Petra Votisky clinical psychologist and fertility-coach

09/06/2023

"Growing evidence suggests consuming healthy foods and micronutrients fosters better mental health, while poor-quality diets diminish it"

Growing evidence suggests consuming healthy foods and micronutrients fosters better mental health, while poor-quality diets diminish it.

31/03/2018

Happy Easter! :-)

08/01/2018

:-)

22/07/2017

"Anxiety is something that can feel as if it does nothing but damage, however, that is not always the case. Anxiety in itself comes with some ‘superpowers’ depending on how you look at it."

Anxiety is something that can feel as if it does nothing but damage, however,  that is not always the case. Anxiety in itself comes with some 'superpowers' depending on how you look at it. If you have anxiety try looking at the good aspects rather than the bad. With anxiety comes a heightened sense…

12/07/2017

Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects the inner workings of our brains.

Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects t...

01/07/2017

:-)

31/05/2017

"Patients with anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, and phobias, as well as PTSD, report a higher rate of certain medical illnesses than are observed in the general population. Anxiety disorders are associated with an increased incidence of any number of medical illnesses, including those presented in this partial list."

Beyond psychosocial implications of anxiety disorders, an array of physiological effects may ensue.

16/04/2017

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and they’ve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control.

Dr Travis Bradberry looks at some of the reseach behind stress, and how you can keep it under control.

02/04/2017

Today's motivation. :-)

http://www.elle.com/life-love/g29343/female-athletes-motivation/

It's a mental game.

10/03/2017

Are you in your timezone?

04/03/2017

Wow, interesting.

"Though DNA isn’t destiny, it does have something to say about the kind of people we become and what we achieve. When we studied this existing data set from a group of people who were all born in a single city and then surveyed at regular intervals throughout the first four decades of their lives, we found that those who carried certain genetic variants—ones that had already been linked to educational attainment in other studies—hit developmental benchmarks earlier as children and held higher aspirations as teenagers. Then, as adults, they attained more education, held more prestigious jobs, earned higher incomes, partnered with better-off mates, were more socially and geographically mobile, managed their money more effectively, and accumulated more assets."

New research reveals that people who have certain genetic variants earn higher incomes, hold more prestigious jobs, and accumulate more assets.

19/02/2017

Mental disorders illustrated with houses

Idea and concept : Federico Babina Music composition : Elisabet Raspall

17/02/2017

"As Matthew Hutson explains in a Nautilus feature on the potential evolutionary roots of depression and suicidal behavior, that purpose might be to make us stop to understand and deal with an important problem."

Depression might be a behavioral strategy that we've evolved — an adaptation that makes us stop, understand, and deal with an important problem.

11/02/2017

08/02/2017

About phone anxiety... interesting article.

If the thought of calling someone makes you feel all squirmy inside, you’re in good company.

05/02/2017

About stereotypes...

05/01/2017

Free mindfulness course, if you want to live in the present. :-)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/mindfulness/

De-Mystifying Mindfulness from Universiteit Leiden. Interest in meditation, mindfulness, and contemplation has grown exponentially in recent years. Rather than being seen as mystical practices from ancient Buddhism or esoteric philosophy, they are increasingly seen as technologies rooted in evidence...