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Loretta Graziano Breuning's Blog, page 12
May 2, 2014
Three ways to medicate yourself with laughter
Laughing stimulates endorphin, it’s free, and it has no calories. So why aren’t we laughing all the time? Here are common obstacles to laughter and simple ways to overcome them.
April 4, 2014
Why You Need to Take a Break From Criticism
The flaws of the world are easy to see so it's hard to imagine you've created them with your mind. But if you take a break from criticizing, new information will shine in. So why does it feel like you're going through withdrawals when you stop criticizing?
Take a break from criticizing
The flaws of the world are easy to see so it's hard to imagine you've created them with your mind. But if you take a break from criticizing, new information will shine in. So why does it feel like you're going through withdrawals when you stop criticizing?
March 19, 2014
Awareness of Mortality Is Always on Your Mind
A big brain can terrorize itself with its own awareness of death. To stop that cortisol loop, imagine a stool resting on three legs: control, distraction, and building a legacy. The seat of the stool is your ability to sit with your cortisol for 20 minutes instead of fueling it.
Awareness of Death Makes Us Human
A big brain can terrorize itself with its own awareness of death. To stop that cortisol loop, imagine a stool resting on three legs: control, distraction, and building a legacy. The seat of the stool is your ability to sit with your cortisol for twenty minutes instead of fueling it.
February 26, 2014
The Primate Brain Likes to Win, But Can't Always Have It
Winning feels good because it triggers dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin. These happy chemicals reward behaviors that promote survival in the state of nature. Watching others win triggers happy chemicals because of mirror neurons. Competition can be frustrating so it's important to understand why your inner mammal is drawn to it.
February 23, 2014
Why I Don’t Believe Reports of a Mental Health Crisis
Mental health services promise us a life without emotional pain. It's not surprising that so many people are lured by this promise. But emotional self-regulation is a learned skill. Services can help people build skills but they cannot deliver and ideal state that has never existed.
February 21, 2014
Don't Medicalize the Ups and Downs of Being Alive
Emotional distress is part of the human experience, but today's culture suggests that "the system" should relieve your distress for you. It's not surprising that so many people are expecting something they're not getting. That is not a crisis. People have been responsible for their emotional self-management since the beginning of time.
Don't medicalize the ups and downs of being alive
Emotional distress is part of the human experience, but today's culture suggests that "the system" should relieve your distress for you. It's not surprising that so many people are expecting something they're not getting. That is not a crisis. People have been responsible for their emotional self-management since the beginning of time.
February 15, 2014
Don’t Go to Italy
It's hard to believe that an American girl could be convicted of "Satanic ritual murder" without evidence in our times. It's even harder to believe the public response to the Italian conviction is so limp. After reading the evidence, I am convinced this girl is innocent and needs our help.
