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Jul 21, 20203 min read
Trying to Make Sense of a Tragedy by Using the Just World Hypothesis
When a disturbing, senseless event takes place, our brain demands to know why. In our attempt to answer the question we have a choice
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Jul 21, 20203 min read
Six Tricks Your Brain Plays on You During Grief
Why would your brain trick you, especially at a time when you need it most? Because it’s not perfect.
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Jul 21, 20204 min read
A Pill for Your Grief: A Drug to Ease Bad Memories: Would You Take It?
It’s here. Not quite available to us all, but someday it will be and you will be faced with the decision: to take it and reduce the effect o
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Jul 21, 20206 min read
Pain: How Much Can You Take?
As a college instructor I teach my students that one way to understand behavior is to think about our brain as having two major functions..
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Jul 21, 20202 min read
How Our Brain Tries to Manage the Pain of Grief
It’s a fact of which you are quite aware: Your brain does not like pain and discomfort. When pain comes into our lives, our brain immedia...
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Jul 21, 20204 min read
Why Am I So Quick to Judge? The Answer: Brain Pain Relief
Many people react almost instinctively to reduce their own pain caused by the empathy they feel as they listen to the story of the tragic...
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Jul 15, 20205 min read
The Unexplained Death of a Child: Our Brain is Doing the Best It Can
within seconds of learning of their child’s death, the parents’ brain has requested—no demanded--- to begin to know why? Why? WHY?
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Jul 14, 20205 min read
Let’s Do a Quick Memorial Service and Get Some Closure
Death is final. You know this. A funeral is a final tribute to a life lived. It is the gift of support for the family—your family.
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