The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. When it comes to dating outside of your race, Black women…
Researchers have known that a lack of quality sleep can increase a person’s risk of diabetes. What has remained a mystery, however, is why. Now, new findings from a team of sleep scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, published in Cell Reports Medicine, are closer to an answer. The researchers have uncovered a potential…
Whether it’s to avoid partners who steal the covers and toss and turn all night, or those who consistently rattle the room with loud snoring, many Americans are opting for a “sleep divorce” to help improve their nightly sleep. According to a recent American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) survey, more than one-third of people…
Listening to music reduces the overall severity of insomnia, improves sleep quality, and helps to initiate sleep—effects that were comparable to prescription sleep medications, such as the Z-drugs and benzodiazepines, according to a review paper published in The Carlat Report. Approximately 30% to 40% of adults will experience insomnia at some point this year, and…
Beacon Biosignals, a computational neurodiagnostics and electroencephalogram (EEG) analytics company, has acquired the research and development business of Dreem, a Paris-based at-home sleep monitoring company. The acquisition allows Beacon to launch at-home sleep monitoring services for clinical trials via the integration of Dreem’s clinically-validated hardware with Beacon’s next-generation EEG analytics platform, according to a release…
New research has found a link between orexin neurons—which are involved in regulating sleep-wake switching—and pupil size, a connection that could open new avenues for sleep disorder research. The research is published in Nature Neuroscience. “The effect was so strong, we knew immediately that we were onto something important,” says Nikola Grujic, a postdoc in…
The most dangerous relationship threats aren’t always the most visible; like a pattern of high conflict, lack of kindness or disrespect. Those are clearly problematic signs that need attention but the behaviors that are sometimes the least detectable can create a significant vulnerability in the relationship where emotional safety levels have taken a serious hit.…
Wake Up Narcolepsy, a nonprofit dedicated to driving narcolepsy awareness, education, and research, premiered a new narcolepsy public service announcement in partnership with Red Square Pictures. The informational public service announcement aims to accurately depict narcolepsy and how debilitating this rare medical disorder can be. It pulls together first-hand experiences from more than 50 individuals…
Jennifer Chappell Marsh, MFT explores independence vs interdependence in relationships and what secure attachment looks like. Jennifer Chappell Marsh, MFT explores independence vs interdependence in relationships and what secure attachment looks like. Many of us have heard the saying, “At the end of the day, you only have yourself to fall back on…” We are taught from…
Marriage and/or long-term intimate relationships have the potential to be incredibly rewarding and people generally do the best they can with what they know. Couples can generally do well over time but many hit emotional speed bumps. No matter when or how a relationship feels strain, ideally there is some reflection and curiosity by one…