Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all.
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Trauma after disaster.
Jamie D. Aten Ph.D.
Here's a few tips on how to cultivate resiliency and excitement in your career.
Spiritual well-being is a journey, not a destination.
What are the effects of spiritual well-being on depressive symptoms and occupational distress?
Practical ways to cope when the pandemic is taking a toll on your mental health.
We don’t build resilience when life goes well—we discover it within us when life doesn’t.
You don't have to be a Super Parent to be exactly the parent your child needs during the pandemic.
How can we build relationships that actually promote resilience in the face of the challenges of COVID-19?
Navigating the mental health crisis in Japan as a result of COVID-19.
How has COVID-19 impacted the lives and mental health of Americans living in rural areas?
Overwhelmed by images of the mob storming the Capitol? These 6 proven stress-reducing tips could help.
Hope: an aspiration, mindset, and action that drives us as we seek our purpose.
Helpful tools for keeping the relationships in your life healthy and moving forward during the pandemic.
Why healthy relationships are crucial and how to cultivate them during any season.
The importance of paying attention to our belonging, livelihood, emotional, safety, and spiritual needs for our wellbeing during COVID-19.
Spirituality's role in providing prosocial ideals that motivate moral and civic action, both personally and in relationships.
How do our spiritual beliefs and experiences help or hinder people to thrive?
A conversation about mental health and how we can move forward to care better for those struggling with it.
Measuring the pandemic's impact on the fishery industry—how it affects the importance of fish as a source of food, livelihood, and well-being.
Deep listening, gratitude, and self-care: practices needed to live resiliently this COVID-19 winter.
We need to shift away from judging each other’s experience to embracing each other’s experiences.
Relational loneliness and loss during the pandemic and ways to move forward towards healing and restoration.
An interview with Pamela King on how we can help youth pursue purpose and hope.
Cultivating empathy through design thinking in the midst of the pandemic.
How to recognize the ongoing struggles of caregivers and help them feel supported and cared for during COVID.
Tips for strengthening your child's resilience in the midst of hardship.
A psychologist's perspective on how to best tackle the difficulties of the pandemic and remain resilient.
7 virtues grown out of the midst of suffering due to COVID.
Dr. Everett Worthington Jr. shares eight practical ways to get past the eating holidays with valuable relationships intact.
Gratitude: noticing the beauty amidst the cracks and chips that are the human experience.
Dr. Beth Cunningham shares on why paying attention to the mental health of our children is so important and several practical steps on how to do so.
Jamie Aten, Ph.D. is founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College.