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Being childfree: five women on why they chose not to have kids
As part of the Guardian's Childfree series, five women discuss why having children isn't for them – and how others perceive them as a result. 'There's no wrong way to be a woman,' says Sabrina, 25
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Free improvisation: still the ultimate in underground music?
Pioneered in the 1950s by musicians breaking the rules of jazz and composition, free improvisation is still as difficult – and potentially transcendent – as it ever was. A Guardian documentary takes you inside its world, talking to...
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Pride and prejudice in the UK
According to the 2013 NatCen British Social Attitudes survey, almost a third of British people report that they have some feelings of racial prejudice. A recent Guardian event discussed what racism looks like in the UK today. The debate...
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Kizmit the Porcupine Paints
Kizmit the African Crested Porcupine makes her first set of paintings! This is a fun and interesting experience for her and it's wonderful enrichment. You can find her paintings for sale on our website, quick link:...
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Game Time With Our Picky Porcupine!
Will he lick it? Kemosabe the prehensile tailed porcupine rates random household items by sniffing, touching, or licking. Enjoy!
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Blueberry Our Special Needs Skink
Blueberry came to Animal Wonders with serious health issues including injuries that impacted her ability to move around normally. Jessi shares what the Animal Wonders team has done to try and give Blueberry a happy and healthy life. They...
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Ash The Chinchilla's Rescue Story
Jessi talks about Ash's rescue from a neglectful home, reveals that not every story has a happy ending, and how important it is that the animals Animal Wonders rescues become ambassadors for their species.
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Why You Catastrophize and How To Stop It
Do you catastrophize? In other words, do you tend to jump to the worst-case scenario when faced with a problem or challenge? If so, watch this video. You'll learn why we do this and more importantly, how to stop it. Disclaimer: All of...
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What Social Isolation Does To Your Brain – How To Undo The Damage
Did you know that social isolation can actually cause your brain to shrink? Watch this video to learn more about the effects of social isolation and what you can do to undo the changes. References Stern Y. Cognitive reserve in ageing and...
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What Is Psychosis like and How Do You Get It?
What is psychosis like for the people who experience it? In this video I discuss the symptoms of psychosis. Psychosis is the inability to determine reality from non-reality. It is a set of symptoms that can appear in many different...
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What is Mixed Mania and How Do We Treat It?
What is Mixed Mania and How Do We Treat It? The official term for mixed mania is bipolar disorder either 1 or 2 with mixed features. With bipolar 1 disorder, you have episodes of depression and episodes of mania. With bipolar 2, you have...
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Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder aka Multiple Personality Disorder
Dissociative identity disorder develops when person fails to form a total personality that integrates all aspects of yourself and your emotions. For more on dissociative states watch this video on depersonalization. What Is...
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Two Steps To Manage Negative Thoughts - Negative Programming Part 2
When you feel distress, usually there is a combination of emotions and THOUGHTS associated with the emotions. The emotions are real reactions to thoughts that are usually distorted in some way. Here’s what you can do to break the cycle...
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What ADHD Is Really Like - It's More Than Poor Attention
What ADHD is really like. It's more than problems with focus and concentration. I discuss ADHD in adulthood symptoms. ADHD and hyperfocus are an unexpected combination. In an adult with ADHD, here's what you can see with the hyperactive...
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Taking Melatonin Correctly for Night Owls
This video talks about how to take melatonin correctly when your problem sleeping is falling asleep too late. People who are charged up in the evenings can spend a lifetime battling their body's natural drive to go to sleep later. Low...
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Subclinical Psychosis – Can You Be A Little Psychotic?
Subclinical psychosis is a term some researchers have used to describe psychotic symptoms in people who don’t have a primary psychotic illness or as a way to identify people who are prone to later get a psychotic illness. It’s not really...
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Why You Spend Time On Things You Don't Care About
How do you know what matters? If someone said what are your about? What are your values? Would be be able to tell them? You probably wouldn’t if you hadn’t already thought about this. It’s not because you don’t have any values. There are...
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Why Mind Wandering Is Bad For You and How to Stop It
Random, unintentional thinking like you do when your mind wanders happens in a different part of the brain than intentional thoughts. And too much mind wandering is bad for you in that it makes you more anxious and unhappy. In this...
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Why Do Antidepressants Take So Long To Work?
Antidepressants can take anywhere from 2 -6 weeks to see a therapeutic effect. You may notice a little improvement sooner than that, but the usual is weeks. There's a couple reasons for this. The first is due to the way the drug works....
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What Is Depersonalization Derealization Disorder?
Depersonalization is defined as feeling unreal and detached from your body’s thoughts, sensation and actions. It’s like you’re observing yourself and your thoughts. Things don’t seem real. Derealization is defined as feeling unreal and...
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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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Signs You Might Be Struggling With Scrupulosity (Religious OCD)
Do you sometimes feel like you're being too hard on yourself? That maybe your thoughts and feelings just don't line up with what everyone else seems to believe? If so, you might be struggling with scrupulosity. In this video, I talk...
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Normal thoughts VS Intrusive Thoughts: How To Tell The Difference
So you think you might be experiencing intrusive thoughts? In this video, I'm going to show you the difference between normal thoughts and intrusive thoughts how your normal thoughts can develop into intrusive thoughts. I will also show...
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Hypersexuality in Bipolar Disorder - Why Does It Happen?
Bipolar hypersexuality is a common symptom during the manic phase. The hypersexuality symptoms can look like having sex outside of an exclusive relationship, sex with multiple partners or sex with strangers. But it doesn't have to mean...