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The Effects of Child Neglect Demonstrated in Two Shocking Brain Scans

As it seems, child neglect causes irreparable damage to the brain. To a layperson, there is one big difference between the two brains in the image above, and that is size. Without knowing who they belong to we might surmise that they are of different ages, and that accounts for…

Religious People Tend to Have a Lower IQ, but This Is Only a Part of the Story

Could religious people have a lower IQ than others? In 2013, a meta-analysis study was published that seemed to show a negative correlation between IQ and strong religious belief, or in layman’s terms, seemed to show that the more religious you are, the lower your IQ supposedly falls. The scientists…

4 Reasons Why Empaths and Highly Sensitive People Freeze Around Fake People

Empaths and highly sensitive people detect things in human behavior that others miss. Have you ever met someone that everyone else liked but who made you feel uncomfortable? Did someone ever give you a compliment that made you feel angry and irritable rather than happy? If you are an empath…

How a Wandering Mind Makes You More Creative and Helps You Reach Your Goals

There are some pros and cons of having a wandering mind. I have stepped into the ocean. The cool waters lap against my legs and a breeze whips through my hair. I watch the white caps tumble further out in the chaotic churn and this makes me smile. I am…

The 4 Jungian Archetypes and Why They Matter in Your Personal and Spiritual Evolution

The four Jungian Archetypes can be a powerful tool for spiritual evolution and can help you reach your full potential in life. The psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung proposed that everyone’s personality contains elements of four major archetypes. These archetypes provide models for our behavior and influence the way we…

6 Signs That Someone You Know Is Suffering from High-Functioning Depression

What is high-functioning-depression and how to recognize if someone you love is suffering from it? Millions of people suffer from debilitating depression. They sleep for days, forget responsibilities and even entertain suicidal thoughts. Severe depression of this type basically takes away the zeal for life and replaces this feeling with hopelessness…

What Is an Intuitive Empath and How to Recognize If You Are One

Intuitive empath is a person who has an unusual capacity for sensing and understanding the feelings of others. Could you be one? Intuitive empaths know what others feel without needing to be told, and they have an unusually sharp sense for whether someone is being truthful or lying. For this reason, many…

Is Your Intelligence Responsible for Your Messy House? 5 Reasons Smart People Are Disorganized

Is there a correlation between a messy house and a brilliant mind? Do you have difficulty coping with the practicalities of ordering your surroundings and you’re caught up in your thoughts about things of an intellectual nature? Some have suggested that your intelligence could be getting in the way of…