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The Lindsay Clancy Case: Examining Postpartum Psychosis

The Lindsay Clancy Case: Examining Postpartum Psychosis

Personal Perspective: When the mental health system fails a postpartum mother.

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Michelle Charness Jd

5 Reasons We Still Judge Women Who Date Younger Men

5 Reasons We Still Judge Women Who Date Younger Men

The age-gap relationship double standard we have yet to outgrow.

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Duygu Balan Lpcc

Are You Too "Busy" to Connect?

Are You Too

How that overbooked social calendar impacts our happiness.

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Julie Radlauer-Doerfler Lmhc

Is Football Losing Ground Among Young Athletes?

Is Football Losing Ground Among Young Athletes?

Brain health concerns are driving a cultural change in youth athletics.

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

5 Essentials to Cover When Interviewing Gen Z

5 Essentials to Cover When Interviewing Gen Z

Navigating young job candidates requires a new approach to hiring.

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Tim Elmore

How to Tolerate Financial Uncertainty While Investing

How to Tolerate Financial Uncertainty While Investing

As investors, must learn to navigate fear and the urgency to act.

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Jason N. Linder

Longevity’s Great Experiment

Longevity’s Great Experiment

The longevity market is booming, but does more medicine make us healthier?

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John Nosta

Here’s the Number One Thing I Do to Feel Worthy

Here’s the Number One Thing I Do to Feel Worthy

When hard feelings arise, the Feel, Heal, Do framework can help.

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Marisa G. Franco Ph.d

The Origins of Naturalistic Decision-Making

The Origins of Naturalistic Decision-Making

What gave rise to the NDM movement 40 years ago?

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Gary Klein Ph.d

The Therapeutic Power of "No"

The Therapeutic Power of

Paradoxically, being able to say no is essential to saying yes.

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Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

The Real Reason High-Achievers Miss Their Year-End Goals

The Real Reason High-Achievers Miss Their Year-End Goals

The hidden cost of carrying work that should have been delegated months ago.

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Ryan C. Warner Ph.d

6 Essential Communication Skills You Need to Learn

6 Essential Communication Skills You Need to Learn

Like driving a car, the key to effective conversations is staying on track.

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Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

3 Reasons Why Kissing Is Vital for a Successful Relationship

3 Reasons Why Kissing Is Vital for a Successful Relationship

How a kiss leads to positive mate assessment, secure attachment, and arousal.

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Jeremy Nicholson M.s.w

Cannabis and Fentanyl in Adolescent Overdose Deaths

Cannabis and Fentanyl in Adolescent Overdose Deaths

The new CDC data is another reason why teen cannabis use matters.

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Mark S. Gold M.d

Doom Spending and the Emotional Price of Uncertainty

Doom Spending and the Emotional Price of Uncertainty

Why we spend during uncertain times.

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Jasmine Mohsen Ph.d

How Your Relationship Goes Through the “Butterfly Effect”

How Your Relationship Goes Through the “Butterfly Effect”

The tiniest decisions you make today as a couple can seal the fate of your bond.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Beauty of Being All of You

The Beauty of Being All of You

Accepting the advantage of imperfection

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John Tsilimparis Mft

Why Do People Miss Drinking Even When They Want to Quit?

Why Do People Miss Drinking Even When They Want to Quit?

How a 'Near Enemy Trap' may keep us stuck with the desire to drink.

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Jeanette Hu Ms

The “Divorce Glow-Up” Is Having a Moment

The “Divorce Glow-Up” Is Having a Moment

What’s behind the "divorce glow-up" filter, and what's wrong with its signaling.

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Kaamna Bhojwani Ma

If Your Therapist Gets Sick, Do You Want to Know?

If Your Therapist Gets Sick, Do You Want to Know?

When the therapist gets a serious health diagnosis, what should they disclose?

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Martha Sweezy Ph.d

The Tricky Business of Calculating Risks and Rewards

The Tricky Business of Calculating Risks and Rewards

Does a social safety net reduce risk tolerance?

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Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.d

Why Do I Keep Replaying Conversations in My Head?

Why Do I Keep Replaying Conversations in My Head?

What we are trying to figure out after the conversation is already over.

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Carolyn Karoll Lcsw-C

Safety-Seeking and Chronic Illness

Safety-Seeking and Chronic Illness

To live with chronic illness is to have extended experiences of not feeling safe.

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Katie Willard Virant Msw

Using Neuroscience to Understand and Teach Rhythmic Meters

Using Neuroscience to Understand and Teach Rhythmic Meters

One person's enduring engagement with musical pedagogy Down Under.

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Samuel H. Markind

Should You Trust the Algorithm or Your Gut?

Should You Trust the Algorithm or Your Gut?

Knowing when to trust AI in decision-making.

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James R Langabeer Ph.d

Should Couples Save Their Tough Conversations for Therapy?

