A special bond: How equine-assisted services helps families impacted by domestic abuse

A multidisciplinary research team investigates the potential of equine-assisted services for horses and humans.

For millennia, humans and horses have enjoyed a special relationship. Recent research shows that working with horses can improve human mental health and wellbeing. Professor Ann Hemingway is part of a multidisciplinary team that has demonstrated that equine-assisted services can improve outcomes for families impacted by domestic abuse and mitigate the conditions that fuel it, and believes that the benefits […]

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Building a psychological toolbox: Actively using neuroplastic methods to develop lasting inner strengths

Dr Rick Hanson proposes the HEAL framework to actively engage in positive neuroplastic methodsand rewire our brains, providing people with additional psychological resources for dealing with mental health issues.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) makes use of the brain’s neuroplasticity to convert passing experiences into durable psychological resources embedded in altered neural structure or function. But most SEL is passive and inefficient, with limited gains for many people, in part due to the brain’s ingrained negativity bias. Dr Rick Hanson is a leading clinician in the field of emotional intelligence. He […]

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