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Mighty Movie Podcast: Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Dan Persons | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pornography, Joshua Leonard, Lynn Shelton, Emotions, Marriage, Homosexuality, Amateur Porn, Sex, Homophobia, Gay, Bromance, Porn, Comedy, Mark Duplass, Exclusive, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

In Humpday, two friends back themselves into a corner when they resolve to make an amateur porn video together, examining the straight male's anxiety over his nascent gay side.

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Is Your Inbox Full of Reactivit-E-Mail?

Brooke Siler | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Internet, Emotions, Mental Health, Relationships, Reactivity, Email, Women's Health, Technology, Online Relationships, Emotional Reactivity, Psychology Technology, Living News
Brooke Siler

Some people are happily distracted by their Twitters and Tweets and would have it no other way. I, on the other hand, begin sweating and twitching as I near my computer.

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When I Don't Love Myself, My Addictions Are Important

Isha Judd | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Distraction, Addiction, Emotions, Living News, Honesty, Spirituality, Self Love, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Isha Judd

The reason we have such difficulty being with ourselves is that we have lost sight of our true essence; what I call love-consciousness.

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Smelling Orange: The Interconnected Realm Of Synesthesia

DivineCaroline | Kathryn Williams | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, The Poetic Life, Art, Brain, The Artists Life, Colors, Neurological, The Artist's Life, Synesthesia, Living News

You've probably heard Mondays referred to as "blue" or a brightly colored shirt as "loud." For most people, these descriptions are figurative. Mondays...

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Sci-Fi Morality: Could Aliens Save Us from Prejudice?

Jamil Zaki | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Rwanda, Emotions, Neuroscience, Implicit Bias, Independence Day, Altruism, Science, Hurricane Katrina, Morality, Psychology, Watchmen, Israel, Prejudice, Science Fiction, World News
Jamil Zaki

Mountains of evidence suggest that being part of a group changes our perceptions of members of other groups at startlingly basic levels.

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STUDY: Sleep Helps Us Let Go Of Negative Emotions

TIME | Tiffany Sharples | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Freud, Emotions, Rem Sleep, Mental Health, Personal Health, Health, Emotional Health, Sleeping, Wellness, Sleep, Living News

Dreams may not be the secret window into the frustrated desires of the unconscious that Sigmund Freud first posited in 1899, but growing evidence sugg...

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The Moment is Now

Lisa Guest | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Emotions, Trauma, General Motors, Jewish, Choices, Architecture, Healing, Reticence, Now, Michael Moore, Artistic Output, Fashion, Spirituality, Living News
Lisa Guest

My life has been one sacrifice after another. It would have been simpler to lower my ideals, to set my sights on something easier, more mainstream. I couldn't do that.

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What Are You Spreading?

Gangaji | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Peace, The Inner Life, Joy, Living News
Gangaji

In the midst of the recent Swine flu panic, most of us have been more careful than usual with our physical hygiene. We wash our hands more faithfully,...

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Can Being Curious Make You Happier?

Kari Henley | Posted 07.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Barbara Fredrickson, Todd Kashdan, Positive Psychology, Curiosity, Happiness, Appreciative Inquiry, David Cooperrider, Emotions, The Inner Life, The Balanced Life, Living News
Kari Henley

In my last post, I explored the "Top Ten Positive Emotions" from the book, Positivity, by Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, and asked everyone to make Post-It ...

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What Are The Top 10 Positive Emotions?

Kari Henley | Posted 06.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Awe, Inspiration, Interest, Featured Contributor, Serenity, Positive Psychology, Happiness, Joy, Living News
Kari Henley

Wouldn't we all love to flourish? Turns out, the trick to flourishing is to fill your day with positive emotions three times more frequently than negative ones.

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This Little Piggy Doesn't Go to Market: How to Fight Fear and Make It Work For You

Noah St. John | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Fear, Mark Twain, Media Free Zone, Fearlessness, Swine Flu, H1n1, Living News
Noah St. John

Knowledge is king and awareness is power. The positive actions you take to face any situation in life give you control over your behavior and emotions. That's how to fight fear and make it work for you.

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The Great Escape!

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Instincts, Emotions, Marriage, Relationships, Job, Fear, Learning to Leave, Employment, Leaving, Happiness, Self-Help, Unemployment, Freedom, Self Help, Careers, Personal Anxiety, Anxiety, Living News
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger

Being hardwired to stay is what makes it difficult to leave.

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3 Ways To Shake Off A Bad Mood

intent.com | Debbie Mandel | Posted 04.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Mental Health, Bad Mood, Wellness, Living News

Lately, getting stuck in a bad mood is pretty easy. Just tune into the dreary news, or pick up a magazine telling you how bad it's going to get. Your ...

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Men's Warrior Weekend

Peter Clothier | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Men, Mankind, Mental Health, Gender Roles, Santa Barbara, Men's Health, New Warrior Training Adventure, Living News
Peter Clothier

Too many of us men, in today's troubled world, have failed to grow out of being little boys. We need more good, well-directed masculine energy in this world.

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A Journey to Remember

Tamar Abrams | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Travel, Senior Citizens, Parenting, Children, Krakow, Emotion, New Zealand, Rome, Single Motherhood, Motherhood, Italy, Mothers, Maine, Jamaica, Emotions, Single Parents, Family Values, Poland, Traveling, Christmas, Moms, Love, Kayaking, Parenting Advice, Family, Living News
Tamar Abrams

My child's increasing self-reliance has given me the time to reflect on my parents' lives. I've always been grateful to have arrived at midlife with two vital parents who live nearby.

