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When Self-Improvement Becomes Self-Surveillance

When Self-Improvement Becomes Self-Surveillance

Health data can help, but numbers should serve life, not rule it.

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Brendan Kelly

Strong Communities Start With Connections

Strong Communities Start With Connections

Strong communities may build immunity against toxic rumors and misinformation.

yesterday 20

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Michael Miller

The Politics of Climate Possibility

The Politics of Climate Possibility

When people believe government works, they are more likely to act on climate.

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Madalina Vlasceanu

10 Meaning Questions for Your Midlife and Retirement

10 Meaning Questions for Your Midlife and Retirement

Reflections to make a difference in the direction and quality of your life.

yesterday 20

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Elaine Dundon

The Long Tail of Disadvantage

The Long Tail of Disadvantage

Why "just get over it already" is often not that simple.

yesterday 20

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Joyce Vromen Ph.d

Self-Doubt and Negative Judgments

Self-Doubt and Negative Judgments

Self-doubt and negative judgments almost always go together.

yesterday 20

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Steven Stosny

Why Quitting Drinking Affects Our Relationships

Why Quitting Drinking Affects Our Relationships

The fear of losing friends may be keeping you stuck more than alcohol.

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Jeanette Hu Amft

No Spoilers: When Journalists Don't Know the Ending

No Spoilers: When Journalists Don't Know the Ending

Science reporting might be less biased when study results are hidden.

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Susan A. Nolan

A Hybrid Sovereignty Lesson to Learn From Fable’s Shutdown

A Hybrid Sovereignty Lesson to Learn From Fable’s Shutdown

Four steps to stop your thinking from subscription dependency.

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

A Bad Dad Can Be a Good Lesson

A Bad Dad Can Be a Good Lesson

Fatherhood and betrayal: How forgiveness can help with personal well-being.

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Tracy Strauss

Simulation Hypothesis: Lessons From the Fruit Fly Brain Map

Simulation Hypothesis: Lessons From the Fruit Fly Brain Map

Why mapping perception is not the same as proving reality is fake.

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Grant Hilary Brenner Md

Not All Screen Time Is Created Equal

Not All Screen Time Is Created Equal

Screen time isn't simply about the content—it's about the context.

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John Nosta

Conquering Freeway Phobia

Conquering Freeway Phobia

Freeway phobia: Understanding a hidden epidemic on our highways.

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John Tsilimparis Mft

Intergenerational Trauma, Healing, and Collective Care

Intergenerational Trauma, Healing, and Collective Care

Lessons from the World War II Japanese American incarceration.

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Debra M. Kawahara Ph.d

It’s Not Me, It’s You

It’s Not Me, It’s You

What to do when someone you care about keeps making you feel bad about yourself?

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F. Diane Barth L.c.s.w

Exploring the Process of Spiritual Awakening

Exploring the Process of Spiritual Awakening

Spirituality is about expanding our awareness and transcending separation.

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Steve Taylor Ph.d

Is Hoarding in Our Genes? What a Landmark Twin Study Reveals

Is Hoarding in Our Genes? What a Landmark Twin Study Reveals

Nature and nurture: The science behind compulsive hoarding.

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

When Healing Triggers Grief

When Healing Triggers Grief

Why healing is not always the relief we expect it to be.

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Yvonne Castañeda

Ann Rule: From Ted Bundy’s Confidante to Crime Chronicler

Ann Rule: From Ted Bundy’s Confidante to Crime Chronicler

A new biography shows how writer Ann Rule became a “voice for victims.”

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Some Friendships Are Meant for a Chapter, Not a Lifetime

Some Friendships Are Meant for a Chapter, Not a Lifetime

What workplace friendships teach us about letting go.

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Ankita Guchait Mbpss

Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy Across Cultures

Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy Across Cultures

Insights from Catholic therapists in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.

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P. Scott Richards Ph.d

Why People Deeply in Love Still Feel Romantic Temptation

Why People Deeply in Love Still Feel Romantic Temptation

Romantic temptation is not the opposite of love.

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Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.d

How the TV Series 'Off Campus' Embraces Soft Masculinity

How the TV Series 'Off Campus' Embraces Soft Masculinity

Vulnerable male leads shine in a genre full of emotionally unavailable men.

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Duygu Balan Lpcc

How 'Goblintimacy' Dating Can Get Ugly in Good and Bad Ways

How 'Goblintimacy' Dating Can Get Ugly in Good and Bad Ways

Are there benefits of showing up for a date as your true self, warts and all?

