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The Gift of Gratitude: Why We Can't Thank Ourselves

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Joel Wong Ph.d

You’re My Favorite Person

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Karen Stollznow Ph.d

The Hidden Meaning Behind “I Don’t Care”

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Jeanette Yoffe M.a

Finding Light in the “Hazy Shade of Winter”

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Michele M. Tugade Ph.d

5 Steps You Can Take Today to Live Your Best Life

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Gill Harrop Ph.d

Why the World Needs a Big Dose of Hope Right Now

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Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.d

Is Meeting for Coffee Good for a First Date or a Red Flag?

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

Why Some Systems Keep Working When Things Go Wrong

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Dan Dworkis M.d

Should You Show Empathy When Setting Limits?

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Bill Eddy Lcsw

Progress in Mental Health Services Can Bring New Hope

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Susan J. Lewis Ph.d

Creative Writing as Play Therapy

Creative Writing as Play Therapy

How fostering your artistic capacities can help you nurture your inner child.

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Matthew Clemente

Reaping the Benefits of AI Without the Brain Rot

Reaping the Benefits of AI Without the Brain Rot

AI doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing affair.

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Craig B. Barkacs Mba

Can You Be Grateful for a Life You Didn’t Live?

Can You Be Grateful for a Life You Didn’t Live?

The strange psychology of what-ifs—and the invisible benefits they reveal.

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Joel Wong Ph.d

Reducing Gun Violence, Particularly Gun Suicides

Reducing Gun Violence, Particularly Gun Suicides

What we can learn from other countries when it comes to reducing gun deaths.

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John Bateson

Why Birthdays Can Be So Complicated for You and Your Child

Why Birthdays Can Be So Complicated for You and Your Child

Three reasons why birthdays are complicated—and how to make them easier.

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Elena Lister

Those “Cute” Animal Videos Aren’t So Cute After All

Those “Cute” Animal Videos Aren’t So Cute After All

Scientists find many kinds of harm in popular online animal videos.

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Zazie Todd Ph.d

The Case for Collective Hope in the New Year

The Case for Collective Hope in the New Year

How everyday connection rebuilds our capacity for hope.

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Rabiya Karamali M.ed

Trauma's Shadow Lingers in the Bedroom

Trauma's Shadow Lingers in the Bedroom

Healing intimacy’s hidden wounds with honesty and vulnerability.

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Claudia Six Ph.d

Alzheimer's and the Caregiver Crisis

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Greg Obrien

Are You Too Sensitive?

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Barbara Greenberg Ph.d

Death By Design: Making Sense of Solicited Self-Murder

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Breaking Free From Shame

Breaking Free From Shame

Let go of self-conscious behavior that has become destructive.

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Steven Ing Mft

It Is Possible to Thrive After Psychosis — I Am Proof

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Joyce Vromen Ph.d

Retail Therapy and the Expense of Coping

Retail Therapy and the Expense of Coping

When shopping heals and when it hurts

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Charles Hebert M.d

Why You Feel Crummy, a Checklist

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Alice Boyes Ph.d

When Instinct Disguises Itself as Intuition

When Instinct Disguises Itself as Intuition

How to tell the difference between Instinct and intuition—and why you need to.

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Shauna H Springer Ph.d

Dreaming of the Dead: Why It Happens and What It Means

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Phil Lane Msw

Why We Resist Other People’s Ideas

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Richard Dancsi

How the Last Five Years Have Affected Us

How the Last Five Years Have Affected Us

How we can begin to heal from collective trauma.

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Mark Banschick M.d

4 Signs of Emotional Abuse in a Marriage: What to Look For

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Lisa Zeiderman Esq

Daily Cannabis Users Surpassed Daily Alcohol Users in 2022

Daily Cannabis Users Surpassed Daily Alcohol Users in 2022

Is the rise of cannibis reason for concern? Some facts to help form your opinion.

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Timmen L. Cermak Md

From Conflict to Connection: The Alchemy of Compassion

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Yosi Amram

Why Are Autistic People So Generous with Strangers?

Why Are Autistic People So Generous with Strangers?

A new study debunks several common assumptions about autism.

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Ludmila N. Praslova

Why Thoughts Have Power

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Jeff Tarrant

When Divorce Support Ends But Kids Aren’t Independent

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Elise Buie Esq

The 2025 Relationship Trends Wrapped

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Kaamna Bhojwani Ma

I Caved and Bought a Smartwatch, and It Fixed My Focus

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Nicole Byers Ph.d

The Paralysis of the Middle-Aged Creative Mind

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Amanda Sacks-Zimmerman Ph.d

Ketamine Is Addictive, But It Can Also Help Treat Addiction

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Gail Serruya M.d

Why AI Will Never Be Your Leader

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Mark Van Vugt Ph.d

AI Anxiety Is Real: Invest in the Skills AI Can't Replicate

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Mental Health In The Workplace

Feeling Loved vs. Being Lovable

Feeling Loved vs. Being Lovable

Feeling loved is about the way we’re treated by loved ones.

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Steven Stosny

The Gift of Authenticity

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Debra M. Kawahara Ph.d

Setting Healthy Boundaries With Family This Holiday Season

Setting Healthy Boundaries With Family This Holiday Season

Breaking old patterns means someone might be disappointed—and that's OK.

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Jen Lumanlan M.s

The Vanishing Sense of “I Did This”

The Vanishing Sense of “I Did This”

Why work feels less like ours—and how to get the meaning back.

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Faisal Hoque

Your Life as a Work of Art: 3 Exercises

Your Life as a Work of Art: 3 Exercises

Is it time to take stock of your life and relationships?

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Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

Are You a Sucker for Impossibly Great Deals? I Fell for One

Are You a Sucker for Impossibly Great Deals? I Fell for One

You have a right to hold corporations accountable for false promises. Speak up.

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Gina Barreca Ph.d

“It’s Binary, My Dear Watson.”

“It’s Binary, My Dear Watson.”

Navigating the binary divide in your mind

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Jeffrey S. Nevid

The ADHD Canary in the Corporate Coal Mine

The ADHD Canary in the Corporate Coal Mine

How struggles faced by ADHD employees reverberate through the working population

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Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz Ph.d

4 Questions to Help Understand Your Relationship With Money

4 Questions to Help Understand Your Relationship With Money

Uncover the money scripts driving stress, guilt, and spending.

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Huong Diep Psy.d