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Are We Living in a Post-Truth Era?

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Pamela B. Paresky Ph.d

7 Ways to Increase Your Resourcefulness

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Alice Boyes Ph.d

7 Reasons You Fall for Emotionally Unavailable Men

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Duygu Balan Lpcc

Examining Our Compass of Trust

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David Richo Ph.d

Where Did My Loving Child Go?

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Joshua Coleman Ph.d

I Am No One, and That's Changed Everything

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Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

The Rise of AI and Its Impact on Mental Health

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Sandra Wartski Psy.d

Transforming Anger Into Harmony

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Rita Watson Mph

The Future of Gambling: Wired for Risk

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Common Sense Science

Does Red Wine Actually Improve Women’s Sex Lives?

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

Choose Your Hard or Let it Choose You

Choose Your Hard or Let it Choose You

How avoidance quietly shapes our lives.

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Jessica Koehler Ph.d

Are We Trading Convenience for Connection?

Are We Trading Convenience for Connection?

Why social interaction feels harder than it used to.

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Kelly-Ann Allen Ph.d

How Music Enhances Our Brains and Our Lives

How Music Enhances Our Brains and Our Lives

Insights from the career of Professor Paul Colombo.

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Samuel H. Markind

8 Tips for Managing AI Dependence

8 Tips for Managing AI Dependence

How to identify the warning signs of AI dependence and what you can do about it.

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Scott Glassman Psy.d

The Myth of Progress

The Myth of Progress

Personal Perspective: Confessions from a former worshipper of forward.

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Maggie Rowe

Overthinking Is Rewiring Parents to Fear Adult Children

Overthinking Is Rewiring Parents to Fear Adult Children

How anxiety quietly reshapes parent-adult child relationships.

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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Negative Self-Talk May Be a Sign of Indecision

Negative Self-Talk May Be a Sign of Indecision

Perfectionists tend to waver between pursuing glory and a normal life.

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Leon Garber Lmhc

Surprises I Encountered on the Way to Publishing My Books

Surprises I Encountered on the Way to Publishing My Books

Personal Perspective: What I wish I had known about book publishing in the 2020s.

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Ran D. Anbar M.d

It’s Time to Create Your Meaning List

It’s Time to Create Your Meaning List

Instead of listing tasks, focus on how to live a meaningful life.

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Elaine Dundon

Can Heavy Drinkers Learn to Moderate?

Can Heavy Drinkers Learn to Moderate?

A flexible, individualized approach may help some drinkers moderate alcohol use.

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Arnold M. Washton Ph.d

The Best Nature-Based Activities for Your Mental Health

The Best Nature-Based Activities for Your Mental Health

Recruit Mother Nature to lessen anxiety, depression, and mental fatigue.

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Ed Ergenzinger J.d

6 Tips for Managing a Challenging Co-Parent Relationship

6 Tips for Managing a Challenging Co-Parent Relationship

Tips to help you communicate more effectively with your co-parent.

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Oona Metz Licsw

The No. 1 Reason Why Your Partner Takes Criticism Personally

The No. 1 Reason Why Your Partner Takes Criticism Personally

How attachment sensitivity leads to greater defensiveness during conflict.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Pros and Cons of Narcissism

The Pros and Cons of Narcissism

Narcissism can be a liability, but when balanced, usually gives an edge.

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Grant Hilary Brenner Md

Stop Picking on Me

Stop Picking on Me

Dialectical behavior therapy skills can help stop criticism, invalidation, and bullying.

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Diana Partington Lpc

What Explains Why Homicide Levels Are Historically Low?

What Explains Why Homicide Levels Are Historically Low?

The ARCH model reflects a core insight from ethology, and systems neuroscience.

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Tahir Rahman M.d

Asian Stoicism

Asian Stoicism

Asian shame surrounding affirmations.

