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Marital Interventions

by Mitchell Olson, MA | March 7, 2017 | Relationships | 0 Comments

When marriages are facing reoccurring...

Mourning a Loss? Have you come to a place of acceptance?

by Mitchell Olson, MA | March 14, 2017 | Relationships | 0 Comments

Four Tasks of Mourning: Task I - To Accept the...

This Personality Trait Makes The Average-Looking More Attractive

by Syndicated | April 30, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

How less attractive men can make themselves stand out from the crowd. Plain-looking men can boost their attractiveness to women by being creative, new research finds. The same boost in attractiveness, strangely, does not apply to plain-looking women. In fact,…

This Nutrient Balance Reverses Brain Aging

by Syndicated | July 30, 2018 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

The best balance of fatty acids for brain health. The right balance between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may help promote healthy cognitive aging, new research finds. While we are used to hearing about the benefits of the fatty acids…

Conversation Flow Using Procedural Muscle Memory

by Mitchell Olson, MA | Dec 3, 2019 | Communication Skills, Relationships

Simply said: "Once you have created a fruitful conversation, it is easier to start the next conversation." So how do you start these conversations? Conversational Muscle Memory, Starting Small Conversational muscle memory is based on the idea that when you start...

This 5 Minute Exercise Will Improve Your Conversations

by Mitchell Olson, MA | Nov 12, 2019 | Communication Skills, Relationships

If you are shy, you usually think: "I don't know what %&$ TO SAY" Your mind becomes empty. You have no interesting additions. No thought can contribute. There are no comments on this issue. Here is what is going on... There is a filter in your brain. We all do it....

Gaslighting – Are You Being Manipulated By Someone You Care About?

by Mitchell Olson, MA | Oct 30, 2019 | Education, Mental Health, Relationships

Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse in which the abuser repeatedly manipulates the situation to alert the victim to his memory and perception. Gaslighting is a potential form of abuse. This has caused the victim to question his instincts throughout his life...

The Age That People Are Happiest in Life

by Mitchell Olson, MA | Oct 23, 2019 | Mental Health, Relationships

Surveys carried out over 30 plus years reveal the age of which people are happiest. People get happier while they get older, research finds. Surveys of Americans carried out between 1972 and 2004 show that older folks are the nation’s… read more

Effectiveness of EFT for depressed couples

by Mitchell Olson, MA | Oct 16, 2019 | Mental Health, Relationships

Emotionally focused therapy was founded by Johnson and Greenberg in the early 1980s. Given the major role of emotions in attachment theory, EFT emphasizes emotions and employs them to organize interaction patterns (Hinkle et al., 2015). Hence, EFT concentrates on the...

Eye Color can Predict a Person who is More Competitive, Egocentric And Skeptical

by Mitchell Olson, MA | Aug 12, 2019 | Relationships, Sexuality

Eye color could reveal an element of your character, research finds. Lighter eyes were connected to extra selfish, competitive, skeptical people, a recent study finds. Darker eyes, although, are linked to sympathy, altruism and a higher altruistic behaviour. The study,… read more

SIMPLE STEPS TO MANAGE YOUR ANXIETY

by Mitchell Olson, MA | Apr 15, 2019 | Mental Health, Relationships

Does anxiety have a devastating effect on your life? Luckily, there are some simple steps that you can take to manage your stress. Anxiety includes feelings of apprehension, fear, and worry. Anyone can experience it on different levels, like physical, emotional or...

What Forced Sex Fantasies Mean In the #MeToo Era

by Syndicated | Oct 29, 2018 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

In the real world, forcing someone to have sex is something that is widely regarded as a repugnant act. By contrast, in our sexual fantasies, the prospect of being forced to have sex is something that many people find to… read more

Social Rejection Has A Surprising Mental Advantage

by Syndicated | May 23, 2018 | Around The Web, Relationships

Being rejected socially, can give you this outsider advantage. Being rejected socially makes people more creative, research finds. Feeling outside the group helps people generate more novel ideas. It may help to explain why so many great artists were outsiders… read more