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What the best science says about depression today !

3/21/2018

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For almost the past 100 years, mental health professionals have told us that that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. However, there's a much more realistic theory that depression happens due to an imbalance happening outside of your cranium. Johann Hari, author of "Lost Connections", believes that depression these days stem from societal issues. Johann offers some staggering statistics showing that antidepressants seem to be doing much more harm than good — among them, that one out of every four middle-aged women in the United States is taking a chemical antidepressant in any given year.

If we want to get rid of modern-day depression, he says, we have to change society.
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International Day of Happiness - 20 March

3/15/2018

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SHARE HAPPINESS AND BE PART OF SOMETHING AMAZING

Take part in the International Day of Happiness 2018.
This year's theme is Share Happiness - focusing on the importance of relationships, kindness and helping each other.


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Could your story be an essential driver of change ?

3/11/2018

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Without even knowing you in this moment I am going to say "Yes" to the above question! 
I have the temerity to do that because I have had occasion now to reflect on my own stories and thousands of "others stories" and see the impact stories make on the listener !



Being able to relate in story form the significant events in our lives and their relationship to furthering our own path or the path of others gives people such a sense of connection. It is not that you have all had the same experiences but the patterns may be the same and they essentially "nod" thinking "that kind of thing happened to me !"
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"When you tell a story to a friend, you can transfer experiences directly to their brain. They feel what you feel. They empathize. What's more, when communicating most effectively, you can get a group of people's brains to synchronize their activity. As you relate someone's desires through a story, they become the desires of the audience. When trouble develops, they gasp in unison, and when desires are fulfilled they smile together. 

For as long as you've got your audience's attention, they are in your mind. When you hear a good story, you develop empathy with the teller because you experience the events for yourself. This makes sense. Stories should be powerful." https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/you-illuminated/201106/why-sharing-stories-brings-people-together
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If you are interested to develop and refine these skills please be in touch and book a FREE 30 minute discovery session

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    You can't lift your bottom line if your people are down!!! 

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