(Exploring your Mind) Toxic stress can weaken the structure of a developing brain and have long-term learning, behavior, and physical and mental health consequences. In children, the body and brain’s excessive or prolonged response to stress can affect their development. In fact, toxic stress can have harmful effects on learning, behavior, and their health throughout their lifetime.
Consciousness
The Afterlife: They’re Waiting For Us On the Other Side – Doctor Studies 14,000 Dreams of Dying People
(Vic Bishop) We tend to look at death as the end of a life, but surely there’s more to the story than that. And while we know that people have very similar stories to tell after a near-death experience, often speaking of a tunnel of light and then being returned to the mortal world, we rarely consider what happens to our dreams as we approach the end.
Learned Helplessness: A Psychological Anchor | Understanding Voluntary Slavery
(Justin Deschamps) The following article is a mainstream psychology piece discussing a well-known condition called learned helplessness. It is effectively what happens when a person’s will has been so fundamentally crippled that they no longer resist. Within the context of the human struggle for freedom, as waged against the powers that be, this condition is what I would call slave-training or think.
3 Widely Held Misconceptions about Marriage
(Marcia Naomi Berger, MSW, LCSW) “… there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” – Shakespeare, Hamlet
Scientists are Rethinking Animal Cognition as More Evolutionary Behaviors Emerge
(Alex Pietrowski) Humans have always considered ourselves much different animals, and we look at our apparent superior intellect, analytical mind, self-awareness, and expanded consciousness as the dividing line between us and them. Primates for example, have always been considered our closest cousins, and while we do credit them with being intelligent, our understanding of how they experience the world has never included the notion that they may be just as conscious as we are.
What You Eat Affects How You Think: The Connection Between Your Gut and Your Brain
(Ellaine Castillo) People often underestimate the effects that their diet has on the brain. However, there is a growing body of evidence that highlights the clear connection between the gut and the brain. This is often dubbed as the gut-brain axis.
Knowing Your Soul Mission | 11:11 DisclosureFest Talk Excerpt
You are a child of the universe. You move, breathe, and have your being within the mind and consciousness of the All. We were created for a purpose. Everything you are, your mind, your body, your emotions, and life itself is designed to help you find, and joyfully pursue, your mission in this life. But finding it isn’t easy for many. How do you know your soul mission? How can you tell if you’re getting close to it? How do you know if you’re on your path?
David Wilcock on Ascension Mysteries: 4.5 Hours of New YouTube Videos!
(David Wilcock) Remarkable events are taking place in the world that verify many of the prognostications and insider disclosures David has gotten over the last 23 years.
Neuroscientists Make “Jaw-Dropping” Discovery of “Wireless” Brain Communication
(Elias Marat) A team of researchers studying the brain have discovered a brand new and previously unidentified form of “wireless” neural communications that self-propagates across brain tissue and is capable of leaping from neurons in one part of the brain to another, even if the connection between them has been severed.
Social Science: Researchers Determine We Make Friends Based on Individual Qualities Rather than Group Qualities
(Tracey Watson) Do you long to make more friends? As social creatures, most humans want to be accepted and have a close-knit group of friends with whom they can spend time and who they know they can always rely on in times of trouble. In fact, a lack of good friends can increase your risk of premature death from any cause by an astounding 50 percent, according to a study by researchers from Harvard University.
The 10 Masks We Wear
(Therese J. Borchard) Rarely does a person emerge from childhood completely unscathed.Most of us learn to protect ourselves with defense mechanisms and personality traits that ensure our safety in the world. By adopting certain behavioral patterns, we unconsciously or consciously seek security and stability. We wear different kinds of masks to keep us from getting too hurt. However, in doing so, we close ourselves off from authentic relationships and stay stuck in the scabs of our childhood wounds.
The Dark Side of Spiritual Healing That No One Talks About
(Aletheia Luna) Spiritual healing is generally considered to be something very positive.
Is Your Childhood Blueprint Holding You Back?
(Drew Coster) Do you find you don’t deal with situations or relationships as successfully as you’d like? Do you feel depressed, anxious, or think negative things about yourself, others or the world? If so, it could be that your blueprint is holding you back.
Science Suggests Taking More Breaks Makes You More Productive | Illich’s Law and Negative Productivity
(Exploring Your Mind) Learn all about Illich’s law and negative productivity in this article.
Cargo Cults, Extraterrestrials, and Humanity — Reconsidering ET Disclosure, Religions, Ancient Aliens and Human Civilization
(Joseph M. Irwin) Have you ever heard of cargo cults? It’s one of the most fascinating subjects in recent history, and the implications are massive, especially as we go forward into the future and out into the Universe. In this article, and companion video, I’m going to give you some super unique and valuable perspectives. I’m going to tell you what you need to know about cargo cults and how they’re completely connected to the entire Human Experience, and perhaps beyond.