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The Power of the Intentional Pause

The Power of the Intentional Pause

Embrace the rewards of slowness.

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Psychology Today

Shahram Heshmat Ph.d

Why are Americans killing and dying for Israel, again?

Why are Americans killing and dying for Israel, again?

The US doesn’t benefit from a war with Iran in any way, but you know who does?

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RT.com

Tarik Cyril Amar

World leaders urge ‘restraint’ as US-Israel strikes on Iran draw concern

World leaders urge ‘restraint’ as US-Israel strikes on Iran draw concern

Warnings against escalation and accusations of international law violations follow joint US-Israel strikes on Iran

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

The Health Benefits of Looking at Beauty

The Health Benefits of Looking at Beauty

Looking at beauty lifts your mood, boosts your immune system, and lowers stress.

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Psychology Today

Gregg Levoy

The fantasy of an easy victory in the war on Iran

The fantasy of an easy victory in the war on Iran

Earlier today, the United States and Israel launched an attack against Iran, hitting targets across the country. In their televised speeches, US...

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Al Jazeera

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Epstein and the politics of distraction

Epstein and the politics of distraction

After the beginning of Trump’s second term, the connections between capitalism, white supremacy and imperial domination became increasingly clear....

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Al Jazeera

Yoav Litvin

How Non-Traumatic Events Trigger Trauma Responses

How Non-Traumatic Events Trigger Trauma Responses

Emotional dysregulation can make everyday life traumatic.

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Psychology Today

Daniel S. Lobel Ph.d

Raising Resilient Children in Uncertain Times

Raising Resilient Children in Uncertain Times

How to help young minds feel safe in an uncertain world.

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Psychology Today

Sam Goldstein Ph.d

Listening to Understand Can Help Families of Gray Divorce

Listening to Understand Can Help Families of Gray Divorce

Tools to help parents of gray divorce and their adult children communicate.

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Psychology Today

Carol R. Hughes

Daily Briefing Feb. 28 – US, Israel strike Iran’s top leaders in Operation Roaring Lion

Daily Briefing Feb. 28 – US, Israel strike Iran’s top leaders in Operation Roaring Lion

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on what and who were hit this morning, what we know of the results and Iran’s retaliation so far

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Daniel Sivan & Mor Loushy Interview | Alexandre Gilbert #320

I’d like to revisit your filmography. Beyond Tyra Banks, how did you move from the Demjanjuk documentary to The Devil Next Door, and from Operation...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexandre Gilbert

The Authenticity Myth

The Authenticity Myth

Why “just be yourself” might be keeping you stuck.

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Psychology Today

Shannon Sauer-Zavala Ph.d

The Hidden Practices That Make Accountability Work

The Hidden Practices That Make Accountability Work

How 'feedforward' and growth mindset fuel continuous improvement.

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Psychology Today

Janelle E. Wells

Backing US and Israel, Zelensky says hoping for fall of ‘terrorist regime’ in Tehran

Backing US and Israel, Zelensky says hoping for fall of ‘terrorist regime’ in Tehran

Ukrainian president notes that Iran supplied Russia with tens of thousands of strike drones to attack Ukraine, says ‘important’ for US to be...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Saturday Night Thoughts

I had so many thoughts in my mind over Shabbat. I thought I would sit down and write them. I apologize if they are disjointed; we live in disorienting...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shayna Abramson

Sirens and Pillow Fights

Like automated entities we headed for our safe room when air raid sirens woke us at 8:30 this morning. Messages from abroad filling my WhatsApp...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harriet Gimpel

Hezbollah condemns strikes on Iran but stops short of pledging to attack Israel

Hezbollah condemns strikes on Iran but stops short of pledging to attack Israel

Iran-backed terror group asserts ‘American-Israeli enemy will be dealt a major blow’; US envoy tells Lebanese president that Israel won’t strike...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

