Mental health
fromPsychology Today
8 hours agoFinding Your Zone
Optimal performance occurs at moderate arousal; too little or too much reduces effectiveness, and trauma can narrow emotional tolerance but can be expanded with practice.
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3 weeks agoStrengthen Your Mind the Way You Strengthen Your Body
Every January, millions of us set goals that promise control: eat better, exercise more, stress less. Yet the most transformative resolution may not be about controlling life-it's about expanding our capacity to engage with it. Stress isn't something to eliminate-it's something to train for. Just as we lift weights to strengthen our bodies, we can stretch our emotional tolerance to strengthen our minds.
Mental health
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4 months agoThe mystery of the coffee-shop meltdown told by dancers, a drummer and a brown bear
One morning, playwright Vivienne Franzmann was queueing for a coffee when an argument broke out. A customer absolutely lost it, says Franzmann. She was demanding her drink, shouting and swearing, and the rest of us stood there not knowing what to do. When Franzmann got to the rehearsal studio, she shared the story with Frauke Requardt, a choreographer she had just started working with.
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