Mad in America

DECEMBER 26, 2023

From World Association for Infant Mental Health : “This article is a series of personal reflections on infancy, which I view as a period during which profoundly essential human spiritual experiences occur, albeit episodically and without reflective consciousness. These spiritual experiences lie at the core of what most traditions call the soul, but they become gradually veiled as we build the psychological structures of so-called maturity.

Self-awareness 101

Self-awareness 101

Mad in America

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A few years ago, I began compiling what I affectionately call my “goofy” synchronicity stories. (Synchronicity was initially defined by Carl Jung to represent meaningful coincidences—“causally unrelated” events that happen near the same time and carry the same meaning.) I noticed that often, these independent events don’t happen at the same time or within a few moments of each other.

Sleep and mental health 100

Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health 100

Mad in America

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A new study in Frontiers of Pharmacology finds that antidepressant use during pregnancy is linked to reduced motor skills in children at 2 years old. The association, although mild, persists even when accounting for maternal depressive symptoms and stress during pregnancy. The current study, headed by Noémie Tanguay of the Université Laval in Québec, finds no such deficits in cognitive or language development.

Education 140

Education 140