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Mindfulness In Schools Is Giving Children The Vital Tools To Protect Their Mental Wellbeing

- February 29, 2016

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/17/mindfulness-schools-good-mental-health-children-_n_9184916.html?utm_hp_ref=young-minds-matter&utm_content=bufferdf557&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Ancient Timekeeping - Efforts to make nature's schedule fit our own have been imperfect from the start. Some ancient calendars, dating to the Sumerians 5,000 years ago, simply divided the year into 12 months of 30 days each. Their 360-day year was nearly a week shorter than our annual journey around the sun.

- February 29, 2016

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160226-leap-year-science-time-world-cultures-february/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20160228news-leapyr&utm_campaign=Content&sf21644580=1

Michael Bader: How does psychotherapy work? Insight and the experience of new healthier behavior is the key to psychological change and can be found in most psychotherapies

- February 29, 2016

http://www.theunion.com/entertainment/activitiesandevents/20775391-113/michael-bader-how-does-psychotherapy-work

Intentional Acts of Kindness Mary Ann Christie Burnside teaches us how the kindness we offer ourselves and others affects what happens in the very next moment.

- February 29, 2016

http://www.mindful.org/intentional-acts-of-kindness/

Childhood, disrupted Adversity in childhood can create long-lasting scars, damaging our cells and our DNA, and making us sick as adults, in my case Fibromyalgia - Aghhhh, every joint feels swollen. I feel as though I have been through a tumble sander and although I find it hard to sleep it seems impossible as I can get little comfort. 22 years of pain has been exhausting. I am so lucky that I have tomorrow off and only a 3 day week ahead. I can't wait until the royal commission is over. These daily trauma triggers are getting too much to cope with.

- February 28, 2016

https://aeon.co/essays/how-bad-experiences-in-childhood-lead-to-adult-illness https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/fibromyalgia

Schools Should Recognize Trauma as a Disability - Compton Lawsuit Says, ‘You have to address trauma in order to do anything about the achievement gap.’ Anne Hudson-Price, attorney representing students

- February 27, 2016

http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2016/02/22/schools-should-recognize-trauma-as-a-disability-lawsuit-says/

How Do You Define Yourself?

- February 27, 2016

Memory In Trauma - ‘You do not need to remember or do not need to understand to heal trauma’. The goal is to overwrite the symbols in the amygdala with present time information. The body is a great source of good news that can bring you into now.

- February 26, 2016

https://painisreallystrange.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/memory-in-trauma/

Kyle Cease - Your Fears Are an Illusion. "I have a desire to get people out of the hypnotic state they have been put into since early childhood. I have a vision to show people what happens when they undo their subtle addictions and get their power back." -Kyle Cease

- February 26, 2016

Where Do Morals Come From? Phillip Gorski. "We understood that human beings are just blank slates on which cultural systems inscribe their moral codes. Or so Nietzsche and his acolytes tell us."

- February 25, 2016

http://www.publicbooks.org/nonfiction/where-do-morals-come-from

How People Learn to Become Resilient. By Maria Konnokova

- February 25, 2016

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-secret-formula-for-resilience

Music - Gregory Alan Isakov - That Sea, the Gambler - 2007

- February 25, 2016

10 commonly abused psychology words — and what they really mean.James Harbeck. To truly suffer these conditions may be devastating to the lives of the individual and loved ones

- February 25, 2016

http://theweek.com/articles/603303/10-commonly-abused-psychology-words--what-really-mean

Well Ways, Australian Mental Health Program for Building a Future - ‘Self empowerment, self care, increased self-worth: the opportunity to put education into action’ - Well Ways Building a Future participant

- February 25, 2016

http://mifellowship.org/content/well-ways-family-education-programs Well Ways Building a Future is a 12-session peer education program designed and delivered by family members/friends of someone with a mental illness. It assists family members/carers to maintain their own wellness and support the recovery of their family member/friend with a mental illness. Facilitators are experienced carers and family members of a person with a mental illness who are trained and accredited to deliver the program. Building a Future gives participants: Up-to-date and accurate information about mental illnesses, treatment and support options New ideas, problem solving skills and confidence to cope with the impact of mental illness and support recovery An opportunity to share experiences with others who understand Broader ongoing sources of support and information

When We Judge a Person Harshly With a Label or Dismissal, We Kill the Human Being Inside of Them - Behind the labels, behind the words, behind the thin surface of differences, real or imagined, we share the same basic humanity, the same basic needs, aspirations, and dreams.

- February 24, 2016

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/when-we-judge-a-person-we-kill-the-human-being-inside-of-them/