Biblical Anthropomorphisms (tashbih) Are Not Literal

Anthropomorphism is the practice of attributing human traits, emotions, and intentions to nonhuman entities, such as animals, plants, objects, or...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

Alea Iacta Est

Alea Iacta Est

I needed something to get me off Instagram reels. The lid explodes from the pot. The dogs of war, slavering and loose. Reports of distant victories,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nathan Lyons

Calling out Brighton’s Jew-haters

Calling out Brighton’s Jew-haters

Recent political activity in Brighton, a major city on England’s Sussex coast, has seen a disturbing introduction of door-to-door campaigning,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jonathan baz

American Jewish groups throw support behind US-Israeli operation against Iran

American Jewish groups throw support behind US-Israeli operation against Iran

Organizations also call for increased security, urge Jewish communities worldwide to remain on alert for possible Iranian retaliation

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Some Iranians celebrate Israeli-US strikes as Khamenei said targeted, his palace destroyed

Some Iranians celebrate Israeli-US strikes as Khamenei said targeted, his palace destroyed

Satellite images show supreme leader’s Tehran compound reduced to smoldering rubble, unclear if he was hit; state media says at least 40 killed in...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Before strikes, Trump was told attacking Iran is high risk, high reward

Before strikes, Trump was told attacking Iran is high risk, high reward

As US president pushes for regime change, CIA estimates that assassination of Khamenei won’t necessarily topple the Islamic Republic

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Epická zúrivosť revúcemu levovi nemá ako pomôcť

Útok na Irán zo strany USA a Izraela je len ďalším (neoficiálnym) zločinom proti ľudskosti a (oficiálnym) hrubým porušením...

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Pravda.sk

Silvia Ruppeldtová

Greater Israel: A Pseudo-Theologian Interpretation of 21st-Century Settler-Colonialism from Huckabee

Greater Israel: A Pseudo-Theologian Interpretation of 21st-Century Settler-Colonialism from Huckabee

Greater Israel: A Pseudo-Theologian Interpretation of 21st-Century Settler-Colonialism from Huckabee The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee,...

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New Eastern Outlook

Simon Chege Ndiritu

The Adaptability Advantage: How to Thrive in a Changing World

The Adaptability Advantage: How to Thrive in a Changing World

Research suggests that specific tactics can help you be more adaptable.

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Psychology Today

Jamie Gruman Ph.d

The Death of Romance?

The Death of Romance?

Why Gen-Z is not pursuing relationships.

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Psychology Today

Allan Roberts Ph.d

Strait of Hormuz: Key oil route in middle of Iran crisis

Strait of Hormuz: Key oil route in middle of Iran crisis

A look at the strategic waterway Iran has long threatened to close — and why it matters for global energy markets

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The Times of Israel

Afp

After months of quiet, sirens wail again: Israelis spend Shabbat running in and out of shelters

After months of quiet, sirens wail again: Israelis spend Shabbat running in and out of shelters

Initial warning of US-Israeli assault had many jumping out of bed; millions repeatedly rush to protected spaces as Iran launches dozens of ballistic...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Trump ako mierotvorca? Opak je pravdou. Na medzinárodné právo sa pozerá podobne ako Putin

Ktovie, čo svet ešte čaká s Donaldom Trumpom. Bohužiaľ, v Bielom dome má ešte takmer tri roky pred sebou.

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Pravda.sk

Miroslav Čaplovič

1 killed in UAE as Iran targets 5 Arab countries with missiles; Riyadh slams ‘brutal Iranian aggression’

1 killed in UAE as Iran targets 5 Arab countries with missiles; Riyadh slams ‘brutal Iranian aggression’

Projectiles fired at UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan in addition to Israel; center for US Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain targeted; house in Jordan’s...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

The Bureaucratization of the Therapist

The Bureaucratization of the Therapist

Personal Perspective: How institutional anxiety reshapes therapy.

