9-Minute Video Meditation to Awaken Your Senses

Chances are, every day. But what if we approached this ritual as if it were our very first time? Because it is, actually! Verywell Mind / Getty Images We’ve never experienced this exact moment in the same way as we are nowand never will. So, pour yourself a cup and hit play on this meditation. Feel the warmth of the mug in your hands. Immerse yourself in the aroma of the grinds or tea leaves....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Christopher Garcia

9-Minute Video Meditation to Be Here Now

Our bodies are incredible vessels, but it’s not just about what they do for us. For more videos, check out ourmeditation library. For more inspo Verywell Mind / Getty Images

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 30 words · Alexis Decker

9-Minute Video Meditation to Reframe Your Reactions

If you’re dealing with chronic pain, resistance could even worsen the pain. See them as waves in the ocean that come and go. This meditation is also a part of Verywell Mind’s 30-day meditation email series,Pause & Play. Verywell Mind / Getty Images For more videos, check out ourmeditation library. For more inspo

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 53 words · Christina Ramsey

90 Things to Be Thankful For-Being Institute

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April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 3 words · Charles Bryant

A Basic Guide to Panic Attacks

This is sometimes referred to as alimited symptom panic attack. Panic attacks are actually quite common. Panic attacks typically affect more women than men and often start in the late teens or early adulthood. BraunS / Getty Images Cued and Uncued Panic Attacks Panic attacks can be cued or uncued. Psychotherapy is also called talk therapy and is often the first choice of treatment for panic attacks. It can help you learn more about panic attacks and learn how to cope with them....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Andrew Horn

A Beginner's Guide to Chakra Meditation

One of my favorite types of guided meditation is chakra meditation. If youre curious about chakra meditation and how to get started with it, heres everything you better know. There are seven in total and each one corresponds to different colors and functions. Goodyboy Picture Company / Getty Images Chakra meditation helps us explore each of our seven chakras. The process can help you feel more positive, relaxed, and grounded....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Mason Webster

A Beginner's Guide to the World of BDSM and Consensual Kink

The dominant person is sometimes referred to as the Dominant, Master, or Top. The submissive person is called the Submissive, Slave, or Bottom. Important Both partnersmust consent to dominant-submissive roleplay; this makes BDSM entirely different from sexual assault. fizkes / Getty Images This helps ensure that neither party’ssexual boundariesare violated. check that you know how to use any clothing, gear, or toys you plan to try safely. Take a class or watch some instructional videos to learn how to engage in BDSM practices safely....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Kurt Salinas

A Biography of Mary Ainsworth

Early Life Mary Ainsworth was born in Glendale, Ohio. She attended the University of Toronto in the honors psychology program. The Strange Situation Assessment In 1950, she married Leonard Ainsworth and moved to London. JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado Archive Photos/Getty Images After leaving this position, she spent time researching mother-child interactions in Uganda. After returning to the U.S., Ainsworth took a position at John Hopkins University. She divorced in 1960 and underwent therapy that contributed to her interest inpsychoanalytic theory....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Chad Young

A Biography Psychologist of Carl Rogers

When he was 12, his family moved from the suburbs to a rural farm area. He enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in 1919 as an agriculture major. However, after attending a 1922 Christian conference in China, Rogers began questioning his career choice. Didius / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-2.5 He later changed his major to History with plans to become a minister. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1924 with a bachelor’s degree in History....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Michael White

A Brief History of Forensic Psychology

Forensic psychology is a hot topic in modern media. Andforensic psychologyplays an important role in real life. It involves the psychological assessment of those involved in the legal system. Frances Twitty / Getty Images Here’s a look at how this fascinating specialty in the field of psychology evolved. He found a surprising degree of inaccuracy, inspiring other psychologists to conduct their own experiments in eyewitness testimony. Psychologist William Stern also studied witnesses' ability torecall information....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · George Waller

A Career as an Engineering Psychologist

They often help design products, workspaces, and human-machine interactions to make them more user-friendly. This includes creating products and human-computer interfaces that are safe and effective. Early military applications in this field focused on building weapons designed to minimize human errors and increase accuracy. Kohei Hara / Getty Images What Does an Engineering Psychologist Do? Engineering psychologists use psychological principles to solve real-world problems. People who work in this profession help improve, and sometimes even save, human lives....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Melissa Rice

A Chronic Overthinker? Here's How to Silence Your Brain During Sex

However, the novelty of exploring each others bodies eventually simmered down. Add a couple of kids and jammed-packed schedules and our sex life transformed into a series of mindless acts. Its hard to stay present when to-do lists intrude into our minds while we’re intimate. Larysa Vdovychenko / Getty Images So how can we get out of heads during sex and fully enjoy the moment? What Does Being In Your Head During Sex Even Mean?...

April 26, 2025 · 4 min · 654 words · Jessica Cabrera

A Comparison of Freud and Erikson's Theories of Development

Freud’spsychosexual theoryand Erikson’spsychosocial theoryare two of the most well-knowntheories of development. Like Freud, Erikson recognized the importance of theunconsciousin development. He also believed that personality develops in a series of predetermined stages. However, Freud suggested that many of the critical developmental events in life were restricted to childhood and adolescence. Freud’s approach has fallen out of favor with many modern psychologists and researchers. Erikson’s views have also faced criticism, yet his approach remains popular and relevant....

April 26, 2025 · 3 min · 605 words · James Khan