If physical education is taught to children, why not mental education? —A proposal to educate the mind

By Research Scholar Jose Luis Perez Velazquez We live in a paradoxical world. In a time when everybody cries for freedom, where liberties are championed, we live in conditions that constantly enslave us. From social media to technology, we do not seem to have time for ourselves anymore, our beliefs and opinions being manipulated as …

Mental health confessions of an early career scientist

By Ronin Research Scholar Amy Teffer The original version of this article first appeared on Dr. Teffer’s website.  I am an early career scientist. I am also a mother and a wife. And I have chronic anxiety, tension-type and neuropathic migraine headaches, and recurrent major depressive disorders. My depression and anxiety went undiagnosed for decades …