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Connecting with Reality: A Deep Look at Grounding Skills
In fast-paced everyday life, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. The mind tends to wander between future worries and past regrets, disconnecting us from the rich experience of the present moment. In this context, grounding skills are a valuable tool to restore our emotional and mental balance. In this blog, we will explore these skills, how they work, their impact on mental health, and how we can incorporate them into our daily lives. Defining Grounding Skills: Grounding skills are techniques designed to help us consciously connect with the present rather than getting caught up in anxious thoughts or painful memories. These skills are rooted in cognitive behavioral…
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Intrapersonal Intelligence: What Is It? How to Develop It? And What Is It for In Everyday Life?
Surely at some point, you have heard about intrapersonal intelligence. In the same way, surely you have also heard of interpersonal intelligence. These two terms have something in common; both are derived from Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Howard Gardner is a psychologist, researcher, and educator who specialized in the analysis of cognitive abilities. He was born in Pennsylvania on July 11, 1943. He studied psychology and neuropsychology at Harvard University. In 1983, he created the Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It proposes the existence of eight types of intelligences in human beings. In 2011, Gardner was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences. This prize acknowledges his…