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A Moving Film About Anxiety, Depression, and Real Pain

"A Real Pain" is a moving exploration of inherited trauma and family bonds in which cousins must confront their own identities and the weight of intergenerational trauma.

"A Real Pain" is a moving exploration of inherited trauma and family bonds in which cousins must confront their own identities and the weight of intergenerational trauma.

Epigenetics: Why Your DNA Is Not Your Destiny

Thanks to the growing field of epigenetics, we're learning more about the interplay of genetic inheritance and environment in disease development and how we can mitigate it.

Thanks to the growing field of epigenetics, we're learning more about the interplay of genetic inheritance and environment in disease development and how we can mitigate it.

Breaking Generational Patterns

Your childhood shaped you—but it doesn’t have to define your parenting. Discover how to break generational patterns and raise resilient kids.

Your childhood shaped you—but it doesn’t have to define your parenting. Discover how to break generational patterns and raise resilient kids.

The Partition of 1947 and Intergenerational Trauma

Current-day South Asian beliefs around career, marriage, and financial status may have underpinnings in long-ago adverse events.

Current-day South Asian beliefs around career, marriage, and financial status may have underpinnings in long-ago adverse events.

Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma

Personal Perspective: Generational trauma shapes us, but pursuing joy and legacy builds growth that ripples through future generations.

Personal Perspective: Generational trauma shapes us, but pursuing joy and legacy builds growth that ripples through future generations.

Why Is Losing Weight So Difficult?

Losing weight is difficult, but keeping it off can be harder. Have you ever wondered why? Memory in fat cells may contribute to this yo-yo effect.

Losing weight is difficult, but keeping it off can be harder. Have you ever wondered why? Memory in fat cells may contribute to this yo-yo effect.

Your Body and Brain in Motion Are Where Mind and Matter Meet

Everything is connected. Our efforts to move and improve generate multiple cascading responses within our bodies that can lead to better neurobiological and psychological health.

Everything is connected. Our efforts to move and improve generate multiple cascading responses within our bodies that can lead to better neurobiological and psychological health.

Can We Separate Individual Mental Health From the Collective?

Explore how individual mental health is deeply intertwined with societal systems, and why collective healing is essential for true well-being in today’s world.

Explore how individual mental health is deeply intertwined with societal systems, and why collective healing is essential for true well-being in today’s world.

Generational Hoarding: Does Epigenetics Play a Role?

Epigenetics offers a compelling explanation for understanding how hoarding behaviors can be passed down through generations.

Epigenetics offers a compelling explanation for understanding how hoarding behaviors can be passed down through generations.

How Inherited Beliefs and External Messages Impact Anxiety

Understanding the importance of both nature and nurture is a vital step in comprehending how our anxious thoughts have been formed and in beginning to challenge and change them.

Understanding the importance of both nature and nurture is a vital step in comprehending how our anxious thoughts have been formed and in beginning to challenge and change them.

Is Our Fate Determined by Our Genes?

The science of epigenetics highlights the crucial role of our environment.

The science of epigenetics highlights the crucial role of our environment.

Are We Captured by Our Genes or the Rulers of Our Destiny?

The relationship between genes and the mind is complex and reciprocal. This reciprocal relationship challenges the notion of free will illusion.

The relationship between genes and the mind is complex and reciprocal. This reciprocal relationship challenges the notion of free will illusion.

Ask The National Institute on Drug Abuse Expert

The methamphetamine expert provides unique insights about substance use, substance use disorders, racism, and racial disparities.

The methamphetamine expert provides unique insights about substance use, substance use disorders, racism, and racial disparities.

5 Reasons Why We Need to Talk About Genetics

Millions of people have had their DNA genotyped. What can we learn from our genomes about ourselves and other people?

Millions of people have had their DNA genotyped. What can we learn from our genomes about ourselves and other people?

Why Are Autoimmune Disorders More Common in Women?

Women have up to four times more autoimmune disorders. Explanations proposed for this difference include sex hormones, genetics, and differences in gut environment.

