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TMS: Exploring Transmagnetic Stimulation & Its Effectiveness
Depression is projected to be the leading global disease burden by 2030, surpassing cancer and heart disease (Malhi & Mann, 2018). Research indicates that 1 [...]
Courage: An Essential Virtue for Authentic Living
Brené Brown’s (2012) book Daring Greatly is a sensation. Its title, however, could be seen to highlight a common misconception about courage: that it is [...]
What Is Moral Development? Exploring Kohlberg’s 6 Stages
When we witness stories of injustice, unfairness, bravery, or extreme kindness on social media, we rightly experience a range of emotions, from outrage to compassion [...]
Developing Emotional Maturity: 11 Methods & Worksheets
We all like to think that we’re emotionally mature, but are we really? Having the courage to take an unbiased look at where we may [...]
Overcoming Trauma Bonding: 8 Strategies & Exercises
A young woman tries to save her father from a monster in a castle by sacrificing herself as a captive instead. She becomes his prisoner. [...]
Peer Support: A Student-Led Approach to Mental Wellbeing
Generation Z comprises most full-time students in further and higher education in 2024 and are the world’s first digital natives. Research has shown that Gen [...]
Ensuring Student Success: 7 Tools to Help Students Excel
Ensuring student success requires a multi-faceted approach, incorporating tools like personalized learning plans, effective time management strategies, and emotional support systems. By leveraging technology and [...]
The Positive CBT Triangle Explained (+11 Worksheets)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a popular and highly effective intervention model for dealing with multiple mental health conditions (Early & Grady, 2017; Yarwood et [...]
How to Integrate Milieu Therapy & Positive Psychology
Milieu therapy and positive psychology offer a unique synergy that has the potential to transform mental health care and create environments that nurture and uplift [...]
Recognizing High-Functioning Anxiety & 6 Tools to Manage It
As our lives get busier and busier and more and more crises develop on the world stage, we are seeing reports of increasing incidences of [...]