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Stop and Think about Children’s Emotional Needs

"What Shall We Do About the Children After the Pandemic?" asks Teresa Thayer Snyder, Ph.D, retired superintendent of the Voorheesville district in upstate New York. She responds with an essay, posted on her blog[1], that emphasizes the importance of taking...

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BrainWise at Hull Services Creating Happiness & Success During Difficult Times

POWERFUL, LIFE CHANGING, and INSPIRATIONAL are words that Hull Services' instructors use to describe BrainWise. Hull Services offers programs and services in Calgary, Alberta, Canada designed to provide effective behavioral and mental health treatment and support for at-risk children, youth, and their families....

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Stay Off Your Emotions Elevator!

Do Something Else Do Something Else is one of the ways to lower your Emotions Elevator. People who have mastered BrainWise know that being prepared makes it easier to manage emotions and problems. They have identified, in advance, choices that...

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Laughter Helps

“Be BrainWise and Be Happy” is the topic of this month’s  BrainWise newsletter.  The article discussed the importance of using your Constellation of Support to improve the likelihood that you will love a long and happy life.  Supporting these findings...

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Be BrainWise and Be Happy

Research on happiness has exploded including an academic publication called the Journal of Happiness Studies. Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton publish extensively on the subject, and universities now offer a doctorate degree in positive psychology. The Harvard Study...

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