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The Collective Effervescence of Artemis II

The Collective Effervescence of Artemis II

NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby sparked shared awe and connection here on Earth.

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Kelly chen md

The Real Reason Emojis Get Judged at Work

The Real Reason Emojis Get Judged at Work

What a viral emoji study reveals about gendered workplace communication.

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Karen l. blair ph.d

Is Your Pursuit of Happiness Making You Sad?

Is Your Pursuit of Happiness Making You Sad?

Here’s how the “bliss trap” can hold you back.

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John Tsilimparis Mft

The ProSocial AI Index: A Better Way to Think About AI

The ProSocial AI Index: A Better Way to Think About AI

We need to move beyond metrics to meaning with AI.

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Levels Over Labels: The Neurotic Personality

Levels Over Labels: The Neurotic Personality

A psychoanalytic overview of the neurotic personality organization.

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Irene Hurford Md

Cows Are Smarter Than You Think

Cows Are Smarter Than You Think

Research reveals new insights on cow domestication and cognition.

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Juliane Bräuer Ph.d

Why ADHD Can Make Work Friendships So Complicated

Why ADHD Can Make Work Friendships So Complicated

How adults with ADHD can approach workplace friendships in more meaningful ways.

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Caroline maguire m.ed

Men and Body Image: The Hidden Struggle

Men and Body Image: The Hidden Struggle

Men’s body dissatisfaction often goes unnoticed, but it deserves more attention.

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Sophie S. Whynacht Ph.d

Are You Betraying Your Future Self?

Are You Betraying Your Future Self?

Why we sell our future short and how to champion who you're yet to become.

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Margie warrell ph.d

When Trauma Awareness Stops at the Hospital Door

When Trauma Awareness Stops at the Hospital Door

Moving beyond the medical gaze to promote psychologically informed healthcare.

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Liza morton ph.d

Your Child Isn't the Problem. Their School Report Might Be.

Your Child Isn't the Problem. Their School Report Might Be.

How biased school records shape your child's diagnosis—and what to do about it.

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

Resilience and Reconstruction in Practice

Resilience and Reconstruction in Practice

Practical steps to support identity and belonging amid displacement.

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Mira Antonyan Ph.d

5 Benefits of Using Kegel Balls Regularly

5 Benefits of Using Kegel Balls Regularly

Adding Kegel balls to your routine benefits sexual pleasure and overall health.

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Melinda Deseta Ph.d

How Community-Based Healthcare Builds Engagement

How Community-Based Healthcare Builds Engagement

Trust and connection play an important role in healthcare outcomes.

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Ryan C. Warner Ph.d

Hope and Help for Misophonia

Hope and Help for Misophonia

Personal Perspective: Sometimes you need to look outside of science for answers.

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Mary Petrie Ph.d

Grief, Storytelling, and Identity

Grief, Storytelling, and Identity

Tribe 8 veteran Lynn Breedlove explores revolutionary grief on concept album.

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Jason Tougaw

The Secret to Poetry

The Secret to Poetry

Reading and writing poetry can powerfully augment talk therapy.

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Diana Raab Ph.d

Silence and Sexual Shame

Silence and Sexual Shame

Most of us hide garden-variety sexual shame, which works against intimacy.

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Bonnie Comfort Ph.d

Do You See Yourself in a Story?

Do You See Yourself in a Story?

Visual storytelling helps people engage with difficult emotional experiences.

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Duygu Balan Lpcc

The Hidden Impact of Ghosting Your Therapist

The Hidden Impact of Ghosting Your Therapist

Healthy goodbyes are important in therapy.

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Joe Kort

When Leaders Go to War, Their Psychology Goes With Them

When Leaders Go to War, Their Psychology Goes With Them

Ego fragility, authoritarian leadership, and the ethics of armed conflict.

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Sterlin L. Mosley Ph.d

Use Sexual Assault Awareness Month to Talk With Your Teen

Use Sexual Assault Awareness Month to Talk With Your Teen

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a good time for tough conversations.

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Bronwen Carroll M.d

Why You Are Harder on Yourself Than Anyone Else

Why You Are Harder on Yourself Than Anyone Else

How compassionate responsibility can replace harsh self-blame after mistakes.

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Jonice Webb Ph.d

Why Feeling Heard Can Make or Break a Relationship

Why Feeling Heard Can Make or Break a Relationship

Why feeling heard can matter as much as love in romantic relationships.

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Guy Itzchakov Ph.d

From a Sliver of the DSM to the Whole Patient

From a Sliver of the DSM to the Whole Patient

Improving treatment precision and outcomes through comprehensive assessment.

