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Deep Tissue or Holistic Massage? Which One Is Best for Me and What’s the Difference?
Deep tissue massage targets the deep layers of muscle with gentle, sustained AND firm, intense pressure. Holistic massage uses broad, general strokes with more moderate pressure. Both have benefits.
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Stereotype Threat: What Is It and What Can We Do to Avoid Its Effects?
Stereotype threat is the fear of unintentionally confirming the stereotype of the group we belong to. And most of us belong to several stereotyped groups.
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Practicing Self-Compassion: Treat Yourself
Self-compassion is showing ourselves the same loving kindness that we show our loved ones. One way to do this is to treat yourself regularly to something you enjoy.
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Happiness Is Up to You: Learn How to be Happy
Happiness has very little to do with our status, relationship, job or money and more to do with our attitude and thinking. This hub has ten tips on how to get happy now whoever you are.
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Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief: Does it Work?
There are many articles and blogs written on mindfulness meditation for pain relief. This hub discusses some of those articles and tries to come to a conclusion as to whether mindfulness is effective
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What are the 7 Attitudinal Foundations of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)?
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (or MBSR) is more than just mindfulness meditation, it is a way of life. This hub outlines the 7 Attitudinal Foundations for mindfulness practice.
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Mindfulness Meditation: What Are The Benefits?
As much as we might wish it, we cannot jump forward to the future or back to the past. We must live through each moment in this life. Mindfulness allows us to do that deliberately and with awareness.
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Halogen Oven Review: Andrew James Oven
Halogen ovens are said to cook food in less time than a conventional oven, preserve more of the juices, and use less energy. This was not exactly my experience with the Andrew James Halogen Oven.
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How to Relieve Stress While Studying for Finals: Top Tips
Keeping stress levels down while preparing for your final year at college is really down to commons sense. Attend lectures, keep up with course work and stick to the schedule. This hub has 10 top tips
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How to Achieve Self-Actualization for Happiness
Self-actualization is reaching all of our potentials. Happiness is being fulfilled and contented. But do we reach our potential and achieve happiness? By playing to our character strengths.
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Facebook Manners: Do's and Don'ts
Good Manners are important at any social gathering and Facebook is no different. Here are a few hints and tips to keep all of you 'friends' happy.
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Popular Psychology: 5 Top Myths
There are many popular psychology self-help books which are based on tried and tested facts. But many are based on misinterpretations and misinformation. These are just 5 of the most common myths.
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Psychology of Crime: Why Do People Become Criminals?
This hub takes a look at Biological, Socialisation, Societal and Community theories on criminal behaviour that were developed from research carried out by psychologists
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How to Understand Cat Language
What is your cat saying? A cat's meow is iconic. Every children's book will tell you that a cat says "meow". But cats have a wide vocabulary and they don't just employ their voice to use it.
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Pain Relief and Relaxation Techniques
Research has shown that relaxation and meditation techniques can work for managing pain. It also helps reduce stress, which in itself can be the source of pain. So it's a win-win situation.
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Is Positive Psychology different from Clinical Psychology?
Some people think that because Positive Psychology is relatively new, it must somehow be different from Clinical Psychology. But Positive is just another complementing area within psychology.
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Understanding the Psychology of Positive Thinking
Positive thinking can be habit forming. This Hub discusses how it can benefit us intellectually, socially and physically.
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Why Study Psychology? Possible Career Paths
When it comes to a career path in psychology there are plenty of options to choose from. The list is only limited by your interest and dedication.
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How to Teach Your Dog Tricks
Training a dog to do tricks is based on methods made famous by Pavlov and B.F Skinner. It takes patience but can be fun and rewarding for both trainer and dog.
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How to Stop a Cat From Scratching Furniture
If your cat is scratching the furniture it is possible to train them away from this habit. But provide them with an alternative, such as a scratching post.
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How to Stop a Dog From Jumping
The problem of a dog jumping on people is an easy one to correct. This hub gives some reasons why your dog might be jumping and advice on how to cure the problem.
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Dog Training Using Treats
Whether or not you choose to use treats when training your dog is up to you. This hub gives some tips and hints on the use of treats for dog training.
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Book on Stress: The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook Review
This is a review of The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, in my opinion the top self-help book in the industry. Accessible, professional and successful, it's been going strong since 1980.
