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The multi-disciplinary artist and author of Like a Bird and How to Cure a Ghost explores the commodification and appropriation of wellness through the lens of social justice, providing resources to help anyone participate in self-care, regardless of race, identity, socioeconomic status or...

Athena Aktipis of Arizona State University is a self-professed apocalypse enthusiast, and as the host of the podcast Zombified, she knows the undead inside and out. With Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses, she’s compiled her research and insights into a fascinating Audible Original that will have you thinking deeper about all those shambling, brain-hungry corpses in pop culture—not to mention our everyday lives. Drawing on years of research on zombies and zombification, these six lessons offer a fun way to explore and understand the many forces that influence us.

Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games.

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of diverse environments. What has enabled us to dominate the globe, more than any other species, while remaining virtually helpless as lone individuals?

The principles in this book can be applied to leadership at any level, providing listeners with the tools they need to shift awareness, enhance communication, build trust, eliminate fear and self-doubt, and minimize unnecessary workplace drama. Embracing any one of the seven practices alone can be life-changing. When used together, they support a path of well-being, productivity, and positive influence.

Video game sales as a whole have continued to grow, now raking in twice as much money per year as the entire film industry, and countless psychologists have turned their attention to the effects gaming has on us: our confidence, our identity, and our personal growth. The Psychology of Zelda applies the latest psychological findings, plus insights from classic psychology theory, to Link, Zelda, Hyrule, and the players who choose to wield the Master Sword.

Can there be a total perception which completely heals the brain? What benefit has culture? Does speech come before thought? Is it possible to say something without the operation of thought? Is there in the brain anything untouched by culture? Is attention a conscious process? Is love the factor of profound change?

Conversations that go beyond the business of wellness — they touch the essence of why we seek, serve, heal and create.Join Sharon Mridul and the makers of the wellness industry to explore the why behind their every practice, ritual, moment of healing and their personal journey which led them to participate in this movement. Welcome to Beyond Wellness Podcast, where the pioneers of wellbeing share their wisdom to cultivate an inner calm and longevity.SUPPORT THE SHOW:Subscribe, review, and rate the podcast! Whether you're listening on your way to work, on your leisure walk, or while doing ...

I Am Perfect! is a body-based podcast for women exploring Boundaries, Burnout, and Being Authentic through relationships with self, others and the environments and systems they live and work within. The show connects how spiritual, emotional and mental health (along with external environments and systems) influence what shows up in physical health as signs and symptoms. Each episode explores the questions “Who I AM?” and “Who I BE?” guiding women to understand identity, behavior and relationship patterns without fixing or pathologizing the body. By observing signs and symptoms as ...

In this episode of The Wellness Circle, LaTonya and her best friends share how they have maintained friendship over the past 30+ years. Hear their tips for growing in life and growing together, battling the loneliness epidemic, maximizing adult friendships for mental health support, and how to stop isolation.

The Sacred Wellness Alchemy™ Show is a soul led podcast devoted to healing, embodiment, and living in deeper alignment with yourself and your life. Each episode explores the Sacred Wellness Alchemy™ Pathways through grounded wisdom, lived experience, soulful conversations, and intuitive insight, supporting emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and sovereign self trust. With Pathway focused seasons and Alchemical Integration episodes, this is a space to remember, reconnect, and come home to yourself from the inside out so you can live Abundantly Ever After even through pain and ...

This series on wellness offers a comprehensive exploration of how to achieve and maintain optimal health across all facets of life. From understanding the multi-dimensional nature of wellness to practical guides on physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and occupational well-being, the series delves into creating personalized health strategies and overcoming common barriers. Featuring expert interviews, actionable tips, and real-life case studies, each episode equips viewers with the tools needed to integrate wellness into their daily routines, use technology effectively, and sustain ...

Faith, Wellness & Black History, a HipHopTruth podcast By Eckspansion Media Is A Podcast Being Launched As A Cultural Wellness Movement To Change The Existing Narrative For The Next Generation Of Women, Men & Children Who Love Faith, Wellness, Hip Hop & Who Deserve To Not Just Survive But THRIVE. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: @HipHopTruthCom

More people know who Khloe Kardashian is than who Rene Descartes was. Most can't find Delaware on a map, correctly spell the word occurrence, or name the largest ocean on the planet. But how important is it to fill our heads with facts? A few keystrokes can summon almost any information in seconds. Why should we bother learning facts at all? Best-selling author William Poundstone confronts that timely question in Head in the Cloud.

Was als linke Identitätspolitik einst progressiv gedacht war, hat längst die Schwelle zu einer militanten Ideologie überschritten, analysiert die Psychologin Esther Bockwyt. Auf Basis einer pauschalen Einteilung von Menschen in Opfergruppen und Privilegierte wird abgeleitet, wer was wann sagen oder tun darf. So kritisch wie ausgewogen und vor allem fernab der schrillen Tonlagen des Feuilletons erfasst Bockwyt das Thema Wokeness erstmals aus psychologischer Perspektive und fragt: Wie ist eine "woke Psyche" verfasst, wenn Narzissmus, Gewissenhaftigkeit oder Aggression ein gesundes Maß überschreiten?

Getting Gamers will show that rather than being a waste of time, video games can help us develop skills, make friends, succeed at work, form good habits, and be happy. Taking the time to learn what's happening in our heads as we play and shop allows us to approach games and gaming communities on our own terms and get more out of them. With examples from the games themselves, Jamie Madigan offers a fuller understanding of the impact of games on our psychology and the influence of psychology on our games.

A practical and entertaining guide to the life skills you weren't taught at school, from when to ask for a discount to what you need to know before your first day at work. Adult life is full of mysteries. What should you check before renting a flat? How do you ask for a pay rise? Does anything really need to be dry cleaned? And why does everyone else seem to know these things except you? (They don’t, but this book will help.)

In Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools, Ron Ritchhart, author of Making Thinking Visible, explains how creating a culture of thinking is more important to learning than any particular curriculum, and he outlines how any school or teacher can accomplish this by leveraging eight cultural forces: expectations, language, time, modeling, opportunities, routines, interactions, and environment.

Whispers in the Wilderness is a faith based podcast about faith, healing, and spiritual growth. Hosted by Lee Marie of Shades of Wellness, each weekly episode dives into biblical truth, personal stories, and practical lessons on topics like discernment, resilience, betrayal, and God’s refining fire. Whether you’re navigating trials or seeking deeper intimacy with God, this podcast will encourage, equip, and inspire your journey.

In Drugged, Miller takes listeners on an eye-opening tour of psychotropic drugs, describing the various kinds, how they were discovered and developed, and how they have played multiple roles in virtually every culture. Drugged brims with surprises, revealing the fact that antidepressant drugs evolved from rocket fuel, highlighting the role of hallucinogens in the history of religion, and asking whether Prozac can help depressed cats. Entertaining and authoritative, Drugged is a truly fascinating book.