Existential uncertainty: how it affects your mind – and what you can do about it It’s not uncommon to feel anxiety, distress and unease about the future.

I wrote this article in 2024. Unfortunately, it is even more relevant now than before. I hope you find some useful tips in it.
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Why am I writing a Substack about Mind, Brain, Meditation and the Big Questions? We are often missing a key point in the current discussions about global crises. The solutions need to include a shift towards a deeper understanding of the human mind and meaning of life.

I just started a new Substack! Read and subscribe if you are wondering how meditation impacts the mind and brain, and why it matters in the overall scheme of things, especially during our current times of existential uncertainty.

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One of my dissertation students is collecting data for a research project about openness to political views and a sense of self. We are aiming to prepare a research publication based on the findings given lack of research in this area. If you can, please complete the survey and share further!

Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools: A Practical Neuroscience-Based Guide Building on the latest research in developmental neuroscience, this book provides an evidence-based, accessible and practical roadmap for those looking for more effective ways to support primary schoo...

@dusanadorjee.bsky.social new book "Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools" is out now! The book is for educators, mental health practitioners and policy makers looking for better ways to support children's mental health in schools.

Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/2fncj6bu

If you care about your future, you should start paying attention to the tech-oligarchs' plans for everyone. Watch this video from a Berkeley professor. And if you think this doesn't pertain to the UK, FYI your NHS medical records will soon be run by Palantir plus the company is investing here.

The Dark Enlightenment Begins? New Batman movie alert? Unfortunately, the Dark Enlightenment has more to do with reality than blockbuster movies. In a nutshell, the Dark Enlightenment, also known as NRx, functions as an anti-democr...

This is how twisted ideologies exert their influence on institutions and business practices in the US and the UK.
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My new book, Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools, has been released today! Below is a photo of my first physical copy! The book is for educators, mental health practitioners and policy makers looking for better ways to support children's mental health in schools.

Logofuturisms: An alternative to technofuturism and other isms The feeling that humanity is standing at a crossroads is palpable - we are facing intertwined global crises, from climate change to war conflicts and democratic decline.

What is the best realistic future for humanity you can imagine? I think this is a question we all need to start asking ourselves from time to time. Otherwise we may unknowingly find ourselves on a path to a destination we don't want to visit...

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Why fostering children’s mental health and wellbeing capacities in schools may help reduce their climate anxiety In a study conducted with 16-25-year-olds across 10 countries, 49% of UK participants said that they were very or extremely worried about climate change. In the same study, 75.

We usually don't connect the dots when talking about climate anxiety in schools - addressing climate anxiety is often treated as separate from climate action and citizen engagement, but they are not...
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How fear can undermine democracy and what you can do about it We need to break the cycle of polarising social media content, negative emotions and populism undermining democracy. You can make a difference by following three simple steps.

My first Substack post! In this article I explain why our negative emotions (especially fear) are intertwined with democratic decline and suggest what we all can do at the individual level to support #democracy.
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And here is the survey link:
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Please spare 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire below and/or forward the poster to your networks. Validation of this new measure will enable further research on the capacities underpinning mental health and wellbeing - moving beyond symptom-focus in mental il-health prevention.

Fear Can Undermine Democracy Fear is fueling decline, but you can help change the course.

In this new article on my Psychology Today blog I explain why our wellbeing is intertwined with how strong democracies are and suggest what we all can do at the individual level to support #democracy.

Fear Can Undermine Democracy | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind...

Emma's fundraiser for Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity (Wales) Help Emma Griffiths raise money to support Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity (Wales)

Our youngest has got to know the good people at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital rather too well this past 6 months. To say thank you, Emma is raising funds, running the Rome marathon this weekend www.justgiving.com/page/emma-gr...

Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States? Being able to distinguish and measure 15 distinct self-transcendent states is an important step toward a better understanding of these states and interventions that can foster them.

Self-transcendent states can support #mentalhealth and well-being but are under researched. New study from my lab assessed 15 distinct self-transcendent states...
Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/your...

World Happiness Report Highlights the Importance of Everyday Kindness Research finds that kinder countries are happier. Which are the kindest countries around the world?

Everyday kindness scales up to country happiness. The simple things making a difference that we so often overlook in our polarised world... #mentalhealth

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Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK? Two experts go head to head Experts challenge Streeting’s claim about ‘over-diagnosis’, and bring some nuance to the debate.

Overdiagnosed or overmedicalised? "Despite UK guidelines recommending psychological treatments as first line interventions for depression, antidepressant prescribing has risen 46% over the last seven years with.. 85 million prescriptions in 2022-23." #mentalhealth
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Why resilience won’t solve the mental health crisis among young people A focus on resilience risks shifting responsibility for mental health onto those affected, rather than calling out factors contributing to poor mental health.

There is currently a debate in the media about #resilience being a possible answer to the child and adolescent #mentalhealth crisis. Here are my thoughts on this topic:
Why resilience won’t solve the mental health crisis among young people theconversation.com/why-resilien...