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Drs. Emily and Amelia Nagoski are twin sisters and coauthors of the book “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle.” The sisters are featured…
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The Neighbours’ window tells a story of a mother named Alli who has three children. She has grown frustrated of her relationship with her husband…
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Guy Winch is a psychologist, writer and TedTalk speaker from London, England. In his Ted Talk “How to fix a broken heart”, Winch explains how…
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As many as 16% of individuals have or have had an anxiety disorder or phobia. Dr. Jen Gunter M.D. compares functional anxiety to disordered anxiety…
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Calling procrastination a problem of motivation, lack of willpower or self-agency merely explains a problem by its presenting symptoms and obscures the root cause of…
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Nadia Bedzhanova’s directorial debut “Beware of Dog” (2020) follows the lives of 3 people severely affected by mental disorders. The film premiered at the Slamdance…
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In her TED Fellows video, Almudena Toral describes trauma as the “psychological wound that stays after something really terrible has happened to us.” Toral is…
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Alex Markwell is an undergraduate student at York University who is currently studying psychology and has a previous degree in film. In collaboration with her…