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Clinical Wisdom: Why Myths Still Matter

Clinical Wisdom: Why Myths Still Matter

What Hercules can teach us about confronting and conquering life's challenges.

yesterday 30

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Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

Why Vaccine Hesitancy Is Unlikely to Go Away

Why Vaccine Hesitancy Is Unlikely to Go Away

Vaccine hesitancy persists despite vaccinations’ many impressive triumphs.

yesterday 40

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Robert N. McCauley Ph.d

Auditory Hallucinations: A New (Old) Treatment?

Auditory Hallucinations: A New (Old) Treatment?

Can direct therapeutic interactions with auditory hallucinations change them?

yesterday 40

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Judith L. Herman

A New ADHD Medication Is Here. Read the Fine Print With Me

A New ADHD Medication Is Here. Read the Fine Print With Me
yesterday 50

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Ryan S. Sultán Md

Maybe You're Not Breaking Down. Maybe You're Molting

Maybe You're Not Breaking Down. Maybe You're Molting
yesterday 50

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Maggie Rowe

“Maybe It Isn’t That Bad”: The Psychology of Doubting Abuse

“Maybe It Isn’t That Bad”: The Psychology of Doubting Abuse
yesterday 50

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Kaytee Gillis

Your Partner's Defensiveness Is Not Your Fault

Your Partner's Defensiveness Is Not Your Fault
yesterday 50

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Nancy Colier Lcsw

What the Lottery Ticket Knows About Addiction

What the Lottery Ticket Knows About Addiction
yesterday 50

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Changiz Mohiyeddini Ph.d

Why Are Gifted Children, Teenagers, and Adults So Intense?

Why Are Gifted Children, Teenagers, and Adults So Intense?
yesterday 50

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Barbara Klein Ph.d

Hybrid Humility: The Long Walk Toward Ourselves

Hybrid Humility: The Long Walk Toward Ourselves
yesterday 40

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

The Process and the Practice of Grief

The Process and the Practice of Grief
yesterday 40

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Susan J. Lewis Ph.d

"Why Won't You Initiate Sex More?"

yesterday 40

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Marty Klein Ph.d

Why We Can’t Look Away From Perez Hilton’s Meltdown

Why We Can’t Look Away From Perez Hilton’s Meltdown
yesterday 60

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Katherine Cullen Mfa

Elephant-Human Conflicts: Enabling Practical Coexistence

Elephant-Human Conflicts: Enabling Practical Coexistence
yesterday 70

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

The Unfragile Mind

The Unfragile Mind
yesterday 50

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Gavin Francis

Stop Bankrolling Your Adult Child's Stuck Life

Stop Bankrolling Your Adult Child's Stuck Life
yesterday 50

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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

The Pursuit of Legacy May Be Burning Us Out

The Pursuit of Legacy May Be Burning Us Out

The case for being forgettable.

yesterday 50

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Tara Ceranic Salinas

Ted Lasso Is Back: Why We Still Need to “Believe”

Ted Lasso Is Back: Why We Still Need to “Believe”

How vulnerability, empathy, and relationships create meaningful personal change.

yesterday 50

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Afarin Rajaei Ph.d

Neuroscience of Asynchronous Development in the Bright Mind

Neuroscience of Asynchronous Development in the Bright Mind
yesterday 40

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Nicole A. Tetreault Ph.d

Doing College Like a Champ

Doing College Like a Champ
yesterday 40

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Regan A. R. Gurung Ph.d

Why Some Fans Cross Celebrities' Boundaries

Why Some Fans Cross Celebrities' Boundaries
yesterday 50

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Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster Ph.d

Are You In a Wound Mate Relationship?

Are You In a Wound Mate Relationship?
yesterday 50

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Judith Orloff M.d

I'm Not a President, but I Play One on TV

I'm Not a President, but I Play One on TV
yesterday 40

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Glenn Geher Ph.d

Identity: A Label or a Story?

Identity: A Label or a Story?
yesterday 40

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Lisa Marchiano Lcsw

Loud Desperation

Loud Desperation

The existential search for significance in contemporary society.

previous day 30

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Ira Israel Lmft

How to Spot OCD, OCPD, and Limerence in Movies

How to Spot OCD, OCPD, and Limerence in Movies

"Whiplash," "As Good As It Gets," and "Vertigo" show how obsession hijacks a mind.

previous day 40

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Kendall Morgan M.f.a

Pickleball, Meditation, and Snakes and Ladders

Pickleball, Meditation, and Snakes and Ladders

What pickleball teaches us about mindfulness, aging, and the brain.

previous day 30

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Balachundhar Subramaniam Md

Does Parental Chaos Play a Role in Psychopathy?

