MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'authenticity'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008311&cid=t_152532_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F05%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-5-2011%2F Another holiday’s come and gone. Whether you celebrated Canada Day or Independence Day, you may be basking in the glory of a glorious holiday or exhausted from another family gathering of trying to keep your sanity in toll. If I’ve learned anything over the years is that you could spend years working on yourself and then poof! just like that you’re back to where you started. Maybe it’s your people-pleasing ways that return when you’re in the company of old friends who knew you way back when. Or certain relatives who trigger painful childhood memories when you are in their presence. Perhaps, the extra day of freedom could remind you just how toxic your work environment is and how much you are in need of a new job. Whatever it is, I feel you. The only thing we c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008311 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:48:51 +0100 5008311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464542&cid=t_152532_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F11%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-february-11-2011%2F Everyone is looking for the holy grail of happiness. But what is happiness? Is it something that can be pursued? And is it something that can be sustained? It’s a discussion I have had with friends for decades. One that makes for an interesting debate, but does not give way to a single agreed upon answer. What do you think about it? What does happiness mean to you? We posed the question to our Facebook friends and learned that happiness is definitely subjective. But that in general, happiness to them means self-love, gratitude, presence and giving to others. Can you relate? To me, happiness means a lot of things. It means the knowledge that everything will be okay even during hardship. It is the freedom I have to make choices and the connection through receiving and giving love. It i... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464542 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:16:42 +0100 4464542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309667&cid=t_152532_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F04%2Faccessing-your-authentic-self%2F “Congruent is one of my favorite words. The word congruent describes someone who is the same on the outside as they are on the inside,” writes psychotherapist Angela Caughlin in her book, Journaling Through: Unleashing the Power of the Authentic Self: Seven Benefits of Unlocking the Wisdom Within. But, as so many of us know, being congruent is far from easy. It means not caring what others think about you. If you’re a chronic people-pleaser (Hi, my name is Margarita), this might as well be like walking a tightrope. (Yes, it’s that dramatic.) It also means knowing who you are. Sometimes, the simple question of “what do I like” is hard to answer, especially if we’ve spent years deferring to someone else and looking for validation from others. Maybe you knew who you were for... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309667 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:58:12 +0100 4309667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190563&cid=t_152532_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FdP4_6xuqwYE%2F Are you a BIG giant phony? Are you walking around acting out a role someone else cast you in? Perhaps someone told you “respectable people don’t do that.” Maybe you ignore your calling because you’re afraid what a loved one will think of your choices. Or perhaps, you live behind a carefully-constructed veil, never letting anyone see the real you. Because, if they can’t see the real you, then they can’t dislike the real you. Right? If that’s you, I have only one question – whose life are you living? I love to sing. Ever since I was a little kid singing to 45 records in my bedroom, I imagined myself up on a stage. Unfortunately, I never had the talent to be a “real” singer or the confidence to sing in front of anyone. Which is why I’ve always adm... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190563 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:19:27 +0100 4190563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172113&cid=t_152532_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F16%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-november-16-2010%2F Do you remember the first time you began thinking about yourself as your own person, separate from mom and dad? I think for me it began when I was a child and saw that I could choose what I wanted to wear for school, what I wanted to eat and what I liked to do. But not only that. My tastes, sense of style and opinions were different too. Yet, this sense of, “Who am I?” definitely did not stop as a child. It grew in my twenties and continues to grow for me as an adult. The more I am able to step out of my family’s shoes and develop my own sense of me, the further along the path I walk toward authenticity and self-identity. It’s a road less traveled especially if you come from a family-centered culture like mine. If you are an artist, writer or any creative person, th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172113 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:59:46 +0100 4172113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965501&cid=t_152532_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F20639460%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EWear-a-Fake-Rolex-Turn-Into-OJ.htm You can find fake designer and luxury products just about anywhere these days, and most people consider owning one a harmless transgression. After all, if you were never going to pay $12,000 for a real Rolex, who is really hurt if you wear a fake that cost you $30? Rolex didn’t really lose [...] CommentsBut your brain doesn't always know it knows! Good point, ... by Roger DooleyThe brain has an error detection mechanism that registers when ... by David Krueger MD (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965501 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:27:32 +0100 3965501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3120436&cid=t_152532_99_f&fid=35344&url=http%3A%2F%2Fzackarysholemberger.