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Oodles of Gratitude To Readers
Hello Dear Readers: I will begin with oodles of gratitude to readers. I am wonderfully surprised, and grateful for the overwhelming number of feedback comments from all of you reading the blog. It is awesome that some of the posts
Loved, Known, Seen and Understood: The Curious Case of Serendipity in the Pandemic.
Serendipity Have you ever received money that you did not expect or got a call from a loved one that you were thinking about the day before?. Interestingly. Abraham Lincoln, one of my favorite historical figures, reportedly had precursory
Positive Vibes
Dear Readers: Hoping to send positive vibes through the blog posts during the pandemic. Thank you for the awesome feedback. Please note I am not endorsing any products in the comments section. Thank you again. Take care and have a
The Dance of The Vagus Nerve: Feeling Safe, Love, Compassion, versus Fear
Dr. Stephen Porges’s work in polyvagal theory led to a deeper understanding of the autonomic nervous system and particularly the vagus nerve. I refer to it as the “dance of the vagus nerve” with rhythms of feeling safe, love, compassion
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN A PANDEMIC
The literature in positive psychology originated with the work of Dr. Martin Seligman, who argued that psychology is too focused on psychopathology and dysfunction. He called for the positive psychology movement to study what is optimal mental health, what constitutes