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Should You Tell Your Partner Everything?

Should You Tell Your Partner Everything?

When “radical honesty” crosses the line into emotional chaos

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Moshe Ratson Mba

The Universality of Sport and Play

The Universality of Sport and Play

How girls from different parts of the world could still communicate through play.

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Cara Diyanni Ph.d

A Post-Caregiver’s Bill of Rights

A Post-Caregiver’s Bill of Rights

Navigating life after caregiving.

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Mike Verano Lpc

Why It’s Time to Get Our Hopes Up

Why It’s Time to Get Our Hopes Up

Choosing hope on purpose is a radical and necessary act.

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Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.d

Is Optimism Overrated? Rethinking Positive Thinking

Is Optimism Overrated? Rethinking Positive Thinking

Unpacking differences between gratitude, optimism, happiness, and mindfulness.

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Joel Wong Ph.d

Don't Blame Yourself: Your Willpower Problem May Be Physical

Don't Blame Yourself: Your Willpower Problem May Be Physical

The biology of self-control: It is not just personality.

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Hamid Zand Ph.d

How to Stop Work from Hijacking Your Family Life

How to Stop Work from Hijacking Your Family Life

Prioritizing career over family carries inevitable consequences.

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Susan Newman Ph.d

Mass Shootings and the Bystander's Resilience

Mass Shootings and the Bystander's Resilience

There are strategies to prevent trauma for bystanders of violence.

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Michael Ungar Ph.d

Why Women Aren't Wealthy (Yet)

Why Women Aren't Wealthy (Yet)

Throwing open the gate to make financial literacy equitable

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Heather Rose Artushin Msw

Are People with ADHD Bullied More in the Workplace?

Are People with ADHD Bullied More in the Workplace?

People with ADHD often miss unwritten workplace rules, and pay a high price.

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Byron Murphy

Mentalizing and Neurodivergence

Mentalizing and Neurodivergence

Seeing oneself from the outside and others from the inside builds relationships.

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David Krauss Ph.d

Next Gen AI Lovers May Be Safer, But Still Risky

Next Gen AI Lovers May Be Safer, But Still Risky

A quiet hardware revolution is creating safer spaces for AI romance.

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Elyakim Kislev Ph.d

The Progress Trap

The Progress Trap

How the story of constant improvement shapes and exhausts us.

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Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.d

Millions of People Are Turning to ChatGPT With Suicidal Thoughts

Millions of People Are Turning to ChatGPT With Suicidal Thoughts

Why we should be worried about suicidal thoughts and AI.

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Konrad Michel M.d

Should You Marry a Sexual Expert or an Intimacy Expert?

Should You Marry a Sexual Expert or an Intimacy Expert?

The complexity of romantic expertise.

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Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.d

When Words Wander

When Words Wander

How minds reshape what they hear

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Sam Goldstein Ph.d

It's the Mental Geography

It's the Mental Geography

The ancient brain evolved to survive in space; how can the modern descendant?

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Nick Morgan Ph.d

Why Self-Compassion Is the Secret to Good Health

Why Self-Compassion Is the Secret to Good Health

Negative thoughts can get in the way of health-sustaining behaviors.

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Kristen A. Carter Ms

How to Disagree Without Damaging Your Work Relationships

How to Disagree Without Damaging Your Work Relationships

Research-backed strategies that turn workplace disagreements into collaboration.

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Ashley C. Jordan Ph.d

What You Can Expect in the DSM-6

What You Can Expect in the DSM-6

The next DSM promises significant changes toward a 'living document.'

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Jerold J. Kreisman M.D

In Hamnet, Grief Isolates and Art Connects

In Hamnet, Grief Isolates and Art Connects

On grief, loss, and how art makes meaning.

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Elisabeth J. Lamotte Licsw

Unlocking Contentment in Everyday Life

Unlocking Contentment in Everyday Life

A quick guide to discovering the extraordinary in the ordinary.

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Alexander Batthyány Ph.d

Yes, You Can Increase Your Curiosity. Here's How.

Yes, You Can Increase Your Curiosity. Here's How.

Nine micro-doses to unlock curiosity’s relational and cognitive benefits.

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Jeff Wetzler Ed.d

When Telling Your Story Costs You

When Telling Your Story Costs You

Personal Perspective: When boundaries are ignored in the name of storytelling.

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Adrian Fletcher Psy.d

New Information Is Feeding Epstein Conspiracy Theories

New Information Is Feeding Epstein Conspiracy Theories

Why Epstein conspiracy theories are flourishing with more information.

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Ira Hyman Ph.d

The Destructive Effects of Misinformation on the Human Brain

The Destructive Effects of Misinformation on the Human Brain

Cautionary examples of the prevalence of misinformation in the 21st century.

