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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.

The Stress-Reducing Power of Social Buffering

By Dr David R Hamilton | October 29, 2025

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.

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Young man sharing news with his excited girlfriend. He's whispering something in her ear. They both look happy. They're standing against a bright yellow background.

I’m so happy for you

By Dr David R Hamilton | February 24, 2025

This is not the sort of title I usually have for a blog. However, it…

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As you give, so you receive

By Dr David R Hamilton | January 9, 2020

I have written a lot about side effects of kindness, that when you give you…

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Happy dog, happy heart

By Dr David R Hamilton | November 12, 2019

I find myself writing this piece today because it was 5 years ago on this…

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