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AI Boosts Performance but Blurs Self-Knowledge

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Skip the Gimmicks: Why Resolutions and Bucket Lists Fail

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Jordan Grumet M.d

Has Technology Made Us Less Courageous?

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Sherry Pagoto Ph.d

Can Accepting Our Biological Heritage Improve the World?

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David R. Clawson M.d

The Potentially Serious Relationship May Require a Gut Check

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Wendy Riemann Ph.d

Thinking Upside Down

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John Nosta

Become a Trusting Person

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Shannon Sauer-Zavala Ph.d

Why Do I Feel Lonely With People I Love?

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Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

Reclaiming Your Body After Fertility Treatment

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Elizabeth A. Grill Psy. D

Helping Children Deal With the One Constant in Life: Change

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Erin O’Connor Ed.d

How Self-Awareness Starts

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Paul C Holinger M.d

When Healing Enters a Space Built for Control

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Sigifredo Castell Britton Ph.d

Why Kids Are So Hard

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Evan Shopper

The Longest Walk

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Rita Lussier

When Talking About Past Hurts Causes Emotional Re-injury

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Maria Baratta Ph.d

One Big Way to Feel Less Disconnected

For a greater sense of belonging, seek out the healing power of volunteering.

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Diane E Dreher Ph.d

Is It Good or Bad to Use Rewards for Motivation?

Personal Perspective: On the wisdom of using rewards as an incentive.

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Terri Cheney

The Road From Rebellion to Reverence

Personal Perspective: From the summer of love to the season of knowing.

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Diana Raab Ph.d

Connection Matters in Coping With Campus Violence

Simple strategies to help loved ones navigate the non-linear path of recovery.

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Sandra M. Chafouleas

The “Resistant” Client Is a Myth

What therapists miss when they label clients “resistant.”

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Jason N. Linder

Five Reasons Why You Keep Replaying Your Past Conversations

We often engage in post-event rumination, but we can stop.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

The Hidden Way Parents Accidentally Fuel Overthinking

Why rushing in makes kids more anxious—and what you can do instead.

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Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Break Free Of Your Own Reality Bubble

How the German concept of "umwelt" can make us kinder.

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Maggie Rowe

What Are the Goals of Parenting? Five Realistic Examples

Move from "make my child obey" to "meet everyone's needs" with these goals.

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Jen Lumanlan M.s

Building Love and Safety in Marriage After Childhood Trauma

How therapy for couples with childhood trauma helps.

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Glenn R. Schiraldi Ph.d

'Cheers': The Sitcom Bar

A workplace culture modern corporations would do well to emulate

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Gil Winch Ph.d

Habit Tracking: A Primer

Turning the science of habits into a practice that actually sticks

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Aditi Subramaniam

Co-Parenting in a Digital World

How to navigate scheduling and privacy around video calls with your children.

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Lisa Zeiderman Esq

Why You Get Bored…and Why It Matters

Boredom was key to our ancestors’ survival, and now we seek novelty.

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Eric Haseltine Ph.d

When Thinking Becomes Optional

What to teach when technology starts thinking for us.

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Eric Solomon Ph.d

How the Search for Meaning Helps and Hurts Us

Why humans struggle and get "bogged down" emotionally while animals move on.

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Daniel Marston Ph.d

The Loneliness Hiding Behind the Filipino Smile

Why 57% of Filipinos feel lonely despite family ties.

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Hans Rocha Ijzerman Ph.d

Why Your Partner’s Reaction Knocks You Out, and Vice-Versa

How interpretations of a partner’s behavior turn ordinary moments into conflict

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Mark B. Borg

How to Get Over Petty Resentments

We don't have to mope in misery.

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Lybi Ma

Seeing Ourselves in What Happens or in How People Affect Us

3 ways to find out what is really going on in us.

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David Richo Ph.d

Radical Doubt

How to turn uncertainty into surefire success.

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Rahul Bhandari

The Psychology of the Hive in "Pluribus"

Exploring Vince Gilligan's sci-fi drama "Pluribus" through psychological concepts.

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Adam Haynes-Lamotte Ph.d

You Are More Than a Label

We are all more complex than labels suggest.

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Bill O’Leary

We’re Sold Individualism: It’s Hurting Our Caregivers

The stories we tell ourselves about independence can make or break us.

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Erin Parks Ph.d

3 Moments That Matter Most in Relationships

Three everyday moments that effortlessly deepen bonds.

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Mark Travers Ph.d

Is Joy Possible After Loss?

Personal Perspective: Are we letting the past interfere with the present?

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Sophia Dembling

How to Be Unstoppably Resilient in the Upcoming Year

Real strength isn’t numbing out—it’s learning how to stay present when life hurts.

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Emma Seppälä Ph.d

Cognitive Grit in the Age of AI's Easy Answers

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John Nosta

Igniting 2026 With Hybrid Intelligence

How aspiration, emotion, thought, and sensation shape intention in an age of AI.

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Is the Holiday Party Season a Bad Time for Introverts?

No more parties to go to, so is January an emotional high point for introverts?

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Raj Persaud Md Frcpsych

When Therapy Happens During War

Ukrainians seek psychological care while trauma is still unfolding.

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Mitzi Perdue Mpa

When Love Refuses to End: The Mysterious Life of Grief

"Continuing Bonds 2.0" and the unseen dimensions of connection after loss.

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Mark Shelvock

What Does It Mean to Be a Man?

Perfectionism in the pursuit of hypermasculinity.

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Leon Garber Lmhc

The Hidden Truth About Caregiving

Why healing flows both ways—and what this means for everyone involved.

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Wayne Jonas M.d

10 Proven Tactics to End Toxic Relationships

How to break the toxic ties holding you back.

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Jon Patrick Hatcher M.a