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Richard Restak M.d

Why Parenting Scripts Don't Work (and What to Try Instead)

Why Parenting Scripts Don't Work (and What to Try Instead)

Parenting scripts may not be the best way to tame tantrums.

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Cara Goodwin

What to Do When Your Feelings Are Too Big

What to Do When Your Feelings Are Too Big

6 steps to self-calm in the moment when feelings are intense.

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Dianne Grande Ph.d

How to Help Your Child Develop a Sense of Humor

How to Help Your Child Develop a Sense of Humor

Strategies for fostering an appreciation of humor and laughter in kids.

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Louis R. Franzini Ph.d

Breaking Bad: Decoding the Silent Treatment

Breaking Bad: Decoding the Silent Treatment

Why the silent treatment is harmful to a relationship, and how to break free.

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Monica Vermani C. Psych

The Value of Rethinking 'How Was Your Day?'

The Value of Rethinking 'How Was Your Day?'

A new children’s book encourages us to move beyond binary thinking.

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Margo Lowy Ph.d

A Commonsense Critique of A Priori Metaphysics

A Commonsense Critique of A Priori Metaphysics

On the relationship between science and philosophy.

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Walter Veit Ph.d

What Is Hope in Mental Health Treatment?

What Is Hope in Mental Health Treatment?

Hope is the belief that despite the odds, a better life can emerge.

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Susan J. Lewis Ph.d

The Haunting of Trauma: PTSD and Toni Morrison's 'Beloved'

The Haunting of Trauma: PTSD and Toni Morrison's 'Beloved'

"Beloved" vividly conveys the impact of trauma, the way it impairs present and future.

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Wendy Jones

Deplatforming Your Inner Critic

Deplatforming Your Inner Critic

Lessons from the series "Fosse/Verdon".

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Leon Garber Lmhc

A Unique Chance for Long-Term Care

A Unique Chance for Long-Term Care

A new homeless facility in Utah is committed to meeting diverse needs.

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Bethany Yeiser Bs

It's Not Just the Flu, 6 Signs of Brain Inflammation

It's Not Just the Flu, 6 Signs of Brain Inflammation

Too many doctors miss the signs of brain inflammation.

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The Research Room

10 Strategies to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence

10 Strategies to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is a learnable skill.

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Palena R. Neale Ph.d

A New Model for Treating Trauma

A New Model for Treating Trauma

How shifting therapy to the here-and-now can help treat trauma.

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David Burns M.d

When It Comes to Personality, How Can We Count the Ways?

When It Comes to Personality, How Can We Count the Ways?

Psychology is taking a new (but old) look at personality's basic elements.

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Susan Krauss Whitbourne Phd

Is Perfectionism Making Sports Toxic?

Is Perfectionism Making Sports Toxic?

How the Olympics turned excellence into a mental health problem.

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Rod Judkins M.a

Where Equity Begins: A Book on the Pediatrician’s Exam Table

Where Equity Begins: A Book on the Pediatrician’s Exam Table

Black History Month reminds us that equity begins in a child’s earliest years.

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Terri D. Mcfadden

Oops! Did You Put the Love of Your Life in the Friend Zone?

Oops! Did You Put the Love of Your Life in the Friend Zone?

A steady, warm presence can provide consistent, nourishing love.

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Cortnie S. Baity Ph.d

Parental Burnout Symptoms and the Shame Cycle Explained

Parental Burnout Symptoms and the Shame Cycle Explained

Parental guilt and shame keep you stuck—and it starts with impossible standards.

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Jen Lumanlan M.s

The Year of the Fire Horse: A Call to Adventure

The Year of the Fire Horse: A Call to Adventure

A Personal Perspective: What the Fire Horse teaches us about “wise bravery.”

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Michele M. Tugade Ph.d

The (Perhaps) Unsolvable Mysteries of Consciousness

The (Perhaps) Unsolvable Mysteries of Consciousness

A review of "A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness" by Michael Pollan.

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Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.d

Tips From a Psychologist Who Trains Olympic Athletes

Tips From a Psychologist Who Trains Olympic Athletes

How lessons from Olympians' training can help in your own life.

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Judith Fein

A Better Way to Respond to Mental Health Crises

A Better Way to Respond to Mental Health Crises

Peer-led teams can often de-escalate situations that police cannot.

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Fredrick E. Vars

Why the Way You See the World Can Make You Lonely

Why the Way You See the World Can Make You Lonely

Chronic loneliness and social pain have a hidden cause: your mindset.

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Arash Emamzadeh

2 Ways for Couples to Start Feeling Like a Team

2 Ways for Couples to Start Feeling Like a Team

How partners can restore teamwork within a relationship.

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Mark Travers Ph.d