A Brief Look at the Brain Affected by Trauma

  Research has unveiled the brain changes and functions that occur when a person experiences the longer-term effects of trauma. Trauma is experienced when the flight or fight reaction is prolonged as the result of a very disturbing or scary occurrence such as a...

Fixed Versus Growth Mindset

There are two main beliefs about intelligence, abilities, and resilience: growth and fixed. A fixed mindset is a belief that intelligence and talent are fixed and innate. You are either born with it or not. People are viewed as competition rather than inspiration....

Climate Change and Mental Health

The negative impact of climate change is a growing global concern and rightly so. There is strong scientific consensus that human activity is the cause. Burning fossil fuels traps heat in the atmosphere causing the Earth’s temperature to rise, a phenomenon known as...

GOAL SETTING

Setting goals is easy, but achieving them is hard. The way we think about ourselves, and our abilities not only affects the way we feel, but it can also affect healthy risk-taking. Our inner dialogue influences whether we develop, achieve goals, and go on to learn new...

The Mental Health Impact of Racism

Racial Discrimination According to the American Psychological Association (2019), racial discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people based on physical characteristics such as skin color and hair texture. Discrimination can occur due to one’s...