Study Highlights Noninvasive Hearing Aid
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist via EurekAlert! – New type of hearing aid using an array of micro-epidermal actuators can significantly improve the hearing experience for patients with conductive hearing loss…
9 Signs of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Larissa Biggers via Duke Health – Narcissism vs. Narcissistic Personality Disorder Having narcissistic tendencies — like bragging or making yourself the center of attention — are normal when they occur…
Oxytocin (The Love Hormone): Benefits + How to Increase Levels
Jillian Levy, CHHC via Dr. Axe – Why is oxytocin called “the love drug”? It’s responsible for many aspects of social bonding and sexual pleasure and affects emotions. Oxytocin, nicknamed by…
How Sex Can Improve Your Mind
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #472) and blog, I talk about relationships, communication, sex, and the mind. This is part 1 of a 3-part series. High-quality intimate relationships…
How to Recognize & Respond to Passive-Aggressive Behavior
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #339) and blog, I talk about passive-aggressive behavior: what it is, how it can affect us, and how to manage it. Passive aggressiveness…
Love: How the Feeling of Power Determines Happy Relationships
Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg via EurekAlert – Want to have a happy relationship? Make sure both partners feel they can decide on issues that are important to them. Objective power measured by income,…
This One Word Will Improve Your Mental Health & Relationships
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #270) and blog, I talk about how life is not an “either this or that” game. Rather, it is an “and” game, which…
How to Correctly Apologize & Strengthen Your Relationship “Immune System” + Common Mistakes People Make in Relationships and How to Fix Them
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Did you know that there is a formula to all happy relationships, whether you are talking about your relationship with your dog or your relationship with your…
The Difference Between Courageous Vulnerability And Wound-Based Oversharing + The #1 Relationship Killer
Dr. Caroline Leaf – When it comes to our relationships, we often fall into the trap of behaving like we think we should, rather than getting to the root of why…
Practical & Powerful Tips to Ending Mental Illness from Renowned Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Mental health is a hot topic these days, especially considering the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the enforced social separation and isolation many of us have experienced over…
What to Do When Neither Outside or Inside the Home is Safe During the COVID-19 Crisis
Dr. Caroline Leaf – Relationships can be challenging at the best of times, but what do you do when you are stuck in self-quarantine with a difficult person? How do…
Setting Healthy Boundaries: How to Know When & How to Say NO
Dr. Caroline Leaf – We all know that community is important for mental health, but what happens when people demand too much from us? How do we know when and…
Teens Who Don’t Date Are Less Depressed and Have Better Social Skills
University of Georgia via EurekAlert – Non-dating students had similar or better interpersonal skills than their more frequently dating peers. While the scores of self-reported positive relationships with friends, at…
How to NOT Let Toxic People, Words or Situations Affect Your Mental Health
Dr. Caroline Leaf – If you choose to give people power over you by continually ruminating over what they said or did, you will to continue to suffer, damaging your brain…
