Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to 16 cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States this upcoming summer, but which games are going to be played in Dallas?Here is everything we know about the nine World Cup matches in Dallas, including dates, start times and locations:World Cup Games In Dallas (9 Matches)Group stageJune 14: Netherlands vs. Japan — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (4 p.m. ET)June 17: England vs. Croatia — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (4 p.m. ET)June 22: Argentina vs. Austria — AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (1 p. m. ET)June 25: Japan vs. UEFA playoff winner B (Ukraine,…

iHorror had the opportunity to catch up with New Fears Eve creators P.J. Starks and Eric Huskisson! They spill their guts with us about giving birth to a new slasher, on set hijinks, working with Scream Queen Felissa Rose, and more! iHorror: You wrote New Fears Eve, so it is very much your baby. I imagine having a co-director is a lot like having someone else parent your child with you. Was it hard to co-direct with Eric Huskisson? P.J. Starks: I’m sure in some cases, if you don’t have a good working relationship with the person you’re collaborating with. Eric…

The holiday season is often painted as joyful, but for many neurodivergent people it brings tension. Values like connection, tradition, and family often clash with access needs for rest, sensory boundaries, and predictability. Many people know the experience of longing for connection while the body simultaneously craves quiet. What we value and what our body needs can sit in conflict. You might value connection but find that large gatherings leave you overstimulated. You may value creating memories with loved ones yet feel overwhelmed by the weight of expectations and disrupted routines. For neurodivergent people, these tensions can feel more pronounced,…

What if picking up a paintbrush, dancing to music, or learning a new game could help your brain stay biologically younger? A new study in Nature Communications suggests exactly that. Creative engagement may not only elevate mood or self-expression. It may actually slow the clock on brain aging. Researchers analyzed more than 1,400 people across dance, music, visual arts, and strategy-based gaming. Then they used EEG and machine learning to estimate each person’s “brain age gap,” a measure showing whether your brain is aging faster or slower than expected. The results were striking. People with more creative engagement had younger…

Sharks are fascinating animals with a range of personalities. They suffer from numerous misleading stereotypes and myths and instill fear in many people who so much as think about them.1 However, shark attacks on people are actually rare.2 I must admit that while I am afraid of sharks, I find them to be beautiful animals and always want to learn more about them. Most fortunately, I’m able to talk with shark expert Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza whenever I like and am thrilled she could take the time to shed some light on who sharks really are and why they need us…

Thomas Sowell published his groundbreaking book The Einstein Syndrome[1] in 2001, following his earlier book Late Talking Children.[2] In The Einstein Syndrome, Sowell analyzes the traits of children with above-average intelligence who did not speak their first words until well beyond their first birthday—and in some cases, not until a second or even third birthday had passed. Nonetheless, these bright late talkers eventually began speaking and, over time, displayed talents in science, mathematics, or music. For example, Julia Robinson was the first woman to serve as president of the American Mathematical Society, despite being a late talker and having a…

Christmas is coming in hot, and it’s time to pick out some movies. But after the same old carols and predictable Hallmark movies, sometimes you need a good scare to remind you that winter is the season of death. We all know Black Christmas and Gremlins, but what about the truly obscure holiday horror flicks? The ones that make you say, “Wait, that exists?” Well, buckle up, because we’re diving into the bargain bin of Christmas carnage to unearth five lesser-known gems that are worth a watch. Or at least one that’s good for a few laughs Jack Frost (1997): He’s a Killer Snowman!  Okay, this…

When my daughter was born, I expected to be exhausted. What I didn’t expect was the fear that I might not love her. This is what postpartum depression looked like for me, and how I came back. After I stopped breastfeeding, I was happier. My anxiety lessened because I knew she was getting enough to eat. After each formula feed, Lily would fall asleep on my chest. I’d pat the milk off her chin with a burp cloth as she faintly snored. I wished I could match her peace, but I couldn’t shake the want to escape. I just want…

It isn’t an oversimplification to say that perfectionism, at its core, is about a deep and irrational need for emotional and often even physical security. As much as I dislike searches for abstract “root causes,” because causes tend to be complex, we can safely (no pun intended) conceive of the specific goals and specific desires in perfectionism as being in service of self-preservation, feeling protected from external and, thus, internal skeptics and critics. But there is a deeper story, one that doesn’t necessarily add a cause but helps explain the perfectionist’s preoccupation with security. This story goes back to the…

Christmas is coming in hot, and it’s time to pick out some movies. But after the same old carols and predictable Hallmark movies, sometimes you need a good scare to remind you that winter is the season of death. We all know Black Christmas and Gremlins, but what about the truly obscure holiday horror flicks? The ones that make you say, “Wait, that exists?” Well, buckle up, because we’re diving into the bargain bin of Christmas carnage to unearth five lesser-known gems that are worth a watch. Or at least one that’s good for a few laughs Jack Frost (1997): He’s a Killer Snowman!  Okay, this…