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The Process of Accepting Donor Conception

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Lisa Schuman

Still Strolling After 20 Years

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John Mccarthy Ph.d

How Kids Get Overscheduled and Overstimulated

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Liz Nissim Ph.d

What Mother Nature Has to Offer Your Addled Brain

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Promoting Student Engagement and Motivation in Learning

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Marion Marshall

What Happens When You Replace Detention With a Hike?

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Aimee Frazier Ma

Dignity Without Freedom

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Joachim I. Krueger Ph.d

Weight Goals in Teen Eating Disorder Treatment: Clinical Nuance

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Melissa Gerson Lcsw

Even Millionaire Pro Athletes Can Be Addicted Gamblers

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Mark S. Gold M.d

How to Stop Taking Things So Personally

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Loren Soeiro

Feel Satisfied Not Stuffed: Make Space for Holiday Intimacy

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Sari Cooper

The Ultimate Wellness Hack: Slowing Aging

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George S. Everly

Belonging Starts Here: Helping Students Feel at Home

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Kelly-Ann Allen Ph.d

How to Work With, Not Against, Your Partner

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Mark B. Borg

The Perils of Paradise: Mice, Meaning, and Modern Minds

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Jessica Koehler Ph.d

Bruce Lee's Devoted Daughter on Martial Arts and Society

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E. Paul Zehr Ph.d

Model Drift: How Mental Models Degrade Over Time

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Dan Dworkis M.d

How We Can Use Music to Express Sincerity and Drama

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Hsing-Ay Hsu

When Cofounders Need Coaching to Survive

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Matthew Jones Psy.d

The Psychology of Psychotherapist Transparency

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Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

What Happens When You Make a Mistake?

What Happens When You Make a Mistake?

Do you beat yourself up over every little error?

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Hilary Jacobs Hendel Lcsw

Can You Put Parochial Interests Aside for the Greater Good?

Can You Put Parochial Interests Aside for the Greater Good?

The best leaders have a strong commitment to “all for one and one for all.”

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James M. Kerr

Disrupt Yourself: How Practicing Adaptability Helps Us

Disrupt Yourself: How Practicing Adaptability Helps Us

Practicing change voluntarily will set you up for unplanned challenges.

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Robert Kovach Ph.d

Questioning the Boundary Between Pain and Suffering

Questioning the Boundary Between Pain and Suffering

Medicine sees pain as the cause of suffering, but suffering causes pain too.

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Mark D. Sullivan M.d

How to Stop Living on Autopilot

How to Stop Living on Autopilot

We can thank the default mode network for the zombie-like state we live in.

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Lybi Ma

Building Resilience in Times of Moral Distress and Moral Injury

Building Resilience in Times of Moral Distress and Moral Injury

When moral distress weighs heavy, community care keeps us standing.

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Sheela Raja Ph.d

On Why It's Difficult to Give Negative Feedback

On Why It's Difficult to Give Negative Feedback

The psychology and neurophysiology underneath critical feedback.

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Brian K. Perkins Ed.d

Changing Our Perspectives Can Improve Our Lives

Changing Our Perspectives Can Improve Our Lives

Personal Perspective: Viewing myself as a martyr had negative repercussions.

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Barbara A Jaffe Ed.d

The Anxious Generation in Evolutionary Perspective

The Anxious Generation in Evolutionary Perspective

An evolutionary perspective on cellphone use among youth.

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Glenn Geher Ph.d

A Different Kind of Happiness: The Quiet Power of Contentment

A Different Kind of Happiness: The Quiet Power of Contentment

Embracing “enoughness” can help transform well-being.

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Kelly-Ann Allen Ph.d

Empathic Solutions to Artificial Intelligence Problems?

Empathic Solutions to Artificial Intelligence Problems?

We need to think more carefully about how to regulate and control AI.

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Carlos Montemayor Ph.d

Why Midlife Feels So Draining and What to Do About It

Why Midlife Feels So Draining and What to Do About It

If you feel exhausted by midlife, you’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone.

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Megan Dalla-Camina

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

The breathtaking thoughts and feelings of early grief after my son's suicide.

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Larry Carlat

How to Discipline a Child When Traditional Methods Fail

How to Discipline a Child When Traditional Methods Fail

Understanding behavior as communication changes how you respond to your child.

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Jen Lumanlan M.s

The Personality Type No One Talks About

The Personality Type No One Talks About

Calm, conflict-avoiding Type Cs may be carrying more than anyone recognizes.

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Claudia Skowron Ms

The Human-Like Traits of Chimpanzee Warfare

The Human-Like Traits of Chimpanzee Warfare

When chimpanzees go to war.

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Juliane Bräuer Ph.d

The Ring of Gyges: Why Invisibility Won't Make You Happy

The Ring of Gyges: Why Invisibility Won't Make You Happy

Getting away with injustice still damages the perpetrator.

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Chester H. Sunde

I’m Retired. Now What?

I’m Retired. Now What?

3 ways to repurpose your purpose in retirement.

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Tomorrow Arnold Phd

10 Signs Someone Truly Loves You

10 Signs Someone Truly Loves You

How real love reveals itself in everyday moments that matter most.

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Duygu Balan Lpcc

3 Ways to Instantly Become a Better Partner

3 Ways to Instantly Become a Better Partner

Becoming the best possible partner means learning how to show genuine love.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Trouble With Tolerance

What happens when we stop pretending respect and start actually listening

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Sam Goldstein Ph.d

5 Things Mentally Healthy People Avoid

What you don’t do is just as important for your mental health.

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Carla Shuman Ph.d

Fortune Without Philosophy: Success Destroys the Unprepared

Fortune Without Philosophy: Success Destroys the Unprepared

Plato explains why sudden success destroys those unprepared for it.

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Chester H. Sunde

How Your Goals and Purpose Change Over Your Lifetime

Each life stage comes with challenges and dangers. Here's how to navigate them.

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Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

Electrical Sex: The Art of Erotic Connection

Electrical Sex: The Art of Erotic Connection

How to transform your sexual energy through authenticity and attunement.

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Moshe Ratson Mba

Knowledge Doesn’t Exist the Way We Think It Does

Knowledge Doesn’t Exist the Way We Think It Does

Critically thinking about epistemology, research questions and methodology.

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Christopher Dwyer Ph.d

The Challenge of Impulsive Eating

The Challenge of Impulsive Eating

Do you have a personality type that inclines you to impulsive food choices?

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Kristen A. Carter Ms

The Hidden Cost of Comparison

The Hidden Cost of Comparison

Comparison can be the thief of grief.

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Cheralyn Leeby Ph.d

How to Go From Intention to Action and Skip the Excuses

How to Go From Intention to Action and Skip the Excuses

Why the difference between intentions, reasons, and excuses determines outcomes.

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Jennice Vilhauer Ph.d

The Nervous System of a Sports Parent

Neurobiology for your child’s game days

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Margaret Smith Ph.d