by Helen Kain | Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Flourish, Flourishing, Mindfulness, Positivity, Team Dynamics
Today’s question: What is the key to harmonious relationships? John Gottman, relationship expert, suggests that the ratio of positive to negative remarks and interactions has a lot to do with it. Five-to-one is the recommended dosage for a sustainable, happy...
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Disorders, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
“I eat all the time,” she said with a nervous giggle. “I eat when I’m hungry, I eat when I’m not hungry. I eat to celebrate, I eat when I’m sad. I eat at night. I eat when my husband comes home.” Sarah’s story, as described in “The end of overeating: Taking Control...
by Helen Kain | ADHD, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Changing our Minds, Flourish, Flourishing, High Performance, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness, Stress, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
The Swedes have long had a name for children who bloom where they’re planted – whether in well-tended garden or a sidewalk crack – “dandelion children”. Thomas Boyd, a University of Arizona developmental psychologist and Bruce Ellis, a developmental pediatrician from...
by MAI Team | Career, Changing our Minds, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, Positivity
For the life of him, Jack can’t understand why people are always asking if something is bugging him, or if he is angry. He isn’t, at least, he doesn’t think he is, though come to think of it, he often blows his cork without a lot of warning. One...
by MAI Team | Conflict, Conflicting Ideas, Emotional Intelligence, Energy, Feedback, Flourish, Inner Strength, Intelligence, Learning, Meditation, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Optimism, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind, Uncategorized
Sue is excited to go to the cocktail party. She knows only a few others who will be attending, but she’s confident she’ll find some interesting people to talk to – she always does! Full of energy and confidence, she has a strong sense of connection with her...
by MAI Team | Changing our Minds, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Intelligence, Meditation, Mindfulness, Optimism, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Oh no! What a morning! The alarm didn’t go off. I stubbed my toe rushing to the shower, which was cold because that rotten kid used up all the hot water. Again. The coffee machine boiled over, leaving a scorched mess all over the heating plate and me without caffeine....
