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Chronic Pain and Learned Helplessness

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Jennifer Sarche Mph

Aging Well

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Jaimie L Lusk Psy.d

Stop Calling It a 'Bottom Line'

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Linda L. Barkacs

Keeping Jane Goodall's Magic and Hope Alive and Well Forever

Keeping Jane Goodall's Magic and Hope Alive and Well Forever

Celebrating a lifetime of science, humanitarianism, hope, and peace.

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

What Makes You Leave? Maybe It's Time to Break the Pattern

What Makes You Leave? Maybe It's Time to Break the Pattern

Deciding to quit is often about reaching the same emotional bottom line.

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Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

Why You Don’t Trust Yourself When It Matters Most

Why You Don’t Trust Yourself When It Matters Most

The hidden psychology behind second-guessing your biggest decisions.

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Kyle Emanuel Brown

Three of the Most Costly Mistakes Leavers Make

Three of the Most Costly Mistakes Leavers Make

Ending your marriage the wrong way can having a lasting negative impact.

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Susan Pease Gadoua L.c.s.w

How to Change Your Life With 'Micro-Joys'

How to Change Your Life With 'Micro-Joys'

Treat joy like compound interest, with tiny deposits into your positivity reserve.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Feeling Lonely?

Feeling Lonely?

Boosting your well-being may be as simple as a walk in the park.

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Suzie Pileggi Pawelski

What Loss Asks of the Living

What Loss Asks of the Living

Personal Perspective: A sudden death, a quiet reckoning, a call to live fully.

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Bernadette Stockwell Ph.d

Year-End Reflection: Moving Beyond 'Good Year, Bad Year'

Year-End Reflection: Moving Beyond 'Good Year, Bad Year'

An ancient framework for understanding your year instead of just judging it.

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Chester H. Sunde

Leaders Play the Long Game

Leaders Play the Long Game

Practice makes the master when it comes to leadership.

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Ahron Friedberg M.d

The Dopamine Loop: Why Arguments Are Hard to Let Go

The Dopamine Loop: Why Arguments Are Hard to Let Go

How dopamine reinforces conflict—and how to interrupt the cycle.

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Ekaterina Ricci Mdr

8 Ways to Spot a Romance Scammer

8 Ways to Spot a Romance Scammer

Is that person dating you for you or for something else?

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

5 Ways You've Matured But Didn't Notice

5 Ways You've Matured But Didn't Notice

Signs you've grown steadier and more competent that you may have missed.

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Alice Boyes Ph.d

5 Actionable Ways to Support Someone Grieving

5 Actionable Ways to Support Someone Grieving

Responding to grief: Avoid doing the “wrong” thing and try these "right" ones.

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Diane N Solomon Ph.d

Solitude as a Time for Connection

Solitude as a Time for Connection

Personal Perspective: Alone time can be a chance to explore relationships.

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Thomas Henricks Ph.d

Why Prison Often Fails to Change Behavior

Why Prison Often Fails to Change Behavior

Prisons manage behavior but fail to transform minds.

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Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

Three Ways Age Can Make Elders Better at Romance

Three Ways Age Can Make Elders Better at Romance

Personal Perspective: We can be authentic selves and access the same in others.

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Kate Kaufmann

You Are Not What You Eat

You Are Not What You Eat

Why food choices don’t define your health—or your worth.

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Sophie S. Whynacht Ph.d

Are You a Procrastinator? That's Not a Bad Thing

Are You a Procrastinator? That's Not a Bad Thing

Procrastination is treated as a problem, but it's essential to motivation.

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Karla Mclaren M.ed

Essential Characteristics of a Great Manager

Essential Characteristics of a Great Manager

Ethical standards are critical.

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Vernita Perkins

Understanding Shadowloss: An Interview With Cole Imperi

Understanding Shadowloss: An Interview With Cole Imperi

The first step in navigating shadowloss is acceptance.

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Donelle Dreese Ph.d

Follow the '3 Red Flag Rule' When Dating Someone New

Follow the '3 Red Flag Rule' When Dating Someone New

Notice warning signs before empathy leads you too far astray.

