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All Ears English
2061 - Justify Your English with Today's Famous Sayings
Do you sometimes end up in English conversations about the topic of justice/ Today get 3 common sayings that you can use to further the conversation and connect around what justice means.
All Ears English
2034 - Are You a Self-Proclaimed Germaphobe? How to Talk About Your Cleaning Habits in English
In today's episode, find out why you should be a stickler for this English vocabulary when discussing how you feel about being clean or messy. Listen in for a pro tip for deeper connection around this topic
Curated Video
How To Use Your Five Senses To Reduce Anxiety
In this video I show you how to use your five senses to reduce anxiety.
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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...
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How To Tell If You Have Harm OCD
In this video, we'll be discussing harm OCD, which is a specific type of OCD where people are worried about harming others. We'll discuss the signs and symptoms of harm OCD, as well as how to get help if you think you might have it.
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How to Change Your Self Defeating Beliefs
This is a follow up to a previous video on identifying your self-defeating thoughts.
Challenging your thoughts is called cognitive restructuring and is a technique used in cognitive behavior therapy. You can do...
Challenging your thoughts is called cognitive restructuring and is a technique used in cognitive behavior therapy. You can do...
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How Trauma Memories Differ From Normal Memories
When you experience an emotionally traumatic event, the way you remember the event is very different from the way you remember a non-traumatic event. Why? Because trauma memories are stored in a different parts of the brain than...
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How to Deal with Dissociation as a Reaction to Trauma
Dissociation is an experience where your attention and emotions are disconnected from the present moment. It’s like you’re here, but your mind and emotions are somewhere else. This is a general term and...
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How Playing Music Helps Anxiety and Changes Your Brain
Playing a musical instrument is one of the best things you can do to exercise your mind and improve your overall mental state. Playing an instrument is very different from listening to music. Listening to pleasant...
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How Mindfulness Helps Stress - 4 Ways to Do It
How mindfulness helps stress and 4 ways to practice it. I discuss how mindfulness helps the brain and how to practice mindfulness meditation in everyday life. What is mindfulness meditation? Mindfulness is simply paying attention to your...
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How Hypnosis Really Works – An Option For Your Anxiety
Hypnosis works by creating an altered state of awareness where you are deeply relaxed and selectively focused on something. It’s like taking down your psychological defences so that you can process an issue presented to you without...
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Fear of Losing Control: What It Is and How to Overcome It
What happens when you're afraid of losing control? Do you freak out, feel paralyzed, or do something else? In this video, I talk about what can happen when we fear losing control and offer some tips for how to deal with it.
All Ears English
1904 - This New English Vocabulary Is Not a Buzzkill
In today's episode, we'll highlight a fun phrase that even Obama used on TV recently. Get new English slang to talk about how well you integrate with other people for better connections.
All Ears English
1915 - New Me in 2023
Are you ready to take on the challenge? The secret to success is taking the first step and then taking baby steps every day. In this episode find out how to get set up for success in 2023.
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Grouping and Regrouping
Miss Palomine stops at a bakery to purchase a half dozen donuts for her meeting. She changes her mind several times about what combination of donuts she wants and, in the process, demonstrates grouping and regrouping.
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The Red Circle
Miss Palomine introduces the shape of the week, the circle, and the color of the week, red.
The Guardian
Dementia Diaries: 'It's like trying to go through a brick wall'
Dementia Diaries is an audio diary project that captures people’s diverse experiences of living with dementia, now the leading cause of death in the UK. While the origin of the disease is still unclear and symptoms can vary greatly,...
The Guardian
The Vulva
Think you know about vaginas? Think again. In the four-part series running from now through November, we find out that even the most basic of body knowledge is lacking – people still don’t understand what vaginas look like or how they...
The Guardian
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
The Guardian
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...
The Guardian
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
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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...