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PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

DEVELOPMENT February 15, 2023

While some research on parasocial relationships usually focuses on the friendly bonds between a user and a media character (a celebrity, an influencer, a fictional character, an anime character) or any other figure they encounter through media, series, movies, podcasts, TV shows, radio shows via social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram or TikTok, ...), let's discover together the hidden side of these relationships ...

SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH

DEVELOPMENT / HEALTH January 15, 2023

Social media/networks have become an omnipresent part of our daily lives. This is neither a good nor a bad thing in itself, but a new facet of our social life that we need to be fully aware of and to protect our mental health against...

STEP OFF THE SCALE

HEALTH December 15, 2022

The progress and results of weight loss are not linear. Daily life often interferes and even if we follow expert advice to the letter, the number that indicates our weight quickly becomes a demotivator or a motivator, depending on what our scale says (that doesn’t always tell the truth)...

LISTENING WITHOUT INTERRUPTING

DEVELOPMENT November 15, 2022

Letting another person speak without interrupting is often presented as the obvious basis for communication. It is not necessarily a matter of listening to the end of a long speech, but also of doing so within the framework of a thought that has not yet been fully expressed when the interlocutor has the floor...

BURN-OUT

HEALTH October 15, 2022

Nowadays, we all tend to run for everything and everywhere, whether it is to complete tasks or solve situations. That's why burn-out is insidious and can be explained through things that may seem insignificant, but are nevertheless heavy with consequences...

WORKPLACE WELLNESS

WORK / HEALTH September 15, 2022

Since we spend more than a third of our time at the office, it is important to maintain a good balance for both our professional efficiency and our personal well-being...

INTRODUCTION TO YOGA

HEALTH August 30, 2022

For more than five thousand years, Yoga has been an art that combines the strengthening of body and mind through deep breathing, meditation and relaxation...

INTRODUCTION TO QI GONG (CHI KUNG)

HEALTH August 15, 2022

Qi Gong (Chi Kung) can be translated as « vital energy ». It is a form of exercise synchronizing movements and breathing, practiced for centuries...