Social Calories

Comparing our social activities to food can help, especially in today’s world, to be a little bit more honest with ourselves about what we are choosing to consume, and how it affects us.  

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Matt Headland
Why Feeling Your Feelings Matters

When we suppress or ignore our emotions, we lose access to the information and intentionality they carry. Alternatively, when we give ourselves permission to feel, even for a moment, we create the space for those emotions to move through us rather than stay stuck inside us.

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Matt Headland
Why Crying Is Healthy

In our society, there’s a lot of stigma surrounding emotions — especially crying. But science tells a different story. Crying is a natural biological process that supports emotional regulation, mental clarity, and overall health. It’s normal, human, and healing. So let it out!

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Matt Headland
Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on the correlation between thoughts and behaviors and feelings of overall happiness, contentment, and emotional well-being. Its rationale is similar to that of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, in which a cognitive shift can impact a shift in behavior.

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Matt Headland
Knowledge is a Double Edged Sword

Knowledge in itself is merely a tool. As with any tool, choosing to use knowledge consistently with our values requires wisdom. Building from information to knowledge is an important step, then good judgement allows us to share the benefits of the knowledge we have gained. 

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Matt Headland