A brief 10-minute session of loving-kindness meditation (LKM) increases compassion and positive affect more effectively than other positive-affect inductions or neutral visualization, even in novice meditators. LKM improved well-being and feelings of social connection at both explicit and implicit levels while decreasing self-focus. These findings suggest LKM could be a practical, time-effective way to reduce burnout and promote resilience in healthcare providers and improve patient care quality.
A single open-label magnesium-ibogaine treatment prompted four recurring experiential themes among 30 male U.S. Special Operations veterans with TBI and PTSD: guided replay of autobiographical memories that allowed trauma reappraisal; altered-self and mystical connectedness; emotional resolution marked by surges of forgiveness, love, and renewed purpose; and embodied healing with a vivid sense of neural repair, cognitive clarity, and somatic relief. These themes describe an accelerated, self-directed psychotherapeutic process that aligns with previously reported clinical improvements in the same cohort, suggesting mind-body mechanisms involving rapid neuroplastic change.