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Erin Leonard Ph.d

Emotionally Neglected in Childhood, Running on Empty Now

Emotionally Neglected in Childhood, Running on Empty Now

Ignoring your feelings in childhood sets the stage for emptiness later in life.

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Jonice Webb Ph.d

Question Everything

Question Everything

Critical thinking is crucial for recognizing coercion.

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Robert Evans Wilson Jr

How to Handle Difficult People at Work

How to Handle Difficult People at Work

It helps to understand their motivations.

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Michael W Wiederman Ph.d

When Your Employee Clings to Ideas and Jumps to Conclusions

When Your Employee Clings to Ideas and Jumps to Conclusions

Use these tips to help reinforce standards and expectations with employees.

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Amy Cooper Hakim Ph.d

When Anxiety Medication Gets in the Way of Healing

When Anxiety Medication Gets in the Way of Healing

How benzodiazepines can interfere with long-term anxiety management.

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Evan Parks Psy.d

Supercharge Your New Year's Resolutions

Supercharge Your New Year's Resolutions

Tackling beliefs—not just behavior—is they key to lasting change.

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Jordan Fiorillo Scotti Ph.d

The Most Valuable Family Heirlooms Don't Go Through Probate

The Most Valuable Family Heirlooms Don't Go Through Probate

5 questions to help you reflect on your true inheritance.

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Gina Vild

The Black Wife Effect: How Relationships Shape Identity

The Black Wife Effect: How Relationships Shape Identity

Close relationships influence confidence, behavior, and self-presentation.

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Brianna A. Baker Phd

Use Affirmations to Drown Out Criticism

Use Affirmations to Drown Out Criticism

Reduce the impact of other’s negative comments with this simple technique.

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Bill Eddy Lcsw

The Glorious Year of "Yeah, That's Not Gonna Happen"

The Glorious Year of

If you stop making unrealistic promises to yourself, can you have a better time?

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Gina Barreca Ph.d

How to Better Support Hospitalized Children

How to Better Support Hospitalized Children

Supporting hospitalized children and their families goes beyond basic medical care.

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Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates

When Grief Meets Monday Morning

When Grief Meets Monday Morning

Navigating loss, professionalism, and what we choose to say out loud at work.

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Lindsey Godwin Ph.d

How Mental Illness Leaves Its Mark on the Brain

How Mental Illness Leaves Its Mark on the Brain

The brain carries both the machinery of thought and our genetic inheritance.

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William A. Haseltine Ph.d

How Infectious Diseases Shape How We Age

How Infectious Diseases Shape How We Age

Preventing infections can protect your body and mind as you grow older.

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Jay K. Varma M.d

Teaching Children to Be Good Sports

Teaching Children to Be Good Sports

Raising kids who win—and lose—with grace.

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Kristen Cook

Are You Getting Enough Stress?

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Robert N. Johansen Ph.d

Loneliness After Gray Divorce

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Carol R. Hughes

I Love You, You're Perfect...But I Want You to Change

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F. Diane Barth L.c.s.w

The Hidden Forces Behind New Year's Resolutions

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Sebastian Salicru

Is ADHD Really a Disorder?

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Simon Daquino Mpsych

ADHD, My Daughter, and Me

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Jeff Karp Ph.d

Here Comes the New Year and a Story of Hope and Music

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Raymond Leone Mmt

A Surprising Way to Support a Depressed Person

A Surprising Way to Support a Depressed Person

Personal Perspective: When I'm depressed, I need my friends to witness me.

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Victoria Maxwell

Unlock Workday Calm Through Intuition

Unlock Workday Calm Through Intuition

If your workday goes from calm to chaos by 10 a.m., your nerves pay for it.

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Nancy Ancowitz

The Reality Delta: How Leaders Misread Reality

The Reality Delta: How Leaders Misread Reality

You can’t transform what you don’t understand.

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Jeffrey Yip Ph.d

4 Myths About Speaking Your Truth That Aren't True

4 Myths About Speaking Your Truth That Aren't True

We're taught that being authentic in relationships is not in our best interest.

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Nancy Colier Lcsw