? Therapy is a complex process that combines the...
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Should Police Respond To Mental Health Calls?
If you were in a mental health crisis and called for emergency services, who would you want coming to your aid? Right now in the US, local police have shouldered the burden of this kind of crisis response. But...should they? If we agree...
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I have insomnia. This neurotech says it can cure me.
Would you shock your brain to cure your insomnia? How about your depression or anxiety? What if you could do it in the comfort of your own home with a hand-held device? That’s what cranial electrotherapy stimulation, or CES, proposes to...
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How the war on drugs BLOCKS life-saving treatment
For a long time, American society has generally accepted the system in place that has protected us from the detrimental effects of scheduled drugs. But what if the "most dangerous drugs", Schedule 1 controlled substances, could actually...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Dreams, Memories and Time
Beyond our physical selves, we’re made up of other, more mysterious things - like memories and dreams. As time passes, we inevitably change, which is a source of stress for many. Woolf explores these complex ideas in Mrs Dalloway by...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 10-12 Summary
Clarissa watches on helplessly as her daughter Elizabeth is whisked away for the afternoon by the irksome Miss Kilman. Can Elizabeth escape this awkward afternoon tea without offending Miss Kilman? Meanwhile, doctors attempt to bully...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Mortality
Thinking about our own mortality isn’t exactly a comfortable exercise. But Virginia Woolf doesn’t shy away from it in Mrs Dalloway. Her characters’ anxieties and daily musings about life and death offer fascinating insight into the...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Mental illness
Our brains can be very loud and annoying sometimes. Virginia Woolf knew this all too well and explores this phenomenon in Mrs Dalloway. Join us for a detailed analysis of the theme of Mental Illness in this classic novel, which delves...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Marriage and Relationships
What makes a marriage last? And what must we give up to grow up? In Mrs Dalloway, Woolf explores the personal and social dimensions of marriage in the 1920s. The question is: have things changed much in the 21st century? Join us for a...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of British Society
How is 1920s Britain relevant to our modern-day experiences? Can we learn anything from life as it was back then?
It turns out that post-World War One British society holds many important truths for modern audiences. In this lesson,...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 7-9 Summary
Lady Bruton invites Richard Dalloway and Hugh Whitbread for an elaborate lunch. But why wasn’t Clarissa invited? Meanwhile, Lucrezia Warren Smith remembers the good old days when Septimus was himself. Nowadays, his memories of the war...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 13-14 Summary
Finally! It is time for the party and Clarissa has never looked more glamourous. As the guests arrive, Clarissa’s anxiety boils over. What if the party is a failure and she looks like a fool? When she hears about a horrible event that...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Overall Plot Summary
This lesson will give you an overall plot summary of Mrs Dalloway. Watch as Clarissa obsessively and meticulously plans a beautiful party for all her glittering, upper class guests. But she has a nagging sense that this might all be...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Context
Join us for an overview of Virginia Woolf’s life and influences. We’ll show you how the events of Woolf’s life and the world of early 20th century Britain shaped her ideas in Mrs Dalloway. As one of the most influential composers of the...
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Kindness Week: Spreading Joy and Positivity
In this video by Grace from Can Do U, she introduces the concept of National Random Act of Kindness Week (Kindness Week) and highlights the importance of kindness in our lives. She acknowledges that being kind can be challenging at...