Women have up to four times more autoimmune disorders. Explanations proposed for this difference include sex hormones, genetics, and differences in gut environment.

Epigenetics and a Paintbrush: How Environment Affects Genes

The study of how the outside gets in—how the environment impacts the genome—began with rat pups and a paintbrush.

The study of how the outside gets in—how the environment impacts the genome—began with rat pups and a paintbrush.

"No Such Thing as a Baby": Attachment and Physiology

The mother or dam regulates many core physiologic responses of her infant or pup. For this reason, she has been identified as the "hidden regulator."

The mother or dam regulates many core physiologic responses of her infant or pup. For this reason, she has been identified as the "hidden regulator."

Erase Damaging Family Trauma and Reprogram Your Brain

Your brain's early family and social programming may be causing a lot of unnecessary pain. Would you reprogram it with positivity if you could?

Your brain's early family and social programming may be causing a lot of unnecessary pain. Would you reprogram it with positivity if you could?

Epigenetics and a Paintbrush

The study of how the outside gets in—how the environment impacts the genome—began with rat pups and a paintbrush.

The study of how the outside gets in—how the environment impacts the genome—began with rat pups and a paintbrush.

How Early Trauma Can Pass Through the Generations

New experimental research on mice finds that mental health problems can be a legacy of a past generation’s early life trauma, inherited by future generations.

New experimental research on mice finds that mental health problems can be a legacy of a past generation’s early life trauma, inherited by future generations.

A Tale of Two Mothers

How a mother's behavior effects the neonate and how these interactions have lifelong consequences. The scientific beginnings of epigenetics or how the outside gets in.

How a mother's behavior effects the neonate and how these interactions have lifelong consequences. The scientific beginnings of epigenetics or how the outside gets in.

The Infant Brain Remembers

The massive growth of an infant's brain means that many memories and critical brain areas are formed in babyhood.

The massive growth of an infant's brain means that many memories and critical brain areas are formed in babyhood.

Did Trauma Damage Demon Copperhead's DNA?

A Personal Perspective: Barbara Kingsolver's novel "Demon Copperhead" shows how a life of deprivation and degradation can lead to what more privileged people consider poor choices.

A Personal Perspective: Barbara Kingsolver's novel "Demon Copperhead" shows how a life of deprivation and degradation can lead to what more privileged people consider poor choices.

Cardio Curbs Excessive Inflammation in Surprising Ways

New research in mice offers fresh clues about why sticking with an exercise program that includes cardio curtails excessive inflammation.

New research in mice offers fresh clues about why sticking with an exercise program that includes cardio curtails excessive inflammation.

Enjoy the Singularity: How to Be Optimistic About the Future

From ChatGPT to driverless cars, we need to be hopeful about progress.

From ChatGPT to driverless cars, we need to be hopeful about progress.

Recovery Without Losing Yourself

Personal Perspective: Can we recover from mental illness while maintaining who we are?

Personal Perspective: Can we recover from mental illness while maintaining who we are?

Seven Principles for Recovering from Trauma

The third conversation with Jungian therapist and rabbi Tirzah Firestone.

The third conversation with Jungian therapist and rabbi Tirzah Firestone.

Loneliness Is Failed Solitude

Meditation changes the meditator, and it changes us. By focusing on silence in meditation, we can change our perspective.

Meditation changes the meditator, and it changes us. By focusing on silence in meditation, we can change our perspective.

Where Do Your Expectations of Yourself Come From?

The Four Tendencies describe differences in responsiveness to your own inner expectations and others' expectations. This post explains where inner expectations come from.

The Four Tendencies describe differences in responsiveness to your own inner expectations and others' expectations. This post explains where inner expectations come from.

How Love Turns Toxic

When love fails, it can leave partners baffled. This information may help explain the combativeness that can undermine many relationships.

When love fails, it can leave partners baffled. This information may help explain the combativeness that can undermine many relationships.