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Finding the Holiday Gray

Finding the Holiday Gray

How to navigate family without fixing or overextending.

yesterday 60

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Leah Marone Lcsw

Humans + AI = Superintelligent Teams

Humans + AI = Superintelligent Teams

Make faster, better calls together.

yesterday 60

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Jonathan Brill

Balancing Joy and Grief During the Holidays

Coping with ambiguous grief in a season of celebration.

yesterday 50

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Stacey R Pinatelli Psy.d

10 Building Blocks of Emotional Intimacy

Making the dream of intimacy real.

yesterday 50

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Paul J Dunion Ed.d

Balancing Micro- and Macro-States in High-Performing Teams

Balancing Micro- and Macro-States in High-Performing Teams

Why great teams focus on goals, not methods, when it matters most.

yesterday 50

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Dan Dworkis M.d

Dating Again in Middle Age

Dating Again in Middle Age

“Slow on intensity, early on honesty” is a good rule of thumb.

yesterday 40

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Mark Banschick M.d

Is Your Child's Behavior Actually a Sign of Neuroinflammation?

yesterday 90

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Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.d

Why We Are Afraid to Love Fully and How It Shapes Us

Personal Perspective: Love requires vulnerability, honesty, and the courage to feel.

yesterday 40

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Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

When the Season of Thankfulness Comes With Heaviness

yesterday 20

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Kristen Dial

How to Become a Bon Vivant

yesterday 30

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Jodi Wellman Mapp

Are You and Your Partner Meant to Be?

yesterday 8

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Susan Krauss Whitbourne Phd

Chronic Illness and Post-Traumatic Growth

yesterday 7

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Jennifer Caspari Ph.d

When Kindness Brings Out the Worst in Someone

yesterday 7

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Antonieta Contreras

The Soft Power of Gratitude

yesterday 7

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Samantha Stein Psy.d

2 Questions Every Good Partner Should Know the Answer To

2 Questions Every Good Partner Should Know the Answer To

Can you answer these 2 important questions about your partner?

yesterday 10

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Hidden Lives of Zoo Animals and the Need to Improve Them

The Hidden Lives of Zoo Animals and the Need to Improve Them

A new book challenges claims that zoo animals are "ambassadors."

yesterday 10

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

You're Asking for Too Much When You're Overthinking

You're Asking for Too Much When You're Overthinking

Learning to move on despite your obsessive thoughts.

yesterday 10

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Leon Garber Lmhc

Neurodivergence and Disability: Beyond the Checkbox Trap

Neurodivergence and Disability: Beyond the Checkbox Trap

When systems demand artificial categories, real humans suffer.

yesterday 9

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Ludmila N. Praslova

Exploring the Existential Crisis of the Gifted

Exploring the Existential Crisis of the Gifted

What happens when high IQ meets unrealized potential.

yesterday 10

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Imi Lo Ma

Need a "Whycation"?

Need a

Fan tourism is an increasingly popular reason to travel and escape the everyday.

yesterday 10

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Lynn Zubernis Ph.d

When Love Becomes Delusional: Animal Hoarding

When Love Becomes Delusional: Animal Hoarding

There are some key differences between animal and object hoarding.

yesterday 10

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

How Exaggeration Sabotages Your Relationships

How Exaggeration Sabotages Your Relationships

Consider the negative impact of exaggeration on relationships and credibility.

yesterday 8

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Daniel S. Lobel Ph.d

The Quiet Weight

The Quiet Weight

How ordinary people lift impossible things, one quiet act at a time.

yesterday 9

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Faisal Hoque

Floating in Darkness Can Calm Us and Quiet the Brain

Floating in Darkness Can Calm Us and Quiet the Brain

Weightless rest can quiet our inner noise.

yesterday 9

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Michele K. Lewis Ph.d

The Challenge of Parenting Young Adults

The Challenge of Parenting Young Adults

Parenting's uncertainties don't disappear when children hit age 18.

yesterday 10

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Elisa T. Bronfman

A Radical Choice: Becoming a Guilt-Free Mom

A Radical Choice: Becoming a Guilt-Free Mom

A Personal Perspective: Claiming what you do right, not just what you do wrong.

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Nancy Colier Lcsw

Does Your Partner Fail the ‘Bird Test’?

Does Your Partner Fail the ‘Bird Test’?

