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Baby health and stress during pregnancy are clearly linked, according to scientific research. One recent study (Phelan, DiBenedetto, Paul, Zhu, & Kjerulff, 2015) was conducted on 3,000 pregnant women who assessed the stress they feel. The baby’s health was monitored at 1, 6, and 12 months after birth. It was proven that the more stress a pregnant woman experienced during… Continue reading How does stress affect babies in our bellies?

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Manipulation is defined as skilful control by something or someone. Manipulation techniques are common tool psychopaths, sociopaths, narcissists and other types of predators use to exert control over their victims.  Manipulation is an emotionally unhealthy psychological strategy used by people who are incapable of asking for what they want and need directly. A manipulative person knows how to twist words, play on emotions and otherwise manage… Continue reading Manipulation – Are you a victim?

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As a therapist, I always tell my clients how important it is to express emotions. I am one of the countless psychologists whose experimental studies affirmed the hypothesis that repressing adverse emotions lead to negative outcomes. These negative outcomes may be a low quality of life, anxiety, depression, psychosomatic reactions, heart attack, higher chances for injuries etc.  Photo by Sydney Sims on Unsplash… Continue reading 10 ways to discover your passion

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Looking historically and confirming our views with countless studies, we concluded that men are more physically aggressive than women (e.g., Vlašić and Ivanišević, 2017; Larsen and Buss, 2008). Men are the most common perpetrators of violent murders and aggravated robberies. Violence against women exists in all cultures. The statistics are devastating. But it is even more shocking when we know… Continue reading Do you have scars proving that love hurts?

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Many people believe that gossiping is a very ugly habit. Religious people also consider gossip a sin. But we are still exposed to gossip almost wherever we turn. From an early age, I choose friends who did not have the habit of talking about other people in such a way, people who preferred to talk about ideas and experiences. But,… Continue reading Psychology of gossiping

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I remember the day I gave birth to my first princess. My godmother told my husband, “Don’t worry, it’s hardest to raise them for the first 18 years, but it gets easier later!” You can guess how good it was to hear this when you are a young parent. ?An older colleague regularly comforts me how I can stay calm… Continue reading Small baby, small worries