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  • THE FIRE WITHIN: HAYAO MIYAZAKI AND THE POWER OF ANGER

    chased by an Ohm, a huge trilobite-like insect driven into a berserk rage by the destruction of its natural Iin Spirited Away, the river spirit is portrayed as a dragon/wolf, and his god nature hides beneath the Princess Mononoke (1997) is deeply rooted in the environmentalist view of an eternal war of men against nature In Miyazaki, probably influenced here by the idea of Buddhist Samsara, war is the natural state of life Nausicaa’s empathy would be meaningless, as it would be San’s fight for the natural world.

  • A Unique Time, Full of Opportunity: Demystifying the Teenage Brain

    limbic system, widely thought to be important for emotion and motivation, for example, have already matured be in the midst of the slow myelination process, and the discrepancy between regions that have not matured Negative emotions can be challenging without matured frontal lobes to help regulate them. Health Organisation report showed adolescents reported more mental health concerns during the Covid-19 lockdowns The brain retains information more effectively as it matures, meaning that teenagers are allowed temporary

  • Thinking About Spring Poetry

    Some small facet of the natural world explodes into new existence under the poet’s scrutiny. that takes it beyond the five senses or links them all synesthetically in a deepened appreciation of nature like the ringing of a bell) and lives seem finite, but in fact, are connected to the infinity of the natural But that same sound is picked up in nature, through the agency of the flower. We too are part of nature and our human music never stops.

  • Cars & Cameras: How the Car Community Benefits our Mental Health

    We visit areas of outstanding natural beauty often with breathtaking mountain ranges. highlights how sharing his modification journey on Instagram particularly helped him face the loneliness of lockdown : “When covid lockdown occurred, life became very lonely and tedious.

  • A Pre-Christmas Update on the Coronavirus Research

    Three months on, I’m writing again as we emerge from our second nationwide lockdown, but with most of In interviews featured in a Nature News article, many doctors shed light on why this might be. Lockdown and Testing Updates It was hoped that a second lockdown would not be necessary, but the UK government announced another national lockdown during November after the number of new cases began spiralling out

  • Can't Sleep? Here's Something New to Do

    easily helped by simply enough daylight and exercise, and keeping a regular sleep schedule, to help the natural some sleep coaches design CBTI to help them enjoy involuntary wakefulness and relearn a more relaxed, natural When we no longer worry about sleep, Erichsen means, sleep just comes naturally. Sleep is a natural process that the body never forgets, and the fantastic healing capacities means that

  • ‘What If My Best Isn’t Good Enough?’ My Journey with Academic Success and Validation at School

    I was halfway through Year 12 in sixth form when the UK went into its first lockdown. I didn’t realise it at the time, but lockdown would make me rethink my entire attitude towards the education However, constant examinations, and being seen as a grade more than I am seen as a person, has naturally

  • The Science of Stress: How Does Stress Affect Young Minds?

    grieved someone lost to COVID, struggled with the virus ourselves, experienced social isolation in lockdown An external stressor in the context of lockdown might include factors such as restrictions on meeting investigate the role of technology and self-care in increasing or decreasing stress in the context of lockdown of support for mental health and wellbeing is mediated by technology, particularly for countries in lockdown The family home under lockdown becomes a place of work, schooling, leisure, eating and sleeping, what

  • Vulgar Yellow Flowers

    It's about the beauty of wild nature, the way apparently small matters can have a significant impact Through lockdown, she’s on her own. No bubble, just her. She watches the leaves fall. It’s just after lockdown, when people are starting to do things. She hovers outside.

  • Compliments - more than what meets the eye

    Before we start thinking about compliments and this nature of communication with others, I must begin The nature of our compliments Firstly, the nature of giving and responding to compliments seemed like inherently poor aspects to highlight in balance, but the subtle praising of exclusively these factors naturally Like receiving praise in any context, it’s natural to become subconsciously focused on the goal of winning

  • Pesticides And Our Mental Health: The Unexpected Link

    The very nature of a pesticide is to be harmful. Inflammation itself, is a natural process by our bodies in response to changes and stresses in the environment It is also argued that pesticides are naturally removed from our bodies with other waste products by

  • The future of child and adolescent psychiatry - a medical student’s perspective

    of the lockdown. Lockdown will also have put a strain on relationships within families that weren’t previously at risk It is unfortunately very likely that some children will have suffered abuse during the lockdown, and It is likely that children and young people will be reeling from the effects of lockdown for quite some Whilst it is easy to criticise social media, lockdown has allowed us to see the potential benefits of

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