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How Microgiving This Holiday Season Can Help Those With ADHD

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Sharon Saline Psy.d

A New Checklist Helps You Choose a Healthy Dog

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Zazie Todd Ph.d

Literary Cafes Were Once Third Spaces That Bridged Divide

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Stephen L Salter Psy.d

The Tyranny of Clocks and Comparison

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Dr. Charles R. Chaffin

How to Help Children Process Scary Events

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Jeanette Yoffe M.a

Why Some Therapy Clients Share Gently but Feel Deeply

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Beatrice Ng-Kessler Msc

Three Tips on Holiday Gift-Giving to Boost Couples’ Wellness

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Sari Cooper

The Psychological Impact of Space Travel

The Psychological Impact of Space Travel

How do humans manage life in outer space?

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Ilan Kelman Ph.d

Christmas in a Women's Prison: Awakening Unmet Needs

Christmas in a Women's Prison: Awakening Unmet Needs

Should holidays be celebrated in custody? Can prisoners enjoy Christmas inside?

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Anna Motz

5 Signs Your Relationship Has Emotional Integrity

5 Signs Your Relationship Has Emotional Integrity

How to recognize emotional honesty and safety in your closest connections.

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Jonice Webb Ph.d

Overcome "I’m Not Enough" and Transform Your Negative Self-Beliefs

Overcome

10 steps to engage neuroplasticity and uproot old beliefs.

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Stephen Sideroff Ph.d

What Restorative Justice Is and Why It Matters

What Restorative Justice Is and Why It Matters

How recognition and responsibility interrupt cycles of violence.

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Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

How I Learned to Love Being Ghosted

How I Learned to Love Being Ghosted

Ghosting lacks honesty or directness, but it could be a favor to you.

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Diane N Solomon Ph.d

How Idleness Can Lead to Genius

How Idleness Can Lead to Genius

How the "hypnagogic state" of drowsiness can enhance your creativity.

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Steve Taylor Ph.d

Genetics, Environment, and Personality

Genetics, Environment, and Personality

Why personality has less to do with upbringing than many assume.

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Mark L. Ruffalo M.s.w

Make Your Holiday Dinner Hearing-Loss-Friendly

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Shari Eberts

Why You Do the Things You Do

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Adam Haynes-Lamotte Ph.d

3 Ways to Use Your Overthinking Habit for Good

3 Ways to Use Your Overthinking Habit for Good

3 ways to turn overthinking into your ultimate superpower.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Coping With Year-End Pressure

Coping With Year-End Pressure

How to boost stress tolerance around this time of year.

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Catherine J. Mutti-Driscoll Ph.d

‘Trauma Bonding’ Might Not Be Quite What You Think

‘Trauma Bonding’ Might Not Be Quite What You Think

For some, the meaning of the reference to a toxic loop has changed.

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Katherine Ramsland Ph.d

Chateau Mom and Dad

Chateau Mom and Dad

Are your college-aged kids coming home for the holidays?

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Corinne Masur Psy.d

What’s Next for You? Reimagining Career and Life

What’s Next for You? Reimagining Career and Life

Explore what’s no longer working and what your next chapter could look like.

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Megan Dalla-Camina

On the 13th Day of Christmas: How We Intersect With the Holidays

On the 13th Day of Christmas: How We Intersect With the Holidays

Personal Perspective: People are often upset by winter holidays but don't understand why.

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Joan K. Peters Ph.d

Are You Too Controlling?

Are You Too Controlling?

If you are often told you are too pushy, try these tips to see if it is true.

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Elinor Greenberg Ph.d

The Nasty Seductive Pull of Being Right

The Nasty Seductive Pull of Being Right

We have to choose between being right or being connected.

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Josh Gressel Ph.d

Why Parents Shouldn't Grieve Their Autistic Children

Why Parents Shouldn't Grieve Their Autistic Children

Shifting grief about autistic children from imagined loss to systemic responsibility.

