Have you ever wondered whether your parents’ or grandparents’ lived experiences had any impact on your mind and behavior? While we can’t answer this question definitively, a similar question can be addressed by studies in recent years examining the intergenerational transmission of maternal trauma. Their findings suggest that the trauma

Though we may not realize it, we rely heavily on our sense of smell to get through the day. Our ability to smell alerts us to dangers in our environment, keeps us aware of our personal hygiene, and is responsible for most of our perception of taste. For those with

In today’s continually body-conscious media, celebrities are often presented in a manner that provides narrow definitions of what beauty entails. Photos of exceptionally ‘perfect’ and impossibly attractive celebrities are all around us, from billboards to shop windows to social media such as Instagram. Why is it that the ‘latest look’

Gender dysphoria is the psychological phenomena in which an individual’s experienced gender is different from the sex they were assigned at birth. This can cause distress or impairment in important areas of functioning (Carmichael, 2021). This can be reduced through psychosocial support, therapy, and medical or surgical interventions to align

 Empathy, the ability to share the feelings of another individual, plays a large role in human development and is an important feature in social behaviour and relationships. It is one type of ‘prosocial’ behaviour, meaning that the motivation for action or emotion is to benefit others, and not the self.

If you were to ask an economist about the most important measure for how a country is doing, they would likely tell you to look at the country’s GDP. GDP, or growth domestic product, measures all the goods and services produced in a country’s borders for the year. For example,

To say that the pandemic has transformed our lives would be an understatement. Indeed, such a significant event has prompted various mental health difficulties, especially our sleep and dream patterns. Have you ever wondered how COVID-19 has affected your dream content? Why are some of your dreams more vivid? While

Miscarriages, stillbirths, and neonatal losses are unexpected and unfortunate events that can occur during a parent’s life. While these terms may seem synonymous to each other, there are small differences that characterize each event. Miscarriage is the loss of a fetus before 20 weeks of pregnancy, while stillbirth is the

The beauty of communication is often overlooked. Sometimes, it feels like a simple part of our daily routines, like saying “good morning” to a family member. Other times, we communicate in very subtle ways, like nodding our heads or using our car lights to signal a right-turn. With every method