Sigal Samuel – A New Vision for Mental Health

The case for funding psychedelics to treat mental health

Author: Editorial 22nd October 2020 0 Comments

“Scientists are developing psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, into a treatment for depression.” Reporting for Vox, Sigal Samuel writes : “… drugs like traditional antidepressants are, at best, only a partial solution . While their effectiveness has been hotly contested over the past…
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collaborative practice

anxiety, depression, ecstasy, magic mushrooms, MDMA, New Approaches, psilocybin, Sigal Samuel, Vox

How to be alone

Author: Editorial 23rd April 2020 0 Comments

“Solitude is a skill. You can get better at it with practice.” This article in Vox magazine’s Future Perfect has been written by Sigal Samuel. It begins: “Many of us dread being alone. We find isolation uncomfortable or downright scary. If…
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a wellbeing society, Key posts

Coronavirus, COVID-19, internal world, loneliness, sense of purpose, Sigal Samuel, social isolation, solitude, Vox

American happiness is plummeting. Could a few words change that?

Author: Editorial 27th November 2019 0 Comments

“A psychologist claims that learning ‘untranslatable words’ from other cultures may be a key to being happy. I experimented on myself to see whether it’s true.” Sigal Samuel, writing in Vox magazine , says: “‘Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always just…
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a wellbeing society

Culture & Society, eudaimonia, happiness, language, Positive Lexicography Project, positive psychology, Sigal Samuel, The Happiness Dictionary, Tim Lomas, Vox