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Self Consciousness

Being Naked In Public And Feeling Naked In Private

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 05.03.2013 | Gay Voices
Jincey Lumpkin

In the past month I was inseminated for the first time, masturbated in a circle with 10 naked women and watched myself onscreen in an interactive documentary. None of these things is particularly strange for me. However, I do feel like I've been in a blender on the high setting.

Being Intelligent About Intelligence

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.22.2013 | Science
Jeff Schweitzer

Tetsuro Matsuzawa, a researcher at Kyoto University, showed that a chimpanzee named Ayumu clearly out-performed humans on some working memory tests, a category of short-term recall. What is surprising is that anybody finds this surprising.

Some Songs Just Can't Be Heard

Ben Thomas | Posted 03.06.2013 | TED Weekends
Ben Thomas

Dr. Taylor tries to tell us, in the most precise language possible, what it was like to watch her thoughts fall away as she fell into timeless bliss. Truth be told, though, your own subjective experience is just as unique as hers -- and, ultimately, just as immune to exact translation.

Eckhart Tolle Shares His Aha Moment With Oprah

OWN | Posted 12.08.2012 | OWN

This season on "Super Soul Sunday," Oprah spoke with New York Times bestselling author Eckhart Tolle. It had been four years since their groundbreakin...

Moms In The Picture: Your Stories

The Huffington Post | Lisa Belkin | Posted 10.08.2012 | Parents

Erin Knowles loves taking photographs of her children -- she snaps dozens a day. But of the 25,000 she has, only ten include her with the rest of the ...

Mom In The Picture: Your Stories

Lisa Belkin | Posted 12.07.2012 | Parents
Lisa Belkin

When we asked readers to join Allison's crusade, and send us photos of themselves "in the picture," you responded. Actually, you did more than just respond. You embraced, inhabited and claimed the cause as your own. 

How To Banish Self-Consciousness Forever

Posted 11.14.2012 | OWN

By Martha Beck It's one word -- one little word -- but it has revelatory power. You step into the party feeling reasonably confident. True, ...

The Mom Stays in the Picture

Allison Tate | Posted 01.28.2013 | Parents
Allison Tate

I am not perfect to look at and I am not perfect to love, but I am perfectly their mother.

The Value of Experiencing Through Someone Else's Eyes

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 09.05.2012 | Healthy Living
Art Markman, Ph.D.

This research suggests that reading about different groups can be helpful for aspiring leaders. One of the greatest problems in business leadership is a failure to understand how the work environment can influence different people in different ways.

How to Have a Healthy Dose of Faith

Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD | Posted 02.13.2012 | Healthy Living
Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD

Faith in a balanced form could be a positive, and in some ways essential, trait for humanity. However, it could also have the potential for becoming counterproductive if it is used as blind faith or ignorance.

6 Practical Meditation Tips

Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD | Posted 11.24.2011 | Healthy Living
Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD

Be patient with the process of meditation, since like any other skill, this will take some time to master. Make it a formal practice, and it will only get better.

For College Kids: How to Eat Alone in the Dining Hall

Meg F. Schneider, MA, LCSW | Posted 06.05.2011 | College
Meg F. Schneider, MA, LCSW

It's hard to eat alone because of what you assume others are thinking. Your own destructive thoughts ruin a manageable, quiet, dining experience.

The Biggest Loser: One Physician's Perspective

Christina Jenkins, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Christina Jenkins, M.D.

We all have something at stake in helping all Americans achieve a healthy weight. The Biggest Loser isn't perfect, but it's been an undeniable success in messaging and motivation.

What We Don't Know Is Thrilling

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Deepak Chopra

It's what we don't know about our ancestors that's the most thrilling. Nothing in the fossil record, no matter how many dozen specialists study it, explains the trait that makes us human.