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Bruce y. Lee M.d

Different Rhythms, Shared Beat

Different Rhythms, Shared Beat

Personal Perspective: Family music gives us each a different memory, yet a shared story.

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Sara Leila Sherman

The Hidden Reason You Struggle With Discipline

The Hidden Reason You Struggle With Discipline

How childhood emotional neglect can quietly shape your ability to follow through.

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Jonice Webb Ph.d

Bioenchantment and the Age of Noticing Nature

Bioenchantment and the Age of Noticing Nature

Richard Louv's new book "Noticing" highlights the idea that we sense more than we know.

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Thriving Through Medical Adversity

Thriving Through Medical Adversity

Strength through illness: Psychological tools for patients and families.

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Louise B. Miller Ph.d

From Competition to Inspiration: Turning Envy Into Growth

From Competition to Inspiration: Turning Envy Into Growth

Discover how to transform competitive envy into motivation and inspiration.

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Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.d

How to Locate Your Own Hero’s Journey Narrative

How to Locate Your Own Hero’s Journey Narrative

It's easier to pace yourself day to day when you grasp just where you're going.

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Elizabeth Svoboda

Want Safer Schools?

Want Safer Schools?

What we miss when we wait for children to reach a crisis.

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Amelia Kelley Ph.d

AI: The First Place We Turn

AI: The First Place We Turn

AI hasn't replaced everyone, it just answers first.

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John Nosta

How Borderline Personality Disorder Causes Frequent Lying

How Borderline Personality Disorder Causes Frequent Lying

What might have happened and what actually happened.

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Daniel S. Lobel Ph.d

Happiness and the Power of Personal Responsibility

Happiness and the Power of Personal Responsibility

The wisdom of philosophers: Five ways to take charge of your life.

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Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

The Long Decentering: From Copernicus to AI

The Long Decentering: From Copernicus to AI

How humanity learned it was not the center of everything.

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Neel Burton M.a

The Music of Fathers

The Music of Fathers

Personal Perspective: Deciding what to do with the rhythm fathers leave behind.

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Sara Leila Sherman

Cancer Myths and Falsehoods Can Be Deadly

Cancer Myths and Falsehoods Can Be Deadly

The science behind why bad health information spreads, and how to stop it.

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Matthew Facciani

The Hidden Cost of Revenge

The Hidden Cost of Revenge

Personal Perspective: Revenge is not about them, it is about your identity.

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Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

Do People Around the World Trust Scientists?

Do People Around the World Trust Scientists?

Surveys in 68 nations have found moderately high levels of trust in science.

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Lawrence T. White Ph.d

When Helping Your Adult Child Hurts Both of You

When Helping Your Adult Child Hurts Both of You

Why rescuing can increase dependence, conflict, and emotional exhaustion.

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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Finding My Birth Father and Losing Him Again

Finding My Birth Father and Losing Him Again

Why some birth parents can't face reunion.

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Jeanette Yoffe M.a

Be So REAL: When Someone Thinks Differently Than You Do

Be So REAL: When Someone Thinks Differently Than You Do

Personal Perspective: Four steps to connect to someone experiencing extreme states.

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Jennifer Gerlach Lcsw

Reflecting on Fatherhood as a Father and a Son

Reflecting on Fatherhood as a Father and a Son

Personal Perspective: How becoming yourself means seeing a parent's influence.

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Ira Bedzow Ph.d

What To Do When Your Cofounder Feels Like Your Adversary

What To Do When Your Cofounder Feels Like Your Adversary

Why smart founding teams fall apart, and what the research shows.

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Matthew Jones Psy.d

Midlife Crisis: "The Rest of Our Lives" By Ben Markovits

Midlife Crisis:

The protagonist Tom Layward struggles with the challenges of middle age.

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Wendy Jones

The Question That Changes Everything After a Major Change

The Question That Changes Everything After a Major Change

Rewriting your next chapter starts from within.

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Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.d

How to Stop the Cycle of Nagging

How to Stop the Cycle of Nagging

Requests for help are often bids for connection, care, or shared responsibility.

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Laura Danger

Children and Climate Change

Children and Climate Change

Kids have the most to lose, and they want to be part of the solution.

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Dona Matthews Ph.d

On Father's Day: The Importance of Feelings of Pride

On Father's Day: The Importance of Feelings of Pride

Parents: Let your children know that you are proud of them.

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Kenneth Barish Ph.d

Life, Liberty, and the Search for Meaning

Life, Liberty, and the Search for Meaning

Discovering the deeper meaning of "the pursuit of happiness."

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Alex Pattakos Ph.d