Emotional Minutes 45: Acts of Kindness
Our next positive emotion strategy in our series on increasing positive emotions is acts of kindness! Acts of kindness can increase our own positive emotions, whether or not they make…
Managing mental health after shootings | abc News KOLO 8 featuring Dr. Matt B
Mass shootings in schools and public places can understandably create a lot of anxiety. This news report discusses how to cope with anxiety from school shootings and other mass shootings.…
Emotional Minutes 44: How to feel more gratitude
How do I feel more gratitude? This video below describes how. Like other positive emotions, humans can't just tell ourselves to feel more gratitude, and then it happens. But there…
Emotional Minutes 43: Tracking positive experiences
How do I have more positive experiences? Our current series talks about multiple ways to feel more positive, but sometimes it's tough to notice the positive things we already experience.…
Emotional Minutes 42: Can I feel more positive emotions?
Can I make myself feel more positive? Luckily the answer is yes! But we can't feel more positive by simply telling ourselves to "just feel better about this". So how…
Emotional Minutes 41: Positive emotions and their benefits
Experiencing positive emotions can have many benefits on well-being, emotional coping, and even physical health. Research has found multiple reasons for the benefits of positive emotions like joy, gratitude, hope,…
Emotional Minutes 40: Psychedelic assisted therapy and mental health
Psychedelics for mental health has become a popular topic. Evidence shows that psychedelics like psilocybin ("magic mushrooms") and other substances like MDMA or ketamine have been found to have mental…
How to Talk to Kids about Ukraine | abc News KOLO 8 Report
Speaking with children about international conflict and war can sometimes be difficult. Children can have a lot of questions. And they may be subject to seeing distressing images and footage…