Talking about Bruno

(photo credit: Disney)

Dr. Dara Greenwood, social psychologist and associate professor of Psychology at Vassar College, provides a thoughtful and engaging article interweaving psychological research with powerful messages from Disney's Encanto that are resonating with children and adults. Greenwood's key take-aways:

• Ignoring our own pain is not an adaptive strategy for well-being
• Traumatic experiences can have a profound psychological and even genetic impacts on subsequent generations. 
• Being strong can be overrated and increase our vulnerability to stress. 
• Transporting into stories and identifying with characters can boost our own psychological insights and skills.

Check out the full article here.