Should Couples Save Their Tough Conversations for Therapy?

Handling hot-button topics inside and outside the therapist's office.

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Rick Miller Licsw

The Sacrifices of Parenting a Child With Schizophrenia

The Sacrifices of Parenting a Child With Schizophrenia

A father tells of his sacrifices while caring for his daughter.

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Sarah An Myers

When Trauma Responses Show Up in Daily Conversations

When Trauma Responses Show Up in Daily Conversations

A simple question can trigger a response rooted in trauma.

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Rodney Luster Ph.d

The Psychology of Singlehood, Told Through 5 Films

The Psychology of Singlehood, Told Through 5 Films

Research shows it's not being single that helps—it's believing it can.

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Kendall Morgan M.f.a

Discretionary Time: Are We Really Doing What We Want?

Discretionary Time: Are We Really Doing What We Want?

Consider here some choices for "personal experience."

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Thomas Henricks Ph.d

The Hidden Psychological Cost of Adaptability

The Hidden Psychological Cost of Adaptability

Constantly adjusting to change and other people can lead to burnout.

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Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.d

Does AI Need a Psychologist?

Does AI Need a Psychologist?

As AI seems more human-like, psychology itself faces strange new questions.

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John Nosta

Music, Performance, and the Power of Collective Regulation

Music, Performance, and the Power of Collective Regulation

How live music shapes arousal, connection, and collective regulation.

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Brook Choulet M.d

5 Cognitive Frames Worth Keeping Alive for Our Kids’ Benefit

5 Cognitive Frames Worth Keeping Alive for Our Kids’ Benefit

Childhood lessons we genuinely realise later in life.

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Christopher Dwyer Ph.d

Boreout: Why Gifted, High-IQ Adults Are Burned Out and Bored

Boreout: Why Gifted, High-IQ Adults Are Burned Out and Bored

Not burnout but bore-out: the exhaustion of an understimulated gifted mind.

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Imi Lo Ma

Stop Shaming Yourself for Not Being Healed Enough

Stop Shaming Yourself for Not Being Healed Enough

Despite our best efforts we're getting more insecure. Why is that?

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Marisa G. Franco Ph.d

2 'Relationship Tests' Couples Must Ace for the Long Haul

2 'Relationship Tests' Couples Must Ace for the Long Haul

How you celebrate the highs is as crucial as how you handle the lows.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Playing Catch: How to Support an Upset Partner

Playing Catch: How to Support an Upset Partner

Being upset and dealing with a partner's upsetness is often a topic in couples therapy.

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Phil Stark Lmft

Separating Fact from Fiction in Alzheimer's Treatment

Separating Fact from Fiction in Alzheimer's Treatment

The precise cause of Alzheimer’s disease remains a mystery.

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Zaldy Tan M.d

What Authenticity Is, and What It Isn’t

What Authenticity Is, and What It Isn’t

Exposing four myths about being authentic.

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Stephen Joseph Ph.d

A Manifesto for Letting Kids Be Kids to Enjoy Wild Free Play

A Manifesto for Letting Kids Be Kids to Enjoy Wild Free Play

Peter Gray wants children to have more independence and less anxiety.

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

The Case for Halloween

The Case for Halloween

Less stress, more connection, and surprising health benefits with Halloween.

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Carrie H. Kennedy Ph.d

How to Identify an Emotionally Abusive Family

How to Identify an Emotionally Abusive Family

Do you have an emotionally abusive family?

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Beverly Engel L.m.f.t

When Relationship Peace Requires Self-Betrayal

When Relationship Peace Requires Self-Betrayal

How to reclaim your sense of self in difficult relationships.

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

A Fresh Take on Life Review

A Fresh Take on Life Review

Author Rabih Alameddine on what his novel can teach us about the power of looking back.

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Heather Rose Artushin Msw

Seven Post-Divorce Dating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Seven Post-Divorce Dating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Dating after divorce can be exciting, emotionally risky, and often both.

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Oona Metz Licsw

Gym Body, Pilates Princess, or Yoga Bod?

Gym Body, Pilates Princess, or Yoga Bod?

Are there now more diverse feminine body ideals to choose from?

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Pirkko Markula Ph.d

Why Do Some People Remember Nearly Every Day of Their Lives?

Why Do Some People Remember Nearly Every Day of Their Lives?

Two new HSAM cases point to memories that frequently return on their own.

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Anne M. Cleary Ph.d

Do We Fall for People Like Us?

Do We Fall for People Like Us?

We are drawn to people like us, but perhaps not for the reasons we think.

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Anu Realo

Why Do I Get Anxious Before a Doctor’s Appointment?

Why Do I Get Anxious Before a Doctor’s Appointment?

Six reasons why pre-appointment anxiety makes sense when you have chronic illness.

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Talia Cohen Ph.d