Partners may not return an attempt to connect due to executive dysfunction.

previous day 50

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Sarah Kesty

Gratitude and Hope: Two Mighty Forces for Living Well

Cultivating a gratitude and hope-filled way of living.

previous day 40

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Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.d

Therapy Is Bigger Than the Therapy Office

Therapy Is Bigger Than the Therapy Office

The most powerful healing often happens outside the therapy office.

previous day 40

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Hugh Willard M.ed

Do Poverty Biases Impact Child Safety Assessments?

Do Poverty Biases Impact Child Safety Assessments?

Psychological costs of poverty-based child removals.

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Ryan C. Warner Ph.d

The Psychology of Psychotherapist Transparency

The Psychology of Psychotherapist Transparency

Should psychotherapists self-disclose to their patients?

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Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

How to Stop Taking Things So Personally

How to Stop Taking Things So Personally

It's easy to get mad before you know all the facts. Here's how to stop.

previous day 60

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Loren Soeiro

What Happens When You Replace Detention With a Hike?

What Happens When You Replace Detention With a Hike?

Taking detention outdoors may support connection and behavior change.

previous day 60

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Aimee Frazier Ma

How We Can Use Music to Express Sincerity and Drama

How We Can Use Music to Express Sincerity and Drama

Harness classical music techniques to be better heard and understood.

previous day 50

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Hsing-Ay Hsu

Even Millionaire Pro Athletes Can Be Addicted Gamblers

Even Millionaire Pro Athletes Can Be Addicted Gamblers

Illegal gambling and game (and micro-event) fixing.

previous day 50

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Mark S. Gold M.d

Dignity Without Freedom

Dignity Without Freedom

The attachment to the idea of free will is grounded in irrational fears.

previous day 50

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Joachim I. Krueger Ph.d

Bruce Lee's Devoted Daughter on Martial Arts and Society

Bruce Lee's Devoted Daughter on Martial Arts and Society

Shannon Lee talks about living and leveraging the legacy of her famous father.

previous day 50

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E. Paul Zehr Ph.d

How Kids Get Overscheduled and Overstimulated

How Kids Get Overscheduled and Overstimulated

Why kids need more downtime.

previous day 50

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Liz Nissim Ph.d

Model Drift: How Mental Models Degrade Over Time

Model Drift: How Mental Models Degrade Over Time

Why high-performing teams can lose situational awareness as reality shifts.

previous day 50

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Dan Dworkis M.d

How Money Impacts Your Thinking Ability

How Money Impacts Your Thinking Ability

The relationship between poverty and making smart decisions.

previous day 40

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Max Alberhasky Ph.d

Unlock the Hidden Power of Self-Knowledge

Unlock the Hidden Power of Self-Knowledge

True self-awareness leads to better decisions, growth, and real change.

previous day 10

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Arash Emamzadeh

3 Habits That Keep Love Alive in a Relationship

These intentional habits can help couples maintain the spark.

previous day 10

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Relationship You Can't Escape

The Relationship You Can't Escape

Why being a friend to yourself matters more than any other connection.

previous day 10

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Chester H. Sunde

The Amazing Brain-Based Experiment

The Amazing Brain-Based Experiment

Carol Dweck's learning experiment: The outcome. The surprise. The changed lives.

previous day 10

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Ragnar Purje Ph.d

The Stance: How to Bring Your Best Self This Holiday Season

A simple practice brings warmth, presence, and connection to the holidays.

previous day 10

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Carl Nassar Ph.d

Does Limerence Lead to Stalking?

Does Limerence Lead to Stalking?

How intense romantic infatuation relates to other forms of obsessive love

previous day 10

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Tom Bellamy

Why Natural General Intelligence (Still) Reigns Supreme

Today's AI is still entirely dependent on human achievement.

previous day 10

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Michael L. Anderson Ph.d

What Happiness Feels Like (Once You Stop Trying to Find It)

What Happiness Feels Like (Once You Stop Trying to Find It)

Personal Perspective: Happy is not a state—it shows up when you stop performing.

previous day 10

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Andy Chaleff

Assessing Recovery from Damaged Relationships

Assessing Recovery from Damaged Relationships

How to know if you're making progress in your relationship.

previous day 10

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Steven Stosny

How to Create a Personal Culture of Excellence

How to Create a Personal Culture of Excellence

Lead yourself instead of letting outside culture define you.

previous day 10

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Alice Boyes Ph.d