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Finding the Holiday Gray

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Leah Marone Lcsw

Humans + AI = Superintelligent Teams

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Jonathan Brill

Balancing Joy and Grief During the Holidays

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Stacey R Pinatelli Psy.d

10 Building Blocks of Emotional Intimacy

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Paul J Dunion Ed.d

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

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Dan Dworkis M.d

Dating Again in Middle Age

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Mark Banschick M.d

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

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Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

Need a "Whycation"?

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Lynn Zubernis Ph.d

Floating in Darkness Can Calm Us and Quiet the Brain

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Michele K. Lewis Ph.d

The Quiet Weight

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Faisal Hoque

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

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Neurodivergence and Disability: Beyond the Checkbox Trap

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Ludmila N. Praslova

How Exaggeration Sabotages Your Relationships

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Daniel S. Lobel Ph.d

Exploring the Existential Crisis of the Gifted

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Imi Lo Ma

When Love Becomes Delusional: Animal Hoarding

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Shirley M. Mueller M.d

2 Questions Every Good Partner Should Know the Answer To

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Challenge of Parenting Young Adults

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Elisa T. Bronfman

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

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Leon Garber Lmhc

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.

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Sarah Kesty

Gratitude and Hope: Two Mighty Forces for Living Well

Cultivating a gratitude and hope-filled way of living.

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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.

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Hugh Willard M.ed

Do Poverty Biases Impact Child Safety Assessments?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Dan Dworkis M.d

Avoidance in Misophonia

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Mary Petrie Ph.d

After Mamdani’s Win, What NYC Mental Health Still Needs

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Carolyn Reinach Wolf

Unlock the Hidden Power of Self-Knowledge

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Arash Emamzadeh

3 Habits That Keep Love Alive in a Relationship

These intentional habits can help couples maintain the spark.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Tom Bellamy

Why Natural General Intelligence (Still) Reigns Supreme

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Alice Boyes Ph.d

Expressing Gratitude in a Time of Deprivation

Expressing Gratitude in a Time of Deprivation

Practical tips to cultivate gratitude in your family and community.

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Eugene Beresin M.d

The Deeper Meaning of Authentic Happiness

The Deeper Meaning of Authentic Happiness

How the concept of happiness has evolved through the centuries.

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Alex Pattakos Ph.d

Can I Trust You?

An introduction to the literature on attachment style among LGBTQ people.

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Tyrel J. Starks Ph.d

How Money Impacts Your Thinking Ability

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Max Alberhasky Ph.d

Feel Satisfied Not Stuffed: Make Space for Holiday Intimacy

Feel Satisfied Not Stuffed: Make Space for Holiday Intimacy

Navigating desire and body image amid the stress of the holiday season.

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Sari Cooper

How to Work With, Not Against, Your Partner

How to Work With, Not Against, Your Partner

Working together in love is about collaboration, not agreement.

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Mark B. Borg