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Captive Flower

H. Candace Gorman | Posted 03.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Detainees, Feelings, Law, Red-Tape, Emotions, Lawyers, Emotion, College, Nature, University of Wisconsin, Bureaucracy, Flowers, Red Tape, Bullshit, Living News
H. Candace Gorman

My client, Mr. Al-Ghizzawi, told me during one of our first visits about a flower that was outside his cage at Guantanamo, just sticking out of the desert terrain, by itself.

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Tips on Managing Emotions

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 03.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Emotions, Psychology, Therapy, Resilience Psychology, Trauma, Sex Addiction, Emotion, Hormones, Learning, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

Once we make our emotions conscious through thinking about them, we can begin to understand our feelings about them so that they can be brought into insight and balance.

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Mickey Rourke: Getting it Right

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotion, Mental Health, Pets, The Wrestler, Golden Globes, Mickey Rourke, Animals, Self-Soothing, Stress Reduction, Skin, Chihuahua, Stress, Emotions, Cats, Brain, Health, Respiratory Illnesses, Meditation, Brain Fitness, Cute Animals, Blood Pressure, Rosacea, Dogs, Living News
Dr. Nicholas Perricone

The simple stroking of a dog or cat has been proven to lower heart rate, decrease stress and anxiety, and lower respiratory rate and blood pressure.

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What Makes You Cry... Besides the Obama Inauguration?

Rob Kall | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Thrills, Obama's Inauguration, Crying, Tears, Obama Tears, Frisson, Chills, Happiness, Obama Hope, Emotion, Hope, Jubilation, Joy, Emotions, Excitement Obama, Living News
Rob Kall

I've been thinking about the tears of joy, that feeling of choking up, the chill up the back of the neck, of sympathy and empathy, for a few decades.

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Obama and the Science of Altruism

Jamil Zaki | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Togetherness, Community Service, Helping the Needy, Emotion, Charity, Empathy, Hope, Children, Brains, Altruism, Helping Others, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, Psychology, Obama Community Service, Peace Corps, Barack Obama, Helping the Poor, Giving Back to the Community, Emotions, Neuroscience, Brain, Martin Luther King, Volunteering, Kids, Service, Giving Back, Evolution, Politics News
Jamil Zaki

Why would we have evolved to feel each other's pain? Two aspects of empathy can help explain this, and the reason that evolution may have selected for strong empathizers in the first place.

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An End to Name-Calling?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Name-Calling, Joseph Lowery, Homosexuality, Obama Joe Lowery, Education, Intolerance, Gay Rights, Cyberbullying, Effects of Bullying, Bullying, Gay, Glsen, Feelings, Emotion, Children, Idiots, Long Island, Emotions, Anger, Kids, Newsday, Sadness, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

Some will say "No Name-Calling Week" is more accurately called "PC Police Week." After all, an offensive term over the dinner table might be applauded in a rap song.

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The Tunnel of Doom on 3rd Street

Keely Field | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Purple Ticket, Obama Crowds, California, Emotion, Obama's Inauguration, Inauguration Problems, Inauguration 2009, Inauguration Day, Inauguration Day 2009, Crying, Overcrowding, Obama Inauguration, Washington DC, Jesse Jackson, Purple Tunnel of Doom, Barack Obama Inauguration, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Purple Ticket Inaugural, Obama Inauguration Day, Purple Tickets Inauguration, Emotions, Anger, Inauguration Crowds, Inauguration, Los Angeles Times, Purple Tickets, Van Nuys, Washington Post, Inaugural Ceremony, Sadness, Disappointment, Politics News
Keely Field

I was one of the thousands of purple ticket holders who survived "The Tunnel of Doom on 3rd Street," as it's known to those of us who suffered through the most disappointing day of our lives.

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One Gigantic Shining Moment

Claudia Ricci | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Inauguration, Capitol Hill, Emotion, Obama's Inauguration, Inauguration Day 2009, Racial Equality, Obama Inauguration, Capitol, Washington DC, Barack Obama Inauguration, The Mall, Race, Obama Inauguration Day, Joy, Happiness, Emotions, Politics News
Claudia Ricci

In the moments immediately after Obama was sworn in, I turned to an African American woman standing behind me and we just hugged, celebrating in that tight embrace the collapse of racial divide.

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Taking Action in Achieving Your Intention

M.J. Ryan | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Lose Weight, Smart, Intention, Goals, Aspiration, Setting Goals, Emotion, New Year's Commentary, 2009 New Year's Resolutions, 2009, Happiness, Lifestyle Changes, New Year's Resolutions, Emotions, Body Image, Dieting, Exercise, New Year's Resolution, Living News
M.J. Ryan

An intent can be anything you want to change or achieve in your life or in the world in which you live -- it can be personal, social, or global, or all three.

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A Jew's Prayer for the Children of Gaza

Bradley Burston | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jews, Gaza, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel Gaza, Israel, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Emotion, Empathy, Caring for Children, Praying, The Power of Prayer, Emotions, Sympathy, Caring, Prayer, Spirituality, Living News
Bradley Burston

In this day, when the trepidation and rage and mourning that is called war, seizes our hearts and patches them in scars, we call to you, the Lord whose name is Peace.

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