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The Apology Gap
Read more: The Apology GapScientific American relays research that finds a reason that may explain why Women Apologize More Frequently Than Men: Researchers analyzed the number of self-reported offences and apologies made by 66 subjects over a 12-day period. And yes, they confirmed women consistently apologized more times than men did. But they also found that women report more offenses…
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In Praise of Slowness (TED)
Read more: In Praise of Slowness (TED)In Praise of Slowness author, Carl Honore, at TED way back in 2005:
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Anger and Pain
Read more: Anger and PainWebMD reports on a new study: Anger Increases Pain in Women. Treatment–in this case CBT–shown to help. Treatment effects were significant, showing positive differences in pain, fatigue, and functional disability, and in anxiety and negative mood, the researchers say. “Our results demonstrate that offering high-risk [fibromyalgia] patients a treatment tailored to their cognitive behavioral patterns at an…
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It Gets Better
Read more: It Gets BetterIt Gets Better, a Dan Savage-led response to the recent suicide of a bullied gay teen. Nine out of 10 gay teenagers experience bullying and harassment at school, and gay teens are four times likelier to attempt suicide. Many LGBT kids who do kill themselves live in rural areas, exurbs, and suburban areas, places with no gay…
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Massage Study
Read more: Massage StudyGetting a massage does more than put your muscles at ease. [Recent research has f]ound that a single session of massage caused biological changes. Volunteers who received Swedish massage experienced significant decreases in levels of the stress hormone cortisol in blood and saliva, and in arginine vasopressin, a hormone that can lead to increases in cortisol. They also…