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Life in the Dublin Mountains: Deer, Rabbits and Other Critters.
Living in the mountains has advantages and disadvantages. The wildlife around us are very tame and it is quiet and peaceful. But there is no public transport and the nearest store is over 5 miles away
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Starsky & Hutch-The Series: What's Your Favourite Episode?
The 1970's series of Starsky & Hutch was the beginning of a new era of TV Cop Shows. Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul played two undercover cops who were cool, funny and tough.
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Changes to the English Language: Has Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) altered it forever?
Some people say that the English Language has been altered forever by computer mediated communication. This Hub argues that it is all a part of the evolution of the English Language.
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Our Sense of Smell: How Important Is It?
Our sense of smell is often overlooked in it's importance to our survival and well being. This Hub discusses how essential our sense of smell actually is.
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Why Is My Dog Barking? Some Possible Reasons and Solutions
All dogs bark sometimes. But incessant barking can be annoying. More importantly, it can be an indication that your dog is not happy. This Hub discusses some reasons why your dog may be barking.
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Is My Dog Sick? Dog Illness Symptoms
Sometimes it's difficult to know whether your dog is just a little off form, or whether he or she is very sick. This Hub goes through some of the minor and major illness symptoms in dogs.
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Tips for Puppy Training: Toilet, Crate, Whining, and Biting
Most people love puppies, but owning one is a big responsibility and often a lot of work. This article provides some tips and advice on raising puppies, including potty and crate training.
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What Motivates You? Finding the Formula
Motivation is difficult to define and sometimes even more difficult to find. This Hub gives some information and help with finding the motivation trigger.
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Worry Control: Train Yourself to Stop Irrational and Frightening Thinking
Worrying is natural, we all do it at times. But when we find ourselves worrying everyday about everything, it's time to take control. This Hub has some hints and tips on controlling excessive worrying
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Can We Change How We Think? Learn to Choose Positive Thoughts More Often.
It is possible to train ourselves to change how we think, and therefore what we feel. This Hub gives some advice and information on how our thoughts effect our emotions.
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How to Reduce Stress: 6 Relaxation Techniques
When you're relaxed you're not stressed. It's as simple as that. This Hub has some relaxation tips that have been tried and tested over time.
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Managing Time: Reduce Stress and Get the Job Done
Your time is precious. If tasks are backing up and there isn't enough time in the day, this Hub provides some hints and tips on time management.
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Parenting Tips: The Teenage Years
This hub gives some tips from an experienced mum on raising teenagers without the arguments and the stress. This can be a time to enjoy; your kids are growing up and it can be exciting and fun.
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Maintaining a Relationship: Top Tips
It's easy to get distracted by life, but for a healthy and resilient relationship, it's important to make time for one another. This Hub has some hints and tips on how to make that possible.
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Finding Your Priorities in Life
Whenever we get caught up in our busy lives, it's easy to lose sight of what's really important. This Hub gives a step-by-step guide to finding the way back to our real priorities in life.
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I was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1959, and have been married to Brendan since 1985. Together we have a son and two daughters, all young adults now and all successfully completed third-level education and living independent lives. People say that we’re very lucky because Brendan and I are obviously still in love, and we also have a fantastic, fun relationship with our children. But it’s not all down to luck of course. We’ve struggled and made mistakes and we’ve learned a lot about one another and about ourselves.
While my kids were growing up, I did several evening courses on Parenting, Psychology, Meditation and on Stress Management and Stress Relief. Then in 2009 I joined my kids in third level education and embarked on a full-time Honors Degree Course in Applied Psychology. So I am now a Psychologist, and a Mindfulness Meditation Tutor. (You can find my Online course at www.udemy.com/mindfulness-meditation-for-everyone)
I’m not saying my life is stress free, but I have picked up skills over the years that make day-to-day living enjoyable and fun. My Applied Psychology course has provided me with even more skills and knowledge, and my mission is to share those skills with anyone who needs them.
I also love animals and our home is always surrounded by them, both domestic and wild. Unfortunately I also love gardening, but because we have so many deer and rabbits around, I have to confine it to the glasshouse and indoors. But it's a small price to pay.
My hubs will reflect my passions and interests obviously and I hope they will be of use and interest to people.