Does Parental Chaos Play a Role in Psychopathy?

Perceived unpredictability may foster impulsivity and meanness in males.

previous day 50

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Having Peter Pan on Staff Isn’t All Bad

Having Peter Pan on Staff Isn’t All Bad

How to approach Gen Zers that look a little different than older generations.

previous day 40

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Tim Elmore

The Two Kinds of Philosophers—And Why We Only Need One

The Two Kinds of Philosophers—And Why We Only Need One

Personal Perspective: Of swallows and moles, growing up, and the future of philosophy

previous day 40

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Walter Veit Ph.d

Is It Language You’re Using, or Just Words?

Is It Language You’re Using, or Just Words?

How we can tell if animals use language, or if it's only us.

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Sarah Dunphy-Lelii Ph.d

Can AI Learn to Scaffold Group Work Like a Teacher Does?

Can AI Learn to Scaffold Group Work Like a Teacher Does?

CollaBot users wrote better essays — but not everyone loved the experience.

previous day 40

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Michael Hogan Ph.d

When Friends Never Disappoint: AI Companions in Midlife

When Friends Never Disappoint: AI Companions in Midlife

As friendship networks shrink, AI friends may fill the gaps.

previous day 40

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Suzanne Degges-White Ph.d

Can Keeping a Journal Make You Happier?

Can Keeping a Journal Make You Happier?

Writing about the bad can be good for you.

previous day 50

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Roger Kreuz Ph.d

The New Five-Step-No-Tiger Method to Reduce Anxiety

The New Five-Step-No-Tiger Method to Reduce Anxiety

Why your Stone-Age brain overreacts to modern threats—and how to calm it.

previous day 40

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Chris Gilbert

What to Do When Experiencing Advocacy Burnout

What to Do When Experiencing Advocacy Burnout

Being tired of advocating doesn't make you weak... just exhausted.

previous day 40

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Lisa Sheinhouse M.a

The Question About Transgender Youth That Adults Struggle to Answer

The Question About Transgender Youth That Adults Struggle to Answer

When a bullied trans teen asks whom she's harming, the answer is clear—even if adults can't always see it.

previous day 50

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Changiz Mohiyeddini Ph.d

What We’ve Been Getting Wrong About Depression

What We’ve Been Getting Wrong About Depression

What if depression is not a brain imbalance but a whole-body response to threat

previous day 50

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Michael Guilding

Making First Impressions on People We’ve Known for Years

Making First Impressions on People We’ve Known for Years

Why the people who love us don’t need our best version

previous day 40

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Maggie Rowe

Trust: The Foundation of AI Adoption

Trust: The Foundation of AI Adoption

How company culture and communication drive employee acceptance of new tech.

previous day 40

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John Nolan M.a

Are Women Satisfied Supporting a Stay-at-Home Boyfriend?

Are Women Satisfied Supporting a Stay-at-Home Boyfriend?

How salary and societal trends have altered relational stereotypes.

previous day 60

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Wendy L. Patrick

Your Adult Child Doesn't Want Your Silence

Your Adult Child Doesn't Want Your Silence

Honesty isn't a fight—it's the relationship you've been skipping.

previous day 40

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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

On the Origin of the Healthy Mind

On the Origin of the Healthy Mind

Why a new perspective on mental health is a cultural imperative

previous day 40

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Patrick de Vleeschauwer Drs

How to Improve Your Well-Being by Agreeing to Disagree

How to Improve Your Well-Being by Agreeing to Disagree

Finding common ground can save you time, energy, and a headache.

previous day 50

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Ashley Willcott

Choosing Who We Want to Be With One Another

Choosing Who We Want to Be With One Another

Four questions that bring greater intention and joy to our relationships.

previous day 50

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Moshe Ratson Mba

Big Tech Believes in You

Big Tech Believes in You

Big Tech believes in you the way a con artist believes in his mark.

thursday 30

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Marianne Brandon Ph.d

Betting on the Future

Betting on the Future

How contingency contracts turn disagreement into opportunity.

thursday 30

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Linda L. Barkacs

Normal Aging Brains Undergo Alteration, Not Deterioration

Normal Aging Brains Undergo Alteration, Not Deterioration

Healthy older brains may exceed some cognitive functions of young brains.

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Richard M Restak M.d

What Homer Can Teach Us About Ghosting

What Homer Can Teach Us About Ghosting

Why being ignored hurts so much.

thursday 30

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Neel Burton M.a

New Ways to Deal With the Inner Critic

New Ways to Deal With the Inner Critic

Learn to quiet the negative voice that sabotages you.

thursday 40

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Diane E Dreher Ph.d