HOARDERS profiles adults who suffer from extreme hoarding, a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to collect things, even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary.

Dr. Amishi Jha shares her lab's exciting research on the effects of mindfulness-based training programs on cognition, emotion, and resilience. While other types of brain training do not seem to result in long-term benefits, mindfulness training can positively impact the physical structure and functioning of the brain, especially in the three distinct brain networks related to attention and focus.

Our panel and our experts explore why becoming a true human services professional depends so heavily on understanding the people we encounter. We explore how victimization has influenced who they have become, “why” and “how” they became that way, and how best we can serve them. The integrative model forms a platform of presenting victims with options that can help them toward a path to wholeness, versus remaining situational or attitudinal...

What has neuroscience revealed about the importance of our connection to the natural world and especially our connection to water? Can a mindful connection with water heal the stress and busyness of our modern lives? Learn the ways in which our brain and body are hardwired to respond positively to water with marine biologist and "water evangelist" Dr. Wallace J. Nichols.

Imagine walking into a room and feeling totally confident about meeting and talking with new people. You listen and understand another person's point of view easily, and speak your mind without the fear of creating an argument. You love to be with people and they love to be with you. This two-part series is based on a two-and-a-half day course called 'Creating Successful Relationships.' In Volume number two, learn to understand the dynamics of relationships...

What do you think about during sex? Jessica Graham's work reveals that many of us are focused on how we look, what our partner thinks about us, how we're "performing" - all thoughts that take us outside our body. Instead, learn how mindful sex allows you to better access the pleasure in your own body, create a deeper connection with your partner, and enjoy your own sexuality more than ever before.

Chances are you have a lot of positive experiences in your life right now. But are they fleeting - do you even truly notice them? Learn how a mindfulness practice can help you convert positive experiences into long-term beneficial traits, through self-correcting positive neuroplasticity, what Rick Hanson calls "the superpower of superpowers."

Fewer than half of Americans say they get a good night's sleep on most nights. Observe as Dr. Satterfield works with Maria to assess her quality and quantity of sleep. Apply the techniques of CBTI (the “I” is for insomnia) to fall asleep faster and wake more rested..

Dr. Siegel shares his guided mindfulness meditation called "Wheel of Awareness." With this practice, you'll learn to integrate four main aspects of life and mind: the five senses, internal bodily sensations, mental activity and emotions, and relationship to the outside world. More than 10,000 individuals have integrated these four aspects of the life of the mind to create better mental health.

Learn how you can really be of service to another person in his or her time of grief - and what actions and words are more harmful than helpful. Kristine Carlson shows how your own mindfulness practice can help fill the gaping hole in your life caused by loss with the fullness of the present moment.