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From Fear to Optimism: How Health Messaging Has Evolved

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Richard Contrada Ph.d

12 Implicit Frames for Understanding Emerging Experience

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Grant Hilary Brenner Md

Why Self-Awareness Rarely Changes a Covert Narcissist

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Annie Tanasugarn Ph.d

Why New Year's Resolutions Fail: The Missing Fourth Element

Why New Year's Resolutions Fail: The Missing Fourth Element

What Plato understood about lasting change that modern psychology forgot

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Chester H. Sunde

Why Being 'More Social' Isn’t Always Better

Why Being 'More Social' Isn’t Always Better

Psychology treats needing others as essential, but that view deserves a rethink.

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Daniel Marston Ph.d

What My First Holiday in America Taught Me About Belonging

What My First Holiday in America Taught Me About Belonging

Personal Perspective: How I learned to celebrate again after leaving home.

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Clovis Raymond M.d

5 Ways Emotional Intelligence Makes Trust Easier

5 Ways Emotional Intelligence Makes Trust Easier

How to build trust with deliberate and consistent intention, not just intuition.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Greatest Block to Your Personal Growth

The Greatest Block to Your Personal Growth

How to make the positive changes you desire

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Marcia Reynolds Psy.d

The Enduring Appeal of Chessboard-Based Puzzles

The Enduring Appeal of Chessboard-Based Puzzles

When spatial reasoning meets insight thinking

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Marcel Danesi Ph.d

The One Resolution That Could Bring Peace on Earth

The One Resolution That Could Bring Peace on Earth

Peace on Earth begins with a daily choice: treat each other as neighbors first.

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Mike Brooks Ph.d

10 Differences Between Dangerous Minds and Criminal Minds

10 Differences Between Dangerous Minds and Criminal Minds

Why violence often begins long before the justice system intervenes

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Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

Why We Ride Rollercoasters and Watch Horror Movies

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Neel Burton M.a

The Toxic Message About Ex-Lovers in Holiday Films

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Goali Saedi Bocci Ph.d

How to Excel at Intuitive Problem Solving

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Alice Boyes Ph.d

Why Feeling Insecure Means That You Are Secure

Why Feeling Insecure Means That You Are Secure

Your awareness of insecurities may indicate a secure attachment style.

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Erin Leonard Ph.d

Better Relationships With Better Boundaries

Better Relationships With Better Boundaries

How clear limits help you feel more secure and understood.

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Paul J Dunion Ed.d

Feeling Let Down After Christmas?

Feeling Let Down After Christmas?

Maybe it is time to rethink your approach to the holiday.

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Mary Mcnaughton-Cassill Ph.d

Where in Your Body Do You Live?

Where in Your Body Do You Live?

Not everyone is in their head all the time.

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Eric Haseltine Ph.d

How to Do Leisure Right, According to Science

How to Do Leisure Right, According to Science

Small, regular doses of leisure deliver more bang for your time-off buck.

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Jodi Wellman Mapp

How to Solve Recurring Relationship Problems

How to Solve Recurring Relationship Problems

Look for the underlying pattern that ties different problems together.

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Elinor Greenberg Ph.d

4 Parenting Lessons I Didn't Learn in Graduate School

4 Parenting Lessons I Didn't Learn in Graduate School

Personal Perspective: What parenthood can teach a child expert.

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Ahou V. Line Ph.d

7 Signs You May Be Dating Down

7 Signs You May Be Dating Down

Are you with the person you deserve?

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

How Emotional Neglect Creates Dangerous Minds

How Emotional Neglect Creates Dangerous Minds

A prisoner explains how he arrived.

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Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

What Is ADHD, Really?

What Is ADHD, Really?

Why attention deficit isn’t the full story.

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Simon Daquino Mpsych

3 Reasons Why Saying 'No' Is So Attractive

3 Reasons Why Saying 'No' Is So Attractive

Three reasons why saying “no” is one of most attractive things a partner can do.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Conflict About Porn Is Not About Porn

Conflict About Porn Is Not About Porn

Arguments about porn are rarely settled, as they don't address the real issues.

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Marty Klein Ph.d

Stop Weaponizing Personality Disorders

Stop Weaponizing Personality Disorders

Personality disorders shouldn't be used as insults or casual shorthand.

