List: Soul Console | Curated by Michele DeMarco, PhD

Jun 1, 2024

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Michele DeMarco, PhD
Dying in Silence, Living Through LaughterResearch shows that humor can increase connectedness, hope, identity, and empowerment
Jun 1, 2024
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What You Don’t Know About Grief and LossA healthy, new approach to an age-old human struggle.
Dec 29, 2023
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Holidays Are Not Always ‘The Most Wonderful Time’Top four holiday stressors and how manage them.
Dec 14, 2023
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The ‘Write’ Way to HealTen practices for transforming emotional pain and re-authoring your life.
Nov 12, 2023
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6 Underestimated Drivers of Well-BeingResearch shows these psychospiritual forces may be critically important for decreasing risk of illness and death and boosting overall…
Oct 31, 2021
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Chicken Soup Feeds Our Hunger for ConnectionJust thinking about comfort foods can reduce loneliness
Oct 30, 2021
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Invisible Illness
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If You’re Feeling World-Wearied, You May Have “Weltschmerz”Weltschmerz describes the gut punch we get from realizing that the world keeps falling short of our expectations. What this means for your…
Mar 27, 2021
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Mar 27, 2021
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The Same Life That Brings Pain Also Brings JoyAdversity has a way of making us loom and gloom. Here’s how to recalibrate.
Jun 7, 2021
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Elemental
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When It Comes to Painful Emotions, Don’t Think — Just FeelSome things are just sad
Jan 8, 2021
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Jan 8, 2021
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“Without Music, Life Would Be A Mistake.”Why Nietzsche knew music is cheaper than therapy
Jun 30, 2020
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Curious
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Swim Towards the LightLife lessons from my not-so-zen dad
Jun 30, 2020
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Elemental
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The PTSD-like Affliction That’s Traumatizing Health Care WorkersThe invisible wounds of moral injury run deep for those on the front lines
Jul 10, 2020
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HeartSupport
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“Surviving” Isn’t Always LivingThese 3 Harmful Personas Block Resilience
Mar 31, 2021
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The Art and Science of Courage“Courage is found in the quiet moment between stimulus and response, and only when we keep ourselves in a grounded, intentional place of…
Feb 10, 2021
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Invisible Illness
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When Words Fail — How to Help Someone Who is Grieving11 Things to do — and NOT do — to ensure that your relationship stays in tact.
Feb 20, 2021
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HeartSupport
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Bouncing Back: How a Special Forces Vet Found Life After Killing His Best FriendThere’s a good reason why “Think happy thoughts” or “Just get over it” doesn’t work for some types of of trauma, like moral injury and…
Mar 30, 2021
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Soul Console

Dying in Silence, Living Through Laughter

Research shows that humor can increase connectedness, hope, identity, and empowerment

What You Don’t Know About Grief and Loss

A healthy, new approach to an age-old human struggle.

Holidays Are Not Always ‘The Most Wonderful Time’

Top four holiday stressors and how manage them.

The ‘Write’ Way to Heal

Ten practices for transforming emotional pain and re-authoring your life.

6 Underestimated Drivers of Well-Being

Research shows these psychospiritual forces may be critically important for decreasing risk of illness and death and boosting overall…

Chicken Soup Feeds Our Hunger for Connection

Just thinking about comfort foods can reduce loneliness

If You’re Feeling World-Wearied, You May Have “Weltschmerz”

Weltschmerz describes the gut punch we get from realizing that the world keeps falling short of our expectations. What this means for your…

The Same Life That Brings Pain Also Brings Joy

Adversity has a way of making us loom and gloom. Here’s how to recalibrate.

When It Comes to Painful Emotions, Don’t Think — Just Feel

Some things are just sad

“Without Music, Life Would Be A Mistake.”

Why Nietzsche knew music is cheaper than therapy

Swim Towards the Light

Life lessons from my not-so-zen dad

The PTSD-like Affliction That’s Traumatizing Health Care Workers

The invisible wounds of moral injury run deep for those on the front lines

“Surviving” Isn’t Always Living

These 3 Harmful Personas Block Resilience

The Art and Science of Courage

“Courage is found in the quiet moment between stimulus and response, and only when we keep ourselves in a grounded, intentional place of…

When Words Fail — How to Help Someone Who is Grieving

11 Things to do — and NOT do — to ensure that your relationship stays in tact.

Bouncing Back: How a Special Forces Vet Found Life After Killing His Best Friend

There’s a good reason why “Think happy thoughts” or “Just get over it” doesn’t work for some types of of trauma, like moral injury and…

Michele DeMarco, PhD

Soul Console

Moral Injury and Moral Distress

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