Telling Stories Builds Children’s Brains and Family Bonds
If you’re looking for ways to build a stronger relationship with your children – and build their brains at the same time – sit down and tell them a story, experts say. “Parents are bombarded with messages about how to raise their children all the time and in all the noise sometimes what gets lost […]
It’s a Family Affair ~ How to Turn the Tables on Kids’ Screen Time
Parents concerned about the amount of time their children spend on devices can harness children’s enthusiasm for screens to make their family stronger, experts say. ‘Families often struggle with the balance between healthy screen time and family time together’, says Associate Professor Julie Green, Executive Director of the Australian Government-funded parenting website raisingchildren.net.au. ‘But screens […]
Giant 16th-Century ‘Colossus’ Sculpture In Florence, Italy Has Entire Rooms Hidden Inside
This epic colossus, half man, half mountain, was erected in the late 1500s by renowned Italian sculptor Giambologna as a symbol of Italy’s rugged Appenine mountains. This mountain god, fittingly named Appennino, stand 35 feet tall over the ground of the Villa di Pratolino in Tuscany. The rugged, mountainous statue hides a wonderful secret – […]
Boost Brain Development ~ 5 Powerful Phrases To Say To Children, or Anyone!
Sticks and stones don’t have anything on shame, gaslighting, and punitive parenting. Neuroscience shows us that our words matter. In fact, they have a direct impact on a child’s developing brain. Imaging shows that emotional pain lights up the same areas of the brain as physical pain, and both types decrease the gray matter of […]
All of Human Courtship (Romance) is Worked Out
A quick guide to the nine established steps of Romantic Dynamics® Romantipedia.com and its Substack are a compendium of human courtship with research citations comprising and envisioning human courtship as composed of three phases and nine large “steps.” The psychology research literature out there was essentially nonexistent before the 1990s. Still, then somewhere in that decade, […]
The Power of Music to Heal Symptoms of Impending Death
These words may sound extreme. The hospital experience was extreme – and life-changing for the patient with the attending ICU doctor declaring it was “scientifically unexplainable.” Check out the podcast on your favorite platform, and if your time is limited, fast forward to 23:40 to hear the details as described by music therapist and Music4Life […]
The Real Green Deal for Independence…(Grow Your Own!) Juicing & Cooking with Cannabis
I’m super excited to share this delicious ‘green deal’ information with you so you too can enjoy the amazing *entourage benefits when juicing and cooking with cannabis’. To make this possible growing our own plant food medicine is totally appropriate and even necessary – Yes there’s a small investment AND we are soul worth it. […]
Here’s Why, Hemp Can Save the World
Hemp is one of the world’s oldest crops. It also happens to be one of the most versatile. From plastics to paper, the hemp plant provides a way to live in harmony with the environment and the ecosystems that support it. Just to give you an idea how far this plant can take us, here […]
Why Not Cannabis for Wellness?
‘As millions of Americans continue to open to the many benefits of Cannabis, Medical Marijuana is showing it’s true colors. From this one amazing plant people and animals of all shapes and sizes are experiencing greater wellness on many levels. Beyond all the hype of this God given, life providing plant, you can be sure […]
Did Life Begin on Earth? Are Mushrooms USING Us to Get to Space? Food for Thought!
In this video, Jasper from Fungi Academy explores the idea of Panspermia, the hypothesis that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by space dust, meteoroids, asteroids, comets, and planetoids, as well as by spacecraft carrying unintended contamination by microorganisms. The Lichen and Fungi Experiment on the International Space Station has discovered just how durable some […]