October 2025 - David R Hamilton PHD

The Stress-Reducing Power of Social Buffering

By Dr David R Hamilton | October 29, 2025 |

Cartoon image. Multiethnic group of people cooperating for environmental protection and sustainability in a park: they are supporting earth together - one is recycling waste, one is growing plants, one is choosing renewable energy resources. Four of them in the middle are holding a giant planet Earth in their hands. They're in a park and the sky is blue behind them.

What really carries us through disruption and challenging times isn’t bandwidth or servers; it’s patience, compassion, kindness, and shared humanity. It’s each other.

Why laughter really is the best medicine

By Dr David R Hamilton | October 22, 2025 |

3 women around 40 years old laughing hysterically. They're sitting on the floor at the foot of a bed on a rug. They're all wearing jeans, have no shoes on, and are holding cups of tea or coffee. They're wearing light coloured tops - one is blue, one is white, and one is light green.

There’s more to laughter than a good feeling. Studies now show it impacts the heart and immune system, it produces endorphins and reduces inflammation, and it’s like gym time for the soul.

How Awe Rewires the Brain

By Dr David R Hamilton | October 15, 2025 |

Autumn view over rusty-coloured fir trees from a high vantage point. In the background we see mountains and the clouds are beneath us almost looking like a lake.

Awe reduces activity in the brain’s default mode network – the part linked with self-focus and overthinking.

When you visualise illness to wellness

By Dr David R Hamilton | October 9, 2025 |

Cartoon image of a pink brain with rosy cheeks, smiling, while doing a yoga pose standing on one leg with finger and thumb of each hand held in a mudra. It's wearing a blue headband and a heart bubble is emerging from it's mind.

In our ancient past, the brain learned to process imagined danger as if it was real – because it might save our lives.

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Why laughter really is the best medicine

How Awe Rewires the Brain

When you visualise illness to wellness

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