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The 50-Percent Rule for Living Well

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Joel Wong Ph.d

How to Become Someone Who Follows Unconventional Paths

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Alice Boyes Ph.d

What Comparison and Competition Say About Your Personality

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Shannon Sauer-Zavala Ph.d

The Power of Senior Play

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Francine Toder Ph.d

Why the "Therapeutic Epiphany" Is an Illusion

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Megan Ashley Smith

Where Loneliness Really Begins

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Carl Nassar Ph.d

Holding On to Anger Is a Choice

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Bernard Golden

Why General Education Requirements in College Matter

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Deborah J. Cohan Ph.d

AI-Images, Real World Harms

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Erin Walsh

The Silent Cost of Workplace Loneliness

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Hans Rocha Ijzerman Ph.d

Why Success Is the Ultimate Revenge

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Joanne Broder Ph.d

Artificial Intelligence Mirrors Natural Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Mirrors Natural Intelligence

Can we move beyond human education years to hybrid intelligence?

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Microbiome and the Good Life

Microbiome and the Good Life

Trillions of bacteria in our gut influence our health and well-being.

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Marianna Pogosyan Ph.d

4 Criteria for Choosing a Lifelong Partner

4 Criteria for Choosing a Lifelong Partner

A simple checklist can change the way you date.

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Andrea Wachter Lmft

2 Ways Therapy Language Can Damage Your Relationship

2 Ways Therapy Language Can Damage Your Relationship

Relationships can break down when therapy language is used without humility.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

When AI Assumes We Already Know

When AI Assumes We Already Know

How digital fluency can outrun the slow work of forming a question.

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John Nosta

Building Your Puppy’s Confidence

Building Your Puppy’s Confidence

Gentle strategies for raising a calm, resilient therapy dog.

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Elizabeth Ruegg Dsw

The Importance of Narrative Case Studies

The Importance of Narrative Case Studies

The value of discussing what is usually kept silent.

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Susan M. Pollak Mts

AI and EI: The Difference Sets Us Apart and Puts Us Ahead

AI and EI: The Difference Sets Us Apart and Puts Us Ahead

Emotional intelligence is uniquely, exquisitely human and places us above technology.

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Erin Leonard Ph.d

The Hidden Reasons You Doubt Yourself

The Hidden Reasons You Doubt Yourself

How self-esteem, self-confidence, self-worth, and self-knowledge shape your self-doubt.

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Jonice Webb Ph.d

Grief and Inflammation: When Emotional Pain Becomes Physical

Grief and Inflammation: When Emotional Pain Becomes Physical

Grief is a biological stressor.

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Susan B Trachman M.d

The Case of the Broken Banana: Building Kids' Resilience

The Case of the Broken Banana: Building Kids' Resilience

Why replacing your child's broken banana is not "gentle" or positive parenting.

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

The Inner Work of Outer Change

The Inner Work of Outer Change

Inner work isn’t a luxury; it’s a leadership necessity.

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Faisal Hoque

Once Broken, How Can Trust Be Restored in a Relationship?

Once Broken, How Can Trust Be Restored in a Relationship?

Five points on how to strengthen trust with your partner.

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Robert Enright Ph.d

Teens Are Asking to Be Seen: The Politics of Growing Up

Teens Are Asking to Be Seen: The Politics of Growing Up

What adolescents are asking of adults in a politicized world.

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Robin Stern Ph.d

How Covert Narcissism Differs From Overt Narcissism

How Covert Narcissism Differs From Overt Narcissism

Unpacking key differences between the grandiose and vulnerable narcissist.

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Annie Tanasugarn Ph.d

AI Can Make Dishonesty Easier

AI Can Make Dishonesty Easier

When we delegate to AI, dishonesty becomes easier to rationalize and enact.

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Matt Grawitch Ph.d

Why Some Oppose Utah’s New Facility for Mentally Ill and Addicted Homeless Persons

Why Some Oppose Utah’s New Facility for Mentally Ill and Addicted Homeless Persons

A new Utah facility will keep the addicted and mentally ill homeless as long as needed,

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Bethany Yeiser Bs

Are Aggressive Sisters an American Cultural Phenomenon?

Are Aggressive Sisters an American Cultural Phenomenon?

Sibling aggression across 24 diverse societies.

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Douglas T. Kenrick Ph.d

Why 'It Is What It Is' Can Feel So Dismissive

Why 'It Is What It Is' Can Feel So Dismissive

Our presence and empathy help people feel seen, supported, and less alone.

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John Amodeo Ph.d

Educating After Knowledge

Educating After Knowledge

When answers are instant, is school training the wrong kind of knowing?

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John Nosta

Set Boundaries With Difficult Parents Using Detachment

Set Boundaries With Difficult Parents Using Detachment

Observe without reacting to protect your safety and mental health.

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Kaytee Gillis

Living Well With Psychosis: Is It Possible?

Living Well With Psychosis: Is It Possible?

Insights from the new book, "Living Well With Psychosis."

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Jennifer Gerlach Lcsw

How Curiosity and Imagination Sustain Long-Term Love

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Chandra Estelle Khalifian

Imagination as a Superpower

Imagination as a Superpower

Reframing poverty through possibility.

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Debra M. Kawahara Ph.d

Publishing Untold Stories From the Worlds of the Subconscious

Publishing Untold Stories From the Worlds of the Subconscious

Personal Perspective: How AI helped me find a book publisher.

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Ran D. Anbar M.d

How to Get Unstuck

How to Get Unstuck

When faced with big goals, take small steps.

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Allison E Mcwilliams Ph.d

Why Men Know What to Do but Still Don’t Do It

Why Men Know What to Do but Still Don’t Do It

The beliefs and fears that keep insight from becoming action.

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Thomas W Jefferys Ph.d

Do Parental Expectations Help or Hurt?

Do Parental Expectations Help or Hurt?

We have to help kids learn to endure failure and keep trying.

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Corinne Masur Psy.d

How to Avoid Divorce: A Hopeful, Realistic Guide

How to Avoid Divorce: A Hopeful, Realistic Guide

Relationship research reveals that divorce is rarely sudden—and often avoidable.

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Ann Gold Buscho Ph.d

If Punishments Don't Work, What Does?

If Punishments Don't Work, What Does?

How parental positioning, not punishments, shapes behaviour.

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Deborah French M.sc

Being a Human Being

Being a Human Being

Life is hard and you've got this.

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Ben Sedley

The Adolescent Brain and Delinquency

The Adolescent Brain and Delinquency

We know kids are drawn to risky behaviors, but why?

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Wendy B Smith Ph.d. Lcsw

The Brain Health Wake-Up Call

The Brain Health Wake-Up Call

This year can be a turning point for focus, memory, and aging.

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Karen E. Todd Rd

Can Memory Training Improve Outcomes and Function?

Can Memory Training Improve Outcomes and Function?

Cognitive exercise is a core principle of neuroplasticity and cognitive reserve.

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Graham J. Mcdougall Jr. Ph.d. Rn

How Important Are Family Dinners?

How Important Are Family Dinners?

Research shows that family dinners can contribute to mental and physical health.

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F. Diane Barth L.c.s.w

How I Learned to Stop Replaying a Family Script

How I Learned to Stop Replaying a Family Script

If you grew up paying a price for success, you might be fleeing it as an adult.

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Caroline Leavitt

Addressing Identity and Belonging in Cross-Cultural Marriages

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Brittany Nwachuku Edd

How to Be an Apprentice to Love

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Paul J Dunion Ed.d

Is Your Diet Destroying Your Drive?

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Dawn Clifford