Setting boundaries is not a display of disrespect. It’s an expression of self-respect.
Declining a request is not a decision to let others down. It’s a commitment to stand up for yourself.
Saying no is not an admission of selfishness. It’s an act of self-preservation.
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They buried the lede on this new study. It's not that exercise beats out SSRIs for depression treatment, but that *just* dancing has the largest effect of *any treatment* for depression.
That's kind of beautiful.
We forget that we teach ourselves to eat every single day.
Creating our own food memories means eating particularly well when are #happy and have a window of opportunity to create happy associations with #food that will help our long-term #wellness.
The Harvard Study of Adult Development began tracking the lives of 268 Harvard sophomores in 1938.
It is considered the longest running study on adult life, health, and happiness.
Here are 3 powerful findings everyone should know:
On this Red Dress Day, join us in reflecting on what we can do to help end the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people tragedy. https://t.co/bt8PX7SxxO #RedDressDay
Kids who are taught to keep a stiff upper lip become adults who hide their suffering.
Appearing composed doesn't mean they aren't hurting. They might be reluctant to show vulnerability or impose on others.
The emotions people express aren't always a clue to the pain they feel.
When people are down, they don't want to hear "Cheer up!" Pushing them to be positive invalidates their emotions.
They don't want to be told how to feel. They want to know you care about how they feel.
The goal isn't always to feel better. Sometimes it's just to be understood.
A mountain gorilla who went viral in a park ranger's selfie in 2019 has died from illness at 14.
Rangers found Ndakasi at 2 months old in DR Congo, holding her mother who had been killed by a militia. She died in the arms of one of her rescuers, Andre Bauma.
📷: Mathieu Shamavu
For all those who are seeking recent independent research on teens and social media, check out "The Unseen Teen" by @Amanda_Lenhart & @_kellie_owens_ Very relevant to the current convo: https://t.co/Tkpyjr1EyD
The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco has expanded their educational program, “Get Smart with Art” to reach parents, Ts, & Ss on a global scale. Dive into the @deyoungmuseum to explore art works using downloadable worksheets & lesson plans: https://t.co/DcbKj1aeGr
Inside Facebook, workers scrambled as internal systems went down. An internal memo said Facebook’s Global Security Operations center "determined it to be a HIGH risk to the People, MODERATE risk to Assets and a HIGH risk to the Reputation of Facebook." https://t.co/nkOttULIn2