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Our Brains on Smartphones and Social Media

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Nicole A. Tetreault Ph.d

4 Emotionally Intelligent Ways to Handle Unpleasant Interactions

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Erin Leonard Ph.d

Introspection and Consciousness: The Illusionism Debate

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Walter Veit Ph.d

The Third State of Knowing

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John Nosta

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

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Ted Beauchaine Ph.d

Why Childhood Neglect Still Shows Up in Adult Relationships

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Joanne Bagshaw Ph.d

Venezuela and the Rare Skill of Holding Conflicting Views

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Jon Rosemberg Mapp

A Surprising Reason to Stop Working on Your Marriage

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Sheila Robinson-Kiss Msw

The Danger of Cognitive Hybrid Fluency

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

What a 1939 Experiment Teaches Us About Political Leadership

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Peter T. Coleman Ph.d

An "Awkward Grief" for Her Half-Brother—in Life and in Death

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Fern Schumer Chapman

The Venting Trap: Why Letting It Out Makes It Worse

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Mark Lipton Ph.d

What Happens When We Can't Retire?

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Michael Shelton Ms

My Dad Got Sick—Doctors Dodged, AI Didn't

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Becky Diamond

The Birth Order Hoax

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Raising Resilient Children

How Therapists Can Heal Our Attention

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D. Graham Burnett

Supporting Someone with BPD: Tips for Family Members

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Karyn Hall Ph.d

ADHD and the Motivation That Never Comes

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Sophie Riegel

A Key Technique Therapists Use to Figure Out Kids

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Evan Shopper

Managing January Meltdowns

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Kyle D. Pruett M.d

The Key to a Better Life

Be more curious, less judgmental.

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Steven Stosny

Forgiveness Is an Inside Job

Forgiveness: How mercy opens the door, but honesty gets us through it.

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Yvonne Castañeda

Don’t Believe Everything You Think

The tangled mental web of disaster scenarios.

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Darby Bonomi Ph.d

Are You Choosing a Donor or a Parent?

Donor conception: The importance of choosing the terms "donor" or "parent."

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Lisa Schuman

Making The Decision to Divorce

Have you given up hope that your marriage can improve?

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Oona Metz Licsw

Why 'Think Rationally' Isn't Always the Answer

What ancient Greeks knew about human psychology that got lost in translation.

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Chester H. Sunde

Restorative Parenting and the Benefits of Slowing Down

Why slowing down is a developmental necessity in parenting, not a luxury.

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Kristen Cook

Why Every Young Man Should Join a Garage Band

Personal Perspective: One way young men can escape the digital world.

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Gary R Simonds Md Ms Faans

Redefining Persistence: Goal-Setting and Neurodivergence

How to reach your goals when you're neurodivergent.

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Catherine J. Mutti-Driscoll Ph.d

Why Loving Your Child Isn't Enough to Change Behavior

Understanding the parenting link between unconditional love and facilitation.

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Deborah French M.sc

How Living With Black Bears Transformed a Woman's Life

Trina Moyles' new book is a story of grief and a vision of peaceful coexistence.

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

4 Questions to Help You Avoid Arguments

Knowing what, how, and when to say things is key to preventing arguments.

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Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

AI Situationships Are a Growing Dating Risk

Prepare for AI to potentially be the 'other person' in a relationship.

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

Do You Have an Attention Problem? Or Does everyone?

Distraction is our natural state. Paying attention requires work.

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Nancy Darling Ph.d

When Thinking Becomes Weightless

The paradox of boundless intelligence and the necessity of human limits.

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John Nosta

The Emotions Behind AI

AI experts differ on what the technology's capabilities are. Emotions explain why.

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Krista K. Thomason Ph.d

Sibling Identities: Different Paths, Same Home

How culture, birth order, and family shape sibling differences.

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Su Yeong Kim Ph.d

Why Do Compliments Make Me Feel So Uncomfortable?

The perfectionist's terror of a compliment's subtle meanings.

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Leon Garber Lmhc

Can Psychology Explain Opposing Views of the Minnesota Tragedy?

What we think we have seen may come down to psychology much more than we realise.

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Raj Persaud Md Frcpsych

Forgiving Yourself

We can learn to forgive ourselves and release ourselves from shame.

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David Richo Ph.d

Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much”

A different view of sensory effort in autism and ADHD.

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Hari Srinivasan

Help Is Other People: The Power of Social Connectedness

Investing in connectedness can get you the best bang for your health buck.

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Noam Shpancer Ph.d

3 Questions That Can Refine How You Speak—and Are Heard

Communicating in ways that build trust and emotional safety.

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John Amodeo Ph.d

Should You Include Former In-Laws in Family Celebrations?

The bonus family: How to honor connections while embracing new beginnings.

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Jeanette Blackstone Psy.d

From Fear to Choice: How Empowerment Self-Defense Changes Lives

Choice, consent, and social context change the way we think about safety.

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Lauren R. Taylor

Giving Thanks in Turbulent Times

How gratitude roots us in hope and fortitude.

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Robin D. Stone

Do Sexual Abuse Offenders Target the Same Type of Victim?

What studies reveal about crossover patterns in sexual abuse.

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Elizabeth L. Jeglic Ph.d

Today Is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

What the science of appreciation teaches us about these moments.

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David Berez Mapp

Growth Is an Unlearning Process

The hidden work of real change.

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Mark Shelvock

How to Set Up a Better Spring Semester for College Students

A strategic spring semester plan for college students and their parents.

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Rob Danzman Ncc