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Sam Louie Ma

The Brain Pattern Behind Your Child's Endless Worry

The Brain Pattern Behind Your Child's Endless Worry

Why your child's mind won't let them relax, even when things are OK.

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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

The Simple Feeling of Being

The Simple Feeling of Being

The discovery of what includes everything.

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John Astin Ph.d

Overcoming Social Exclusion

Overcoming Social Exclusion

5 tips for navigating social bullying.

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Kristin Meekhof

6 Things I Wish I Knew Before My Kid's First IEP Meeting

6 Things I Wish I Knew Before My Kid's First IEP Meeting

Essential advice for parents seeking school accommodations.

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Katie Rose Guest Pryal J.d

GLP-1 Medications: Conversations and Considerations

GLP-1 Medications: Conversations and Considerations

The conversation around GLP-1 medications needs to shift.

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Nicole Avena Ph.d

The Most Widely Disliked Management Trait

The Most Widely Disliked Management Trait

Exploring the negative impact of unnecessary managerial control.

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Victor Lipman Mba

Missing the Children I Never Had

Missing the Children I Never Had

Why some forms of longing are not meant to be resolved.

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Maggie Rowe

We Do Not Have the Luxury to Be Bystanders in a Hybrid World

We Do Not Have the Luxury to Be Bystanders in a Hybrid World

Four steps toward agency amid AI.

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Fatigue: A Frustrating Symptom of Chronic Illness

Fatigue: A Frustrating Symptom of Chronic Illness

Practical strategies for managing and coping with fatigue effectively.

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Katie Willard Virant Msw

What We Can Learn from History's Demagogues

What We Can Learn from History's Demagogues

Lessons from Aristotle: Social balance as a hedge against tyranny.

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Neel Burton M.a

AI and the Attention Crisis at Work

AI and the Attention Crisis at Work

Shrinking focus, not motivation, is undermining productivity.

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Ashley C. Jordan Ph.d

A Journey Through the World of Book Publishing

A Journey Through the World of Book Publishing

A Personal Perspective: Why I chose traditional rather than self-publishing.

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Ran D. Anbar M.d

The Pros and Cons of an 'Explorationship' in Dating

The Pros and Cons of an 'Explorationship' in Dating

Should you use this increasingly common dating approach?

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

The Happiness Paradox: Why Chasing Happiness Backfires

The Happiness Paradox: Why Chasing Happiness Backfires

How our cultural obsession with happiness undermines meaning and emotional health.

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Amir Levine Ph.d

Forgiveness Is for Everyone and You Don’t Need to Be Asked to Extend it

Forgiveness Is for Everyone and You Don’t Need to Be Asked to Extend it

Control your happiness through forgiving yourself and others.

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Jody Eyre Ms

Circumstances, Considerations and Choices

Circumstances, Considerations and Choices

When self-initiated and reflective power is recognized, deeper insights emerge.

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Ragnar Purje Ph.d

What's the Point of Philosophy?

What's the Point of Philosophy?

Does science really have nothing to say about the nature of consciousness?

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Walter Veit Ph.d

Understanding and Addressing Limited Health Literacy

Understanding and Addressing Limited Health Literacy

Poor understanding of health information can cause many significant problems.

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David Susman

Is My Life Turning Into A Checklist?

Is My Life Turning Into A Checklist?

Letting yourself be ordinary can make life feel a bit easier.

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Megan Ashley Smith

Midlife's Real Question: Do I Matter?

Midlife's Real Question: Do I Matter?

The impact you don't realize you make.

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Deborah Heiser Ph.d

Vaping vs. Smoking

Vaping vs. Smoking

Vaping skips the combustion, but not the risks.

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Pavillon Addiction Treatment Group

Is Sports Fandom Play?

Is Sports Fandom Play?

Fandom transforms cheering into playful rituals.

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

How Did Meaning Emerge in a Meaningless Universe?

How Did Meaning Emerge in a Meaningless Universe?

How life created significance.

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Ralph Lewis M.d