Hospitals and Schools in Communities Link to Resilience

Razi Berry Health care and education systems are two main pillars of a community’s stability. How well and how quickly a community recovers following a natural disaster depends on the resilience of these essential social services. New research from the Colorado State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, published in Nature Scientific Reports, has […]

Finding the Pause

Nicola Dehlinger, ND Coming back from a 30-day sabbatical, I am filled with new awareness, more vitality, and much more clarity about my life in general.  I have a deeper sense of ease and feel more spaciousness in my day-to-day life.  Find it all in the pauses My ever-present mind wants to know, “How are […]

Mental Wellbeing Predicts Physical Activity in Midlife

Razi Berry Men and women with high mental wellbeing at the age of 42 were more physically active at the age of 50 compared to those who got lower scores in mental wellbeing at age 42. Different exercise activities are related to the different dimensions of wellbeing in midlife. Mental well-being was investigated through 3 […]

New Studies on MDMA Show Possibility for Improving PTSD

Razi Berry Recent research into MDMA (ecstasy) has shown that the drug can induce a neural response that allows the brain to become more sensitive to the reward and value learning process of social behaviors. This “critical period” of learning is typically seen in adolescence when people and animals are most sensitive to the social […]