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Psychology Today

Mark Shelvock

Rethinking Emotion: It May Not Be What You Think

Rethinking Emotion: It May Not Be What You Think

Emotional change may depend less on control and more on experience.

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Psychology Today

Beatrice Ng-Kessler Msc

As US and Israel again battle Iran’s regime, the goal is regime change and the stakes could not be higher

As US and Israel again battle Iran’s regime, the goal is regime change and the stakes could not be higher

When the assault is over, Trump promises, Iranians will be able to take over their governance; the ayatollahs have other plans; much of the world...

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

Argentina’s fertility rate has plummeted. The reason why might surprise you

Argentina’s fertility rate has plummeted. The reason why might surprise you
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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

GLP-1s and the Thin Ideal

GLP-1s and the Thin Ideal

What eating disorder recovery reveals about the risks.

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Psychology Today

Carolyn Karoll Lcsw-C

Operation Epic Fury: The Strike That Could Reshape the Middle East

Operation Epic Fury: The Strike That Could Reshape the Middle East

President Donald Trump’s announcement about the United States launching “major combat operations” against Iran signals a significant shift in...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Junaid Qaiser

Testing the Red Line: Jimmy Lai’s Sentence as a Flashpoint in Sino-American Relations

Testing the Red Line: Jimmy Lai’s Sentence as a Flashpoint in Sino-American Relations

Rather than a straightforward story of authoritarian hardening, the case shows a calculated architecture that lets both sides manage tension without...

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E-International

Lai-ha chan

The Risks of Children's Use of Chatbots

The Risks of Children's Use of Chatbots

What parents need to know about their kids' potentially harmful use of chatbots.

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Psychology Today

Judith L. Herman

Bret Stephens dismissed the fight against antisemitism. Here’s why he was wrong.

The ADL should be “dismantled.” Fighting antisemitism has been largely a waste of time and money. And too many young Jews are building their...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Laurence kotler-berkowitz

The Pahlavi team has Chosen the Path of Autocratic Dictatorship Before the Iranian Regime has Even Fallen

In the event of the dreadful Islamist regime of Iran’s inevitable fall, the Iranian diaspora some Iranians are increasingly rallying around Crown...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jessica emami

Pre-Emption in Iran Sparks the Left’s Tears

Pre-Emption in Iran Sparks the Left’s Tears

There is a reliable tell in modern politics when the progressive Marxist left erupts in outrage at the use of Western power, it is often because that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shane Shmuel

Why "Tell Me Lies" Is a Show Worth Sitting With

Why

What "Tell Me Lies" can teach us about human relationships.

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Psychology Today

Denise Fournier Ph.d

Be Social Without Spiraling

Be Social Without Spiraling

Practical tools for dealing with social anxiety at work.

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Psychology Today

Lauren Florko Ph.d

Romans 2:15 and the Conscience of Slave Traders

Romans 2:15 declares that even those without the written law “show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

Featured Post

Featured Post

In the corridors of power in Tehran, a dangerous assumption appears to have taken root: destabilizing the Persian Gulf, targeting oil tankers, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ella rosenberg

Is Genocide Inherently Colonial? A Decolonial Intervention in the Debate

Is Genocide Inherently Colonial? A Decolonial Intervention in the Debate

The term ‘colonial genocide’ is a tautology and a modernist obfuscation: Genocide, in metropoles or in the periphery, is always informed by a...

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E-International

Caspar von der schulenburg

Why Do I Worry?

Why Do I Worry?

Exploring the function of worry and finding new ways to work with it.

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Psychology Today

Jaimie L Lusk Psy.d

US-Israel-Iran conflict: Who are the main players?

US-Israel-Iran conflict: Who are the main players?

After weeks of failed diplomacy and a massive military buildup, the US and Israel strike Iran, and the regime fires back — here are the leaders,...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

3 Ways Spring Brings Hope

3 Ways Spring Brings Hope

Hope can promote good health, build resilience, and strengthen relationships.

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Psychology Today

Laura Gabayan