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Bigger than Branding: How Storytelling Helps You Succeed

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What is Positive Psychology?

When people think about the field of psychology, clinical issues such as anxiety and depression often come to mind. Positive psychology arose, in part, as a reaction against the field of psychology’s traditional focus on mental health “problems.” Instead of trying to fix what is “wrong” with us, positive psychology asks how we can cultivate human strengths such as resilience, joy, and meaning.   If you are not familiar with the field of positive psychology, the name might seem like it is referring to something along the lines of “positive thinking.” However, while optimism is certainly relevant to positive psychology, it is simply one of many concepts under the broad umbrella of positive psychology.  Theories  The psychologists, Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who are often considered…

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Mia Barnes

6 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy Gut & Gallbladder

Gallbladder problems are common in adults — predominantly women. In fact, cholecystectomies — a procedure to remove the gallbladder — is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the United States. Of course, focusing on diet and gut health can prevent the need for surgery and aid digestion. Here are six nutrition tips to improve your gut microbiome and gallbladder. 1.   Eat a Nutritious Diet Fatty, oily and sugary foods can aggravate your gallbladder, causing the bile to harden into gallstones. Considering women are twice as likely as men to develop gallstones — too much estrogen can increase cholesterol levels — eating a nutritious diet is crucial for a healthy gut and gallbladder. Research suggests plant-based diets may be most conducive to lowering your…

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What is Positive Reinforcement?

Learn how to harness this powerful principle to improve your life and the lives of others.  Positive reinforcement is the process of increasing the future probability of some behavior by following that behavior with a pleasant or desirable consequence (Scott et al, 2017). In other words, positive reinforcement is when you act or behave in a certain way, get something that you like, and then become more likely to act or behave in that way again. When you log in to Instagram and see that your latest post has received a lot of likes and comments, you may find yourself checking Instagram more often. Similarly, when you visit the vending machine and get a delicious snack, you may find yourself making more trips to the…

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