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fauthenticity-as-aesthetic-or-what-is.html In the Forward, Jay Michaelson says that "the myth of authenticity has got to go." In the liberal circles that he and I travel, this claim isn't all that surprising or challenging. I believe he's mostly talking to those of us whose subconscious, when asked to provide the image of an archetypal Jew, summons up a fundamentalist of our time or a prehistorical figure - anything but one of our own hyphenated, conflicted kind. But the hyphenations and conflicts, say Michaelson, are part and parcel - perhaps even the most admirable element - of Judaism. Most of what we value is transient, and always in flux.What should we pursuing if not this myth? Michaelson gives several rephrasings of what I presume is meant to be the same idea: whatever religious, literary, or cultural form "speaks to the dep... Zackary Sholem Berger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3120436 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:50:00 +0100 3120436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688952&cid=t_152532_180_f&fid=38613&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stevepavlina.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-network-with-busy-people-part-12%2F This is a continuation of the “How to Network With Busy People” series. The first post in the series can be found here. Continuing on with our tips…  Communicate like a human being, not a marketer. If your email looks even remotely like spam, expect that busy people will treat it as such. If an email looks impersonal at all or seems like it’s being sent to more than one person, busy people will often delete it without reading it. Busy people get enough personal communication that they don’t want to bother with anything that isn’t personal. Sometimes I get messages sent through my online contact form that start with salutations like "Hi Marc…" I actually prefer these copy/paste blunders, since it saves me from having to read them before hitting delete. If you�... Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688952 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:17:00 +0100 2688952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645662&cid=t_152532_180_f&fid=38608&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLifeDev%2F%7E3%2FpUAmdJ04Erg%2F Photo by the half-blood prince There’s a Chinese restaurant called the Panda Garden that my family used to frequent every Sunday. I recently read in a paper that it had been voted one of the best Chinese restaurants in Lawrence annually. That’s pretty impressive, considering there are a slew of Chinese restaurants in the college town. The annual award might be because of the cuisine, but I have a different theory. I believe the Panda Garden is consistently voted best Chinese restaurant because of the owner. The owner is one of the most personable people you’ll ever meet. Without fail every day, you can see the owner walking around and chatting with every single table, asking how the food is and getting to know her customers. She isn’t friendly because she believes ... LifeDev blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645662 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:21:25 +0100 2645662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2535103&cid=t_152532_87_f&fid=35049&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nakedmedicine.com%2Fattribute-of-an-authentic-leader On a Thinkers & Leaders social network, a question was posed about what made an “authentic leader”. Is it about the person’s quality of thinking? Values? Passion? Charisma? When I looked at the term “authentic leader”, I am looking at the components and what each means personally to me. An “authentic” individual exhibits a degree of self-awareness and knowledge of motivators and values that is readily transparent and apparent to even the casual observer. A “leader” is an individual who acts on behalf of a collective (group, company, tribe, society) with the intent of benefiting as many dimensions of existence of the collective. An “authentic leader” would naturally engage both of these components in his or her actions an... NAKEDMEDICINE.COM blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2535103 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:46:10 +0100 2535103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289914&cid=t_152532_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D48 Retirement Life by Design ~ Living Well with Health, Wisdom, & Authenticity (Achieve Aging in Place, Manage Elder Care, Master Caregiving) available 2008. Support Pamela Pope’s retirement by purchasing directly from Pope Institute for Health and Education, LLC. (Source: CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute) CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289914 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:05:07 +0100 1289914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289163&cid=t_152532_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D48 Retirement Life by Design ~ Living Well with Health, Wisdom, & Authenticity (Achieve Aging in Place, Manage Elder Care, Master Caregiving) available 2008. Support Pamela Pope’s retirement by purchasing directly from Pope Institute for Health and Education, LLC. (Source: CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute) CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289163 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:58:31 +0100 1289163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=959831&cid=t_152532_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F18%2Fhow-to-kill-empathy%2F This was especially useful tonight, but his speeches are often a thing of beauty, both intellectually and emotionally, and there are a ton of them at youtube. I’ll save my own impressions for later so as not to mar the experience of the viewer, but just offer thanks for Dr. John Breeding, who has taken [...] (Source: Writhe Safely) Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=959831 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:56:38 +0100 959831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551443&cid=t_152532_140_f&fid=35440&url=http%3A%2F%2Fspiritualemergency.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F01%2Fspirituality-that-transforms.html In a series of books (e.g., A Sociable God, Up from Eden, and The Eye of Spirit), I have tried to show that religion itself has always performed two very important, but very different, functions.One, it acts as a way of creating meaning for the separate self: it offers myths and stories and tales and narratives and rituals and revivals that, taken together, help the separate self make sense of, and endure, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. This function of religion does not usually or necessarily change the level of consciousness in a person; it does not deliver radical transformation. Nor does it deliver a shattering liberation from the separate self altogether. Rather, it consoles the self, fortifies the self, defends the self, promotes the self. But two, religion has also ser... Spiritual Emergency blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551443 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:23:00 +0100 551443