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Anthony D. Smith Lmhc

Shrimp on the Barbie

Shrimp on the Barbie

A Personal Perspective: Australian Christmas

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Walter Veit Ph.d

Let's Make Some Noise

Let's Make Some Noise

Personal Perspective: "Muvuca" is the Portuguese word we need for the holidays.

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Maggie Rowe

Five Signs You’re Being Friend-Zoned

Five Signs You’re Being Friend-Zoned

Why commitment feels so hard in modern dating

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Duygu Balan Lpcc

How Physical Space Shapes Creative Thinking at Work

How Physical Space Shapes Creative Thinking at Work

Small changes to workspaces can improve focus, clarity, and momentum.

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Jeffrey Davis M.a

Ten Things to Hold Onto If You Live in Fear in Your Home

Ten Things to Hold Onto If You Live in Fear in Your Home

When home becomes a battlefield—living with a dangerous mind.

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Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

I Do This When December Feels Lonely

I Do This When December Feels Lonely

Personal Perspective: Being among others affirms that I am part of life—I exist.

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Victoria Maxwell

Why Does Going Home in December Feel So Hard?

Why Does Going Home in December Feel So Hard?

Old places can trigger feelings you thought you’d outgrown. Here’s what helps.

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Mags Lesiak Mphil

How to Converse With Family Members You Disagree With

How to Converse With Family Members You Disagree With

3 strategies to empower you in conversations through the holidays and beyond.

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Ariella Cook-Shonkoff

Holiday Meals and Memories

Holiday Meals and Memories

Why do holiday meals evoke memories and nostalgia?

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Ira Hyman Ph.d

Am I a Bad Person for Having Bad Thoughts?

Am I a Bad Person for Having Bad Thoughts?

Moral perfectionism's obsession with purity of thought, feeling, and action.

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Leon Garber Lmhc

Stigma Is the Enemy of Science and Human Progress

Stigma Is the Enemy of Science and Human Progress

What feels strange and scary today might be a foundation of society tomorrow.

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Jennice Vilhauer Ph.d

The Double Bind and Borderline Personality Disorder

The Double Bind and Borderline Personality Disorder

An attempt to understand paradox and contradiction in BPD.

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Mark L. Ruffalo M.s.w

When Fast Decisions Go Wrong

When Fast Decisions Go Wrong

Why split-second choices can save time or cost you everything.

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Carlos Alós-Ferrer Ph.d

The Emotional Paradox of the Holidays

The Emotional Paradox of the Holidays

Why acceptance makes emotions more manageable.

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Anthony Silard Ph.d

Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop Putting Things Off

Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop Putting Things Off

Understanding the ADHD brain and how to build momentum instead of avoidance.

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Liz Nissim Ph.d

The Silent Revenge That Slowly Kills Relationships

The Silent Revenge That Slowly Kills Relationships

Suppressed anger turns into control, distance, and quiet harm in relationships.

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Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

The Dangerous Over-Accommodation Myth

The Dangerous Over-Accommodation Myth

Persistent misbeliefs about disability accommodations cause serious harm.

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Katie Rose Guest Pryal J.d

Why Wabi-Sabi Is the Best Philosophy of Life

Why Wabi-Sabi Is the Best Philosophy of Life

A Japanese philosophy that helps us see life's imperfections as irreplaceable.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Can Narcissists Truly Connect With Their Bodies?

Can Narcissists Truly Connect With Their Bodies?

How narcissists perceive their bodies and how it impacts their psyche.

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Susan E. Schwartz Ph.d

The Neuroscience of Contextualized Goals

The Neuroscience of Contextualized Goals

Understanding the brain networks that shape our momentary goals.

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Adam Haynes-Lamotte Ph.d

3 Books to Help You Thrive Amid Pain

3 Books to Help You Thrive Amid Pain

Guidance for connecting to yourself, others, and the world when it’s hard.

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Lizabeth Roemer Ph.d

The Reiner Tragedy: What Research Tells Us

The Reiner Tragedy: What Research Tells Us

Parricide, the killing of a parent, is a rare crime with few studies.

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Wendy B Smith Ph.d. Lcsw

Why We Submit, Rebel, or Awaken

Why We Submit, Rebel, or Awaken

Unmet needs, conflict, and the path from reactivity to inner authority.

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Moshe Ratson Mba