I just wanted to do a quick shout out to the United States women’s soccer team for winning the World Cup against the Netherlands in a score of 2 – 0. I have been watching the games. Fantastic job ladies!!
Truth, Love, and HOPE about Traumatic Brain Injury
The reason why I hope I have impacted your life is because I love you. I love people with a force that feels natural. Like waterfalls or wind and waves on the ocean. I love effortlessly, as though love packs annually like snow on top of a mountain and in the springtime, melting and […]
A New Update
I know I have not been keeping up with the posting things about my life; however, I have been busy. Since the middle of January I have lost 20 pounds largely because I have been on this meal replacement product, I have been working nonstop, and I’m thinking about going back to school to actually […]
NEWS!
I recently have heard the news that some members in our community are nothing but lowlife, money driven, A holes that would sacrifice our health just to make money. Please watch this video and say what you think.
Bias and Perception
No matter whom we are as people or where we come from; our beliefs or assumptions are shaped by our experiences, upbringing, race, gender, in the facts we choose to accept, and even the biased shortcuts our brains take to process information can cloud our judgment. In some sense our own biases don’t always […]
What is love and what it is not
What is love? Love is one of the most profound emotions known to humans. There are many kinds of love, but most individuals seek its expression in a romantic relationship with a compatible partner. For some, romantic relationships are meaningful and illuminate all parts of life, providing a deep source of fulfillment. The ability to […]
Cognitive Distortions
Cognitive Distortions I have done a lot of reflecting these past couple of weeks about my tendencies or behaviors. I cannot help but think are these actions really my true self or cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions are simply ways that our mind convinces us of something that is not really true. These inaccurate thoughts […]
Tunnel Vision
Chad Francour Tunnel Vision Tunnel Vision One of the great things about science is it can change the way we view the world. This paper will change the way we view many things including poverty, loneliness, time, and hunger. It is a tale about the psychological phenomenon of scarcity. It affects everything in our […]
The Stigma of Addiction
Chad Francour Stigmatizing Addiction Stigmatizing Addiction This is a three part series on how humans navigate this complex world. The first part of confronting stigma is dealing with drug addiction. I share some ideas on why we judge certain behaviors and conditions and how those judgments make it […]
Addressing another Issue of Stigma
Chad Francour Stigma Addressing Another Issue of The Stigma of HIV In the 1980s and early 1990s, the outbreak of HIV and AIDS swept across the United States and rest of the world. What the general public saw was an already stigmatized group of individuals and the media […]