John Roberts

2 weeks ago | rockawave.com | John Roberts

Wyles, Pohl, and Thompson employed college psychology students using a picture-rating task examining the influence of litter on perceived restorative quality, and the psychological impact on coastal litter. Their analysis included qualitative and quantitative methods. Their hypothesis asked, how do we understand the psychological benefits of natural coastal environments? They wanted to discover the cost of threats of increased marine litter.

3 weeks ago | rockawave.com | John Roberts

Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D., is an NYU Professor of social – psychology and a New York Times bestselling author of The Anxious Generation How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. He focuses on Gen Zers born between the periods of 2012-2015 (8/16/24). The ethos of his research is on anxiety in preteens and teenagers. He discusses how social media gets children hooked by algorithms. They keep them online during vulnerable developmental stages.

1 month ago | rockawave.com | John Roberts

In Healing With Stress is Gone (6/30/23), I discussed my participation in Brett Cotter’s online Masterclass Certification Program Stress is Gone Method (SIG). It is a  3-month class meeting one evening each week including him facilitating Meditation three mornings per week via Zoom. Brett invited me to take the courses after having experienced the tragic death of my granddaughter, Molly Jean to SIDS/SUIDS at six months of age.

1 month ago | rockawave.com | John Roberts

“For the rest of your life, whether or not you have back pain, your posture habits are essential.” R. McKenzieLow back pain is the most common ailment affecting the five lumbar (lower spine vertebrae) in 60% – 70% of active adults in their lifetime. Robin McKensie of New Zealand developed the Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. His seminars are taught to physical therapists worldwide. Back pain may have no apparent or obvious reason for occurring.

1 month ago | hipaperclips.com | John Roberts

Margaret (Peggy) Irene Maupin, 98, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2025, surrounded by her family and in the care of hospice during her final days. Peggy was born on April 10, 1926, in Brookfield, Missouri, to Glenn and Alice Moore. However, her birth father died when she was quite young and her mother later married Ruel Jones, who Peggy knew as her father and was known as granddad to her children. She lived most of her childhood in Brookfield.