Ahead is an iOS app built by behavior change experts. Ahead is described as a “personalized pocket coach that provides bite-sized, science-driven tools to boost emotional intelligence. Think of it as a pocket cheerleader towards a better, more fulfilling, clearer-minded way of life.” Here are excerpts from the associated website: 1) The journey of change… Read More »
In one of our first blog posts (October 2008), we shared news from Jamaica about a training manual, Raising Emotionally Smart Children. We explained at the time that “Emotional intelligence involves Self-awareness, Emotional management, Empathy, and Managing Relationships.” Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., is a psychologist, author, and lecturer whose 1995 book (updated in 2005), Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ… Read More »
The Jamaica Gleaner published an article (October 8, 2008) bringing attention to World Mental Health Day (October 10, 2008) under the headline, “Your feelings do matter.” “Based on Pan American Health Organisation statistics, as many as one in every four persons is affected by a mental disorder, and the mental illness disease burden has increased… Read More »