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The Case for Collective Hope in the New Year

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Rabiya Karamali M.ed

Trauma's Shadow Lingers in the Bedroom

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Claudia Six Ph.d

Reaping the Benefits of AI Without the Brain Rot

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Craig B. Barkacs Mba

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

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Joel Wong Ph.d

Reducing Gun Violence, Particularly Gun Suicides

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John Bateson

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

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Zazie Todd Ph.d

Why Birthdays Can Be So Complicated for You and Your Child

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Elena Lister

Creative Writing as Play Therapy

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Matthew Clemente

Feeling Loved vs. Being Lovable

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Steven Stosny

Why Are Autistic People So Generous with Strangers?

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Ludmila N. Praslova

Breaking Free From Shame

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Steven Ing Mft

How the Last Five Years Have Affected Us

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Mark Banschick M.d

When Instinct Disguises Itself as Intuition

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Shauna H Springer Ph.d

The Vanishing Sense of “I Did This”

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Faisal Hoque

Retail Therapy and the Expense of Coping

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Charles Hebert M.d

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

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Gina Barreca Ph.d

“It’s Binary, My Dear Watson.”

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Jeffrey S. Nevid

Setting Healthy Boundaries With Family This Holiday Season

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Jen Lumanlan M.s

4 Questions to Help Understand Your Relationship With Money

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Huong Diep Psy.d

The ADHD Canary in the Corporate Coal Mine

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Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz Ph.d

Your Life as a Work of Art: 3 Exercises

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Robert Taibbi L.c.s.w

Daily Cannabis Users Surpassed Daily Alcohol Users in 2022

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Timmen L. Cermak Md

How to Become Truly, Deeply, Profoundly Proactive

How to Become Truly, Deeply, Profoundly Proactive

Being "proactive" is no cliche. It's the only way to forge the futures we want.

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Thomas S Bateman D.b.a

10 Things to Know Before Using AI Chatbots for Therapy

10 Things to Know Before Using AI Chatbots for Therapy

What everyone should know about the risks of AI chatbots for mental health.

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Marlynn Wei M.d

6 Ways to Reset Your Relationship

6 Ways to Reset Your Relationship

There is no need to panic if your relationship feels stagnant.

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Kurt W Ela Psy.d

BRODA: The Online Manipulation Tactic Making You Look Crazy

BRODA: The Online Manipulation Tactic Making You Look Crazy

Noticing when people bait us, and knowing what to expect, gives us more options.

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Grant Hilary Brenner Md

Ecological Medicine Taps Into Our Biophilic Inclinations

Ecological Medicine Taps Into Our Biophilic Inclinations

A new paper explains the importance of ecological medicine for our and earth's well-being.

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Covert Narcissism, Collapse, and the Hidden Signs

Covert Narcissism, Collapse, and the Hidden Signs

Three subtle behaviors can signal narcissistic collapse.

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Annie Tanasugarn Ph.d

What "6-7" Could Mean for You

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Key social lessons from the "6-7" viral trend.

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

How to Shift From Cynicism to Grounded Hope

How to Shift From Cynicism to Grounded Hope

Grounded hope grows when we pair skepticism with small, deliberate acts of agency.

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Jeffrey Davis M.a

The Cost of Unspoken Stories

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Sothy Eng Ph.d

The New College Version of "The Dog Ate My Homework"

The New College Version of

Personal Perspective: Students are using mental health excuses for academic shortcomings.

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Deborah J. Cohan Ph.d

From Conflict to Connection: How EFCT Helps Couples Heal

From Conflict to Connection: How EFCT Helps Couples Heal

Emotionally focused couples therapy (EFCT) helps couples overcome repetitive arguments.

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Huma Sikandar Fatakia

I've Survived Breast Cancer for a Decade: Now What?

I've Survived Breast Cancer for a Decade: Now What?

Personal Perspective: What would I have missed had the clock stopped at diagnosis?

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Gina Frangello Ph.d

Could an AI Companion Help Delay Dementia?

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Dena Kouremetis

"Chemically Imbalanced": An Interview With Joanna Moncrieff

Joanna Moncrieff, author of “Chemically Imbalanced,” discusses the serotonin myth.

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Christopher Lane Ph.d

No, Women Didn’t “Ruin the Workplace,” But Polarization Might

No, Women Didn’t “Ruin the Workplace,” But Polarization Might

Workplace gender conflict as a problem of polarization, context, and perception.

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Krystal Duarte Ph.d

How Being Ignored Shapes a Young Mind’s Choices

How Being Ignored Shapes a Young Mind’s Choices

A boy’s unheard emotions reveal how neglect influences risky choices.

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Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

Navigating Child Abuse and Neglect Disclosures

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Allan E. Barsky Phd

One Thing Highly Successful People Do Differently

One Thing Highly Successful People Do Differently

How to overcome the fear of failure that's holding you back.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Dehumanization: The Catastrophic Loss of Our Shared Humanity

Dehumanization: The Catastrophic Loss of Our Shared Humanity

Knowing how people are dehumanized is key to preventing it from happening.

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Ross G. White Ph.d

The List of ACEs Should Be Longer

The List of ACEs Should Be Longer

Personal Perspective: Community-level risks should be included on the ACEs list.

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Wendy B Smith Ph.d. Lcsw

Toward a Grounded Depth Psychology

Keeping the depth without the mysticism by understanding how brains work

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Chester H. Sunde

Strangers Within Us Help to Shape Who We Are

We are a holobiont: How the microbes inside us shape mind and self

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Hamid Zand Ph.d

How to Navigate Sugar Consumption During the Festive Season

How to Navigate Sugar Consumption During the Festive Season

Enjoy the year-end without overindulging.

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Nicole Avena Ph.d

When You Don’t Have the Words (Yet)

When You Don’t Have the Words (Yet)

How would you describe mac-and-cheese to the Japanese?

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Michiko Kimura Bruno M.d

Tuning Design to Be “Just Right”

Tuning Design to Be “Just Right”

How energized we feel in a space needs to align with what we're doing.

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Sally Augustin Ph.d

Holidays After Divorce When You're Not With Your Kids

Holidays After Divorce When You're Not With Your Kids

How to turn holiday loneliness into memorable moments you’ll actually enjoy.

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Elise Buie Esq

5 Common Myths About Family Estrangement

5 Common Myths About Family Estrangement

First misconception: “Family estrangement is a trend."

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Kaytee Gillis

When Smart Homes Turn Hostile

When Smart Homes Turn Hostile

Smart technology can become a tool of control in abusive relationships.

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Nigel R. Bairstow Ph.d