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“Parental Phubbing” Is a Powerful Form of Disregard

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Bernard Golden

Rethinking Touch in Therapy Dog Programs

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Jessica Pierce Ph.d

Two Serious Emotional Errors to Avoid

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Karla Mclaren M.ed

For Father’s Day, Give and Receive the Gift of Stories

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Suzanne B. Phillips

What to Do if You Get Ghosted

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Millie Huckabee Lcpc

Escaping Death: Are We Ready to Live Forever?

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Ali Mostashari Ph.d

Saving Executive Marriages

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Joel Block Ph.d

How Narcissists May Groom Bystanders to Abandon Scapegoats

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Araya Baker

Making Change a Shared Project

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Elizabeth Earnshaw

Why Your Relationship Lacks Intimacy

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Moshe Ratson Mba

Too Young to Coach? Think Again.

Why Gen Z coaches might be exactly what the industry needs.

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Sophie Riegel

Moving Beyond "Right" and "Wrong" in Relationships

Insights from Terry Real on relationships.

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Elisabeth J. Lamotte Licsw

Liars Can Defeat AI Algorithms Using One Simple Technique

AI algorithms to detect deception have a tough time outsmarting human ingenuity.

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Jack Schafer Ph.d

Confessions of a Former Weight Loss Dietitian

Six reasons I walked away from trying to help patients lose weight.

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Dawn Clifford

The Culture Clash in Mental Health

How global psychiatry misses the mark—and how focusing on impairment can help.

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Sam Goldstein Ph.d

Why We Fall for People Who Don’t Love Us Back

The psychology and biology that drives one-sided love—and how to heal.

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Jennice Vilhauer Ph.d

Raising Conscious Kids: Talking About Race Without Overwhelm

Approaching age-appropriate conversations on race, equity, and empowerment.

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Isha W. Metzger Ph.d

2 Reasons Why You Need to Start 'Bedscaping'

'Bedscaping' is all the rage in 2025. Here's how it can help you recharge.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Toddler Saves Dad! TikTok Says She's Traumatized. Is She?

There are some key factors that keep a scary incident from being traumatic.

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Robyn Koslowitz Ph.d

Your Inner Critic Isn’t the Boss of You: 3 Tools to Rewrite the Narrative

That voice in your head isn’t the truth—it’s just familiar.

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Megan Dalla-Camina

The Deep Sting of Rejection

Why rejection hurts and how we can cope and, ultimately, grow.

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Samantha Stein Psy.d

The Joke’s on Us: Comedy Is Conflict in Disguise

How humor helps us face conflict, cope with pain, and find truth in the tension.

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Cynthia Vejar Ph.d

How Poverty Reduces Cognitive Performance

Financial difficulties negatively impact our brains.

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Cezary Pietrasik

3 Tools to Heal the Pain of Dementia’s Emotional Disconnect

Learn to recognize, navigate, and heal emotional wounds of caregiving.

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Kristie Wood Ph.d

10 Wise Ways to Spot and Stop Gaslighting Manipulators

Detect and defend against treacherous tactics threatening your time and sanity.

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Bill Knaus Ed.d

3 Mistakes Conscientious People Make

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Alice Boyes Ph.d

What Could Happen Following Xenografts From Pig to Person?

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Mitchell B. Liester M.d

The Psychology of the Riot

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Raj Persaud Md Frcpsych

Creativity Is Not a Luxury

Committing to a creative practice helps build a fulfilling and meaningful life.

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Katrina Mccoy Ph.d

Screwtape on the Smartphone

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Samir Chopra Ph.d

The 3 Self-Defeating Thoughts of Struggling Adult Children

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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Porn and AI Are the Real Sex Educators

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Marianne Brandon Ph.d

Understanding and Managing Anxiety

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Monica Vermani C. Psych

Affective Appeal: How Uncivil Candidates Gain Office

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Kyle D. Killian Ph.d

Should You Consider Play Therapy for Your Child?

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Ahou Line Ph.d

Be Your Own Best Friend

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Phil Stark Lmft

Can Biology Explain Why Love Fades and Infidelity Rises?

The biochemical aspects of love fading and infidelity.

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Hamid Zand Ph.d

Father’s Day After Loss: Grieving and Remembering Dad

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Jessica Troilo Ph.d

The Key to Aging Without Having Kids

Personal Perspective: Building a network of nonparent friends can be fun and life-affirming.

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Kate Kaufmann

Common Survival Strategies of Adult Children of Immigrants

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Sharon Kwon Lcsw

Chronic Illness and Health Anxiety

How to respond when health anxiety becomes problematic.

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Katie Willard Virant Msw

Cognitive Fallibility in Human Intelligence (and in AI)

Artificial intelligence is very much like human intelligence—it makes mistakes.

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Max Louwerse Ph.d

Why Be a Non-Conventionalist?

7 reasons to go against the norm.

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John Wilcox Ph.d

Improving Body Image in Adolescents With an Eating Disorder

Body functionality is a promising key to improving body image in eating disorders.

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Jessica M Alleva Ph.d

A New Era in Schizophrenia Care May Be Here

A new medication offers hope.

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Desiree Matthews

How to Plan for a Mental Health Crisis

Creating a crisis plan: A guide for caregivers and loved ones.

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Katherine Ponte Jd

AI Is a Smooth Operator, but Shallow Thinker

Why AI’s fluent language masks a deeper cognitive blind spot.

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John Nosta

What Is the Difference Between Rough Sex and BDSM?

Distinguishing between various kinds of kinky fun.

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Elisabeth A. Sheff Ph.d

Why Your ADHD Child Struggles to Follow Through

Why reminders fail—and how to build real follow-through with your ADHD child.

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Ugochukwu Uche Ms

Reducing Personal Shame and Stigma Helps With Recovery

Striving for self-forgiveness and resilience when dealing with addiction

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Mark S. Gold M.d