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First-of-Its-Kind AI Digital Biomarker for Chronic Stress

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Cami Rosso

Creative Inspiration Unfolded Simply for Me

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Kent Roberts

When Boundaries Are Weaponized

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Rachel Allyn Ph.d

Chore Therapy for Troubled Tweens and Teens

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Dona Matthews Ph.d

Three Skills to Make Work More Meaningful in 2026

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Wes Adams And Tamara Myles

Better Ways to Manage Your Holiday Stress

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Erin O’Connor Ed.d

One Big Reason Why Mindfulness Is So Good for Anxiety

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Michael Stein Psy.d

The World Is Trying to Change You. Let It.

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Maggie Rowe

The Hidden Dangers of GLP-1 Weight Loss Medications

The Hidden Dangers of GLP-1 Weight Loss Medications

Malnutrition may be the hidden cost of using GLP-1 meds.

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Mitchell B. Liester M.d

The Best Way to Heal a Broken Heart

The Best Way to Heal a Broken Heart

Five ways to get back on your feet after a breakup.

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F. Diane Barth L.c.s.w

The Mirror Trap of Hybrid Advertisement

The Mirror Trap of Hybrid Advertisement

4 ways to protect your mind amid AI marketing.

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Can Virtual Surgery Using Hypnosis Help With Weight Loss?

Can Virtual Surgery Using Hypnosis Help With Weight Loss?

Exploring the impact of imagined bariatric surgery while under hypnosis.

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Chris Gilbert

How to Step Into the Life You Want Today

How to Step Into the Life You Want Today

The hidden way our inner landscape prepares us for real-life change.

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Chris Tompkins

Food and Mood

Food and Mood

Avoiding the holiday mental-health hangover.

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Cooperriis Healing Community

When You Don’t Feel Allowed to Feel

When You Don’t Feel Allowed to Feel

The hidden cost of living within a narrow band of "allowed" emotions.

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Shermin Kruse J.d

Psychopathic Traits in Relationships: Perception vs. Reality

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Why Mexico City Was Good for My Mental Health

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Judith Fein

The Mental Illness Recovery Paradox

The Mental Illness Recovery Paradox

Personal Perspective: Why shame often gets worse as you get better.

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Joyce Vromen Ph.d

The Performance of Healing

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Megan Ashley Smith

No, Empathy Doesn’t Cause Burnout

No, Empathy Doesn’t Cause Burnout

New research shows that empathic people are actually less likely to burn out.

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Alison Jane Martingano Ph.d

The Art of Effortless Action: Achieving More by Doing Less

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Robert Puff Ph.d

Managing Value-Need Conflicts During the Holidays

Managing Value-Need Conflicts During the Holidays

Practical steps for aligning what matters with what your body can manage.

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Megan A. Neff Psy.d

Why I Brought OnlyFans Star Ari Kytsya to My College Class

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Nicole K. Mcnichols Ph.d

How to Play It Cool While Dating

How to Play It Cool While Dating

Don't be mistaken by what 'cool' really means.

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

Why Do Sex-Based Wellness Groups Feel So Magnetic?

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Tara Well Ph.d

The Contingencies of Grief

The Contingencies of Grief

Using loss to prompt existential reflections and growth.

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Louis Hoffman Ph.d

Two Truths Can Exist at the Same Time

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Margo Lowy Ph.d

When to Have Sex When Dating

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

Why Do We Love the Drunken Raccoon?

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Peg Oconnor Ph.d

'Dear Edward': An Unlikely but Meaningful Flight Companion

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Elisabeth J. Lamotte Licsw

Feeling Overwhelmed by Christmas? Building Contentment Can Help

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Kelly-Ann Allen Ph.d

How Writing a Book Convinced Me I'm an Introvert

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Kate Kaufmann

Do You Still Feel That You’re Not Good Enough?

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Diane E Dreher Ph.d

How to Sensationalize Your Image in the New Year

How to Sensationalize Your Image in the New Year

Turn over a new leaf by turning on the charm.

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Wendy L. Patrick

The 6-Step Process for Setting Healthy Family Boundaries

The 6-Step Process for Setting Healthy Family Boundaries

Healthy family boundaries, from getting clear on your needs to communicating them.

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Jen Lumanlan M.s

The 5 People Most Likely to Become a Helicopter Parent

The 5 People Most Likely to Become a Helicopter Parent

How childhood experiences can affect our caregiving.

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Mary Ann Little Ph.d

Write Your Own (Relationship) Script

Write Your Own (Relationship) Script

Learn to better express yourself in your relationship by writing a script.

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Phil Stark Lmft

Should There Be Sex Toys in the Santa Stockings?

Should There Be Sex Toys in the Santa Stockings?

How young is too young for sex toys?

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Amy Campbell Mclinpsych

When Emotional Silence Becomes Violence

When Emotional Silence Becomes Violence

Emotional neglect in childhood can quietly lay the groundwork for violence.

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Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

Harmony with Self, Others, and the World as Key to Happiness

Harmony with Self, Others, and the World as Key to Happiness

Should we be cultivating harmony instead of chasing after happiness?

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Marianna Pogosyan Ph.d

One Reason You May Feel “On the Outside”

One Reason You May Feel “On the Outside”

How childhood emotional neglect creates a lasting sense of not fitting in.

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Jonice Webb Ph.d

What to Do When Someone You Love Discloses an Eating Disorder

What to Do When Someone You Love Discloses an Eating Disorder

For someone living with an eating disorder, your presence may be a step toward recovery.

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Carolyn Karoll Lcsw-C

The Case Against Self-Made

The Case Against Self-Made

Personal Perspective: The myth of doing it alone.

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Maggie Rowe

How Narcissists May Use Money to Get Their Way

How Narcissists May Use Money to Get Their Way

Narcissists often use money differently from the average person.

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Max Alberhasky Ph.d

Why You Shouldn’t Ask People How They Lost Weight

Why You Shouldn’t Ask People How They Lost Weight

Not everyone wants to discuss their body—curiosity doesn’t equal entitlement.

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Rachel Needle Psy.d

The Difficult Art of Leaving What You Loved

The Difficult Art of Leaving What You Loved

When the good moments are real but the pattern is destruction.

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Chester H. Sunde

The Gift of Being Yourself at the Holidays

The Gift of Being Yourself at the Holidays

5 tips for keeping your sense of self in the family during the holidays.

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Karyl Mcbride Ph.d

Who Am I? The Quiet Identity Crisis Almost Everyone Has

Who Am I? The Quiet Identity Crisis Almost Everyone Has

Your roles aren’t you; notice the discomfort and be your real self.

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Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

What Children Can Learn From Politics

What Children Can Learn From Politics

Guiding a child through the tough lessons politics teaches us.

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Maggie Kozel M.d

Short-cuts vs. Accelerators: How Successful People Progress

Short-cuts vs. Accelerators: How Successful People Progress

Everyone wants faster results. But few know the strategy for getting them.

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Thomas Rutledge Ph.d