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Debra Brause Psy.d

Why Political Conversations Go Wrong—and How to Fix Them

Why Political Conversations Go Wrong—and How to Fix Them

What new research reveals about curiosity and political disagreement

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Pamela B. Paresky Ph.d

Hope Heals? Why Unproven Treatments Seem to 'Work' for Kids

Hope Heals? Why Unproven Treatments Seem to 'Work' for Kids

The science behind fake fixes and why they can feel very real to parents.

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Paul Sunseri Psy.d

4 Ways to Be a Dynamite First Date

4 Ways to Be a Dynamite First Date

Dress for success, but be prepared to be judged on emotion.

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Wendy L. Patrick

Why Your Partner Stays But Won't Commit to You: 12 Fs

Why Your Partner Stays But Won't Commit to You: 12 Fs

Fear, fealty, free stuff, and footing may explain why your partner stays but won't commit.

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Bruce Y. Lee M.d

When the Holidays Reveal the Family Scapegoat

When the Holidays Reveal the Family Scapegoat

Signs you’re carrying the family burden and how to heal.

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Duygu Balan Lpcc

Signs a Narcissistic Parent Has Affected Your Adult Life

Signs a Narcissistic Parent Has Affected Your Adult Life

5 signs you may be living with the effects of narcissistic parenting.

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Annie Tanasugarn Ph.d

High Achievers Are the Most Neglected Employees

High Achievers Are the Most Neglected Employees

Neglect, not pay, is driving top talent out the door.

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Ruth Gotian Ed.d

Self-Talk and Chronic Illness

Self-Talk and Chronic Illness

Using inner monologue to face health challenges.

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Katie Willard Virant Msw

Why Is No One Talking About the Aliens?

Why Is No One Talking About the Aliens?

What psychology reveals about our resistance to uncomfortable truths.

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Jennice Vilhauer Ph.d

Draw a Scientist

Draw a Scientist

A classic research question is a litmus test for gender disparities in STEM.

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Vanessa Lobue Ph.d

A Life in a Flash

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Larry Carlat

Making Friends Can Be Scary; Here’s Why You Should Do It

Making Friends Can Be Scary; Here’s Why You Should Do It

There are many reasons connection matters—here's one that's not scientific.

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Marisa G. Franco Ph.d

The Myth of Endless Regulation

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Megan Ashley Smith

Using Bedtime Stories to Create Healthy Narratives in Kids

Using Bedtime Stories to Create Healthy Narratives in Kids

With repeated reading, bedtime stories become formative narratives that parents control.

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Evan Shopper

Hate Crimes and Personality: What's the Link?

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Richard Lettieri Ph.d

When Struggling College Students Come Home

When Struggling College Students Come Home

How to spot when something’s wrong and respond with caring confidence.

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Julie Baron Lcsw-C

Estrogen Finally OK'd (Again) By FDA

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Marty Klein Ph.d

Bullsh*t Jobs, Burnout, and the Search for Soul Work

Bullsh*t Jobs, Burnout, and the Search for Soul Work

How to find soul in a system built for bullsh*t jobs instead.

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T. Alexander Puutio Ph.d

Is Social Media the Bane of Children’s Lives?

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Cathrine V. Jansson-Boyd Ph.d

What to Do if Your Child Is Dating the Wrong Person

What to Do if Your Child Is Dating the Wrong Person

Curiosity, not judgment, is key, when uncomfortable with your child’s partner choice.

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Lisa A. Phillips

An Art Therapist’s Guide to Vision Boards

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Chandra Davis Atr-Bc

Music Therapy for Fragile Infants

Music Therapy for Fragile Infants

Physiological benefits in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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Raffi Tachdjian Md

How to Tell the Difference Between a Rule and a Boundary

How to Tell the Difference Between a Rule and a Boundary

Why erroneously framing rules as boundaries can damage your relationship.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Navigating the Perilous Journey of Adolescence

Navigating the Perilous Journey of Adolescence

Life lessons for teen athletes and other performers from a wizard of music.

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David Udelf Psy.d