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Posts filed “Social Skills”

  • Leeches and Loneliness

    By Dr. Sarah Hays · May 21, 2020 · Helping Yourself, Social Skills, Take This

    Sometimes in social situations, we can feel lonely even among other people. Now that we’re socially isolating, it’s even more true.  I’m sure you’ve experienced this in the grocery store…

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  • Maintaining Hope Without “Toxic Positivity”

    By Leah Benjamin, PsyD · Mar 20, 2020 · COVID, Featured, Helping Friends, Helping Yourself, Research, Social Skills, Take This

    Often, life confronts us with situations in which we have little to no control. Maybe we become ill or sustain an injury. Maybe we receive difficult world news that significantly…

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  • Mayim Bialik Preaches the Benefits of Family D&D Night

    By Nissa Campbell · Jan 16, 2018 · Social Skills

    Mayim Bialik is an actress and neuroscientist, best known for her role as Dr. Amy Fowler on The Big Bang Theory. For her YouTube series/lifestyle website GrokNation, she recently shared…

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  • ‘Am I Part of the Problem’ Uses Game Tools To Teach Us How to Apologize

    By Nissa Campbell · Nov 29, 2017 · Social Skills

    No matter how well-intentioned you are, you’re probably going to need to apologize to someone eventually. Nobody’s perfect. But while it’s easy enough to say that you’re sorry, offering a…

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  • How to Offer Hope to Someone Who Needs It

    By Nissa Campbell · Oct 9, 2017 · Social Skills

    Tomorrow, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. With an estimated 1 out of every 4 people in the US to be diagnosed with a mental health condition in their…

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  • ‘Hello’ Is a Card Game That Makes the Most Difficult Conversations Easier

    By Nissa Campbell · Sep 14, 2017 · Social Skills

    The most important conversations are often the hardest to broach. When it comes to things like arrangements for death and long-term illness, many of us would do absolutely anything to…

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  • Want to Build Better Friendships? Stop Speedrunning ‘Gone Home’

    By Nissa Campbell · Jul 3, 2017 · Social Skills

    Summer Games Done Quick has begun, but there’s a glaring exception on its speedrunning schedule: Gone Home. No? Nothing appealing about slamming through an emotional, narrative-focused game in 2 minutes…

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  • What’s an Online Friendship Really Worth?

    By Nissa Campbell · May 2, 2017 · Social Skills

    Online or off, our friendships matter — but how do you weigh them? Is an online friendship as good as an IRL friendship? Do they provide the same benefits? In…

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