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Joel L. Young M.d

3 Downsides of Being the "Easy" Partner

3 Downsides of Being the

Three ways being "easy to be with" isn't nearly as easy as it sounds.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Drama of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The Drama of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

The film "The Drama" perfectly depicts the suffering of OCD.

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Leon Garber Lmhc

Why We Get the Winter Blues

Why We Get the Winter Blues

This winter brought freezing temperatures and a wave of seasonal depression.

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Vanessa Lobue Ph.d

Why Micro Moments of Beauty Matter in an Uncertain World

Why Micro Moments of Beauty Matter in an Uncertain World

Personal Perspective: Smell the flowers, even when you feel anxious.

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Joyce Vromen Ph.d

Why Setting Limits With Your Child Feels So Hard

Why Setting Limits With Your Child Feels So Hard

The problem usually isn't your child's behavior—it's one of three hidden gaps.

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Jen Lumanlan M.s

Why We Stay in Relationships That Subtly Erode Us

Why We Stay in Relationships That Subtly Erode Us

Not every heartbreak comes with a scandal. Some arrive as erosion.

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Shermin Kruse J.d

The Surprising Truth About Partners Who Never Argue

The Surprising Truth About Partners Who Never Argue

Why lack of conflict might be the reddest flag in your relationship.

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Jason N. Linder

What Old Psychology Can Teach Us About New Betting

What Old Psychology Can Teach Us About New Betting

The psychology behind sports betting, day trading, and prediction markets.

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Max Alberhasky Ph.d

What if Your "Type" Is Just Unfinished Business?

What if Your

The psychology of sexual imprinting and attraction patterns.

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Anna elton

The Let-Down Effect: When De-Stressing Makes You Sick

The Let-Down Effect: When De-Stressing Makes You Sick

What you need to know about the let-down effect now.

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Marc schoen ph.d

Is Believing You're Burned Out Burning You Out?

Is Believing You're Burned Out Burning You Out?

You might want to think twice before saying you're burned out.

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Amy Morin

How Judgments and Opinions Can Make Matters Worse

How Judgments and Opinions Can Make Matters Worse

Optimize performance with a pivot from distracting thoughts to what's needed now.

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David Udelf Psy.d

Becoming Comfortable With Discomfort

Becoming Comfortable With Discomfort

Personal Perspective: The art of staying despite discomfort.

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Maggie Rowe

It’s Time to Rethink the “Anxiety Drives PDA” Narrative

It’s Time to Rethink the “Anxiety Drives PDA” Narrative

Understanding the true nature of pathological demand avoidance.

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Paul Sunseri Psy.d

Resentment Resolution: Free Yourself From Emotional Burdens

Resentment Resolution: Free Yourself From Emotional Burdens

If we don’t resolve resentment, it can become a way of life.

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Steven Stosny

Painting With Blood: Who Does It and Who Collects It

Painting With Blood: Who Does It and Who Collects It

The art market's surprising appetite for paintings in blood.

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

This Is How Silence Makes Work Meetings Meaningful

This Is How Silence Makes Work Meetings Meaningful

Intentional silence in meetings prevents groupthink and helps teams flourish.

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Olga V Lehmann Ph.d

Beyond Vanity: Feeling Attractive in Midlife

Beyond Vanity: Feeling Attractive in Midlife

Renewed vitality and coming back to yourself.

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Judith zackson ph.d

Are Muslim Arabs Especially Likely to Believe in Fate?

Are Muslim Arabs Especially Likely to Believe in Fate?

Answering cultural questions requires sensitivity and understanding.

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Lawrence T. White Ph.d

Our Feelings Contradict Each Other, and That's OK

Our Feelings Contradict Each Other, and That's OK

Because we feel one way doesn't mean we don't also feel the opposite.

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Nancy Colier Lcsw

Why Reason Alone Doesn’t Motivate Us

Why Reason Alone Doesn’t Motivate Us

Reason may guide us, but what we care about moves us.

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Ira bedzow ph.d

EMDR in a World Hyper‑Focused on Healing

EMDR in a World Hyper‑Focused on Healing

What we're learning about EMDR's effectiveness.

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Megan Ashley Smith

Developing True Resilience: Think Like a Scientist

Developing True Resilience: Think Like a Scientist

Becoming truly resilient: What if there is no failure, only data?

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Darby Bonomi Ph.d

A Liberating New Approach to Dating For Lonely Women

A Liberating New Approach to Dating For Lonely Women

A love letter from happily single midlife women.

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Rachel Allyn Ph.d

A Classmate Has Died—How Do I Talk About It With My Child?

A Classmate Has Died—How Do I Talk About It With My Child?

Talking about the death of a peer can be very difficult. Here's how to do it.

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Elena Lister