What shapes your beliefs about money? How do your childhood experiences influence your current financial decisions? Your relationship with money stems from deeply rooted beliefs formed during childhood. These beliefs create patterns that affect everything from your spending habits to your earning potential, often operating below your conscious awareness. Keep reading to discover how your early experiences shaped the way you relate to money.
The Benefits of Positive Thinking: 2 Ways Neurocycling Works
What are the benefits of positive thinking? How can neurocycling change your life and brain for the better? Dr. Caroline Leaf has a program called neurocycling that can detoxify your mind and brain. In Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, she explains why this program could help you overcome mental toxicity. Let’s discuss the theoretical basis of neurocycling and then explore Leaf’s research on neurocycling.
What Is Autism Masking? Devon Price on Its Meaning & Dangers
What is Autism masking? Why do Autistic people often feel the need to blend in with those around them? In Unmasking Autism, Devon Price explores what Autism masking means and how it impacts Autistic individuals. This common coping mechanism involves suppressing natural behaviors and adopting neurotypical traits to fit in with society’s expectations. Keep reading to discover what Autism masking is and the potential harms associated with it.
What Is Neuroplasticity & How Does It Work? Dr. Leaf Explains
Do you struggle with negative thoughts? What is neuroplasticity and how does it work? Mental toxicity leads to poor brain health, therefore, treating mental toxicity via neurocycling improves brain health. Dr. Caroline Leaf describes this strategy as “directed neuroplasticity.” Find out how neuroplasticity can improve your mental health and strengthen your mind.
Medical and Social Models of Disability: Which Is Better?
What’s the difference between viewing disability as a medical issue versus a social construct? How can changing our perspective on disability create a more inclusive world? In Unmasking Autism, Devon Price explores the medical and social models of disability, revealing how our understanding of conditions such as Autism shapes societal responses and individual experiences. The contrast between these approaches highlights the difference between seeking “cures” and creating genuine accommodation. Keep reading to learn about the medical and social models of disability and why shifting our perspective could transform lives.
Does Overthinking Cause Anxiety? Experts Weigh In
What happens in your brain when you can’t stop dwelling on a thought? Why do your thoughts sometimes spiral into anxiety-producing scenarios? Does overthinking cause anxiety? Overthinking and anxiety often go hand in hand, creating a cycle that can feel impossible to break. Experts such as Nick Trenton and Judson Brewer explain the connection between excessive thinking and emotional distress. Continue reading to understand how overthinking can cause anxiety.
How to Overcome Overthinking and Anxiety: 5 Key Strategies
Does anxiety take control of you sometimes? Is it possible to break free from the endless cycle of overthinking? Managing anxiety and overthinking isn’t a mysterious process; it’s a skill anyone can develop. Expert insights and practical strategies can help transform overwhelming thoughts into manageable ones, leading to a calmer and more balanced life. Keep reading to discover how to overcome overthinking and anxiety with five proven approaches that can help you regain control of your thoughts and emotions.
The 6 Neurocycle Steps to Get Rid of Mental Toxicity
What’s the neurocycle process like? How does journaling about your mental state help improve it? Mental toxicity results from repeated failures to process unhealthy thoughts. With the neurocycle’s steps, you remedy that by giving yourself opportunities to do that processing. Check out the six steps of the neurocycle below.
Autism Self-Diagnosis Might Be the Best Approach (Devon Price)
Why do current Autism statistics fail to reflect the true number of Autistic people? What makes getting an official Autism diagnosis so challenging for many individuals? In Unmasking Autism, Devon Price reveals the significant barriers and biases that exist within the diagnostic process for Autism. He discusses numerous factors that prevent many Autistic individuals from receiving formal recognition of their neurodivergence. Keep reading to learn why Autism self-diagnosis is becoming an increasingly valid and necessary option for many people seeking to understand their neurotype.
How to Understand Anxiety: Equip Yourself With Knowledge
Why does your mind race with endless “what-if” scenarios? What’s happening in your brain and body when anxiety takes hold? Understanding anxiety starts with recognizing its meaning, causes, and effects. Mental health experts explain the science behind anxiety and reveal why your brain sometimes works against you when facing uncertainty or stress. Keep reading to learn how to understand anxiety so you’re better equipped to handle it.