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A Better Grammar for Political Debates

A Better Grammar for Political Debates

Moving away from ideology toward pragmatism.

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Kenneth Barish Ph.d

How We Define Psychosis Matters

How We Define Psychosis Matters

Psychosis is characterized by uncertainty and confusion—feelings that all of us know well.

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Irene Hurford Md

Why Play Matters More Than Ever for Child Development

Why Play Matters More Than Ever for Child Development

Research finds U.S. children need more free play.

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The Bronfenbrenner Center For Translational Research

The Selves We Show the World

The Selves We Show the World

Identity shifts are normal. Control distinguishes growth from pathology.

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Aigerim Alpysbekova Mph

When Tragic Stories in the News Trigger Health Anxiety

When Tragic Stories in the News Trigger Health Anxiety

Learn how to cope with scary health stories in a more balanced way.

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Britney Chesworth Ph.d

Nursing: A Model of Care

Nursing: A Model of Care

Good nurses have far more to teach us than we may think.

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Richard Gunderman Md

Cognitive Offloading: Using AI Reduces New Skill Formation

Cognitive Offloading: Using AI Reduces New Skill Formation

A new study offers insights on how AI use affects learning new things.

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Sebastian Ocklenburg

Daily Prophets: How Your Brain Predicts the Future

Daily Prophets: How Your Brain Predicts the Future

In its quest for certainty, our brain turns us all into everyday prophets.

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Moshe Bar Ph.d

Family Separation Is Systemic and Devastating

Family Separation Is Systemic and Devastating

Why mental health providers should stop legitimizing child detention as care.

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Rupinder K. Legha M.d

The Effect of Family History on Brain Injury

The Effect of Family History on Brain Injury

Learning about your family history can help heal brain injury grief.

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Shireen Jeejeebhoy

Pelvic Pain During Sex: How Women Can Reduce Their Risk

Pelvic Pain During Sex: How Women Can Reduce Their Risk

Few women mention sexual pain to men, so few men know that many women suffer it.

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Michael Castleman M.a

Finding the Salt in Your Creative Diet

Finding the Salt in Your Creative Diet

Getting art done: The scale, the sketchbook, and the truth about progress.

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Bernadette Stockwell Ph.d

Why You Can’t Heal Your Partner’s Trauma

Why You Can’t Heal Your Partner’s Trauma

It's not your job to "fix" your partner's trauma.

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Kaytee Gillis

The Love Language of Perfectionism

The Love Language of Perfectionism

Therapy doesn't just help you like yourself—it also curtails your pride.

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Leon Garber Lmhc

Presidential Words for Presidents Day

Presidential Words for Presidents Day

U.S. presidents love coining new words, but people often resist language change.

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Natalie Schilling Ph.d

A Meaningful Relationship Doesn't Always Mean Forever

A Meaningful Relationship Doesn't Always Mean Forever

What we want changes over our lifetime, and so must our relationship.

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Nancy Colier Lcsw

5 Signs You’re in a Situationship (and What to Do About It)

5 Signs You’re in a Situationship (and What to Do About It)

Relational uncertainty can increase anxiety and emotional instability.

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Loren Soeiro

When We Say 'I Don't Know Why I Did That'

When We Say 'I Don't Know Why I Did That'

Not knowing why you do what you do is not a sign of failure or brokenness.

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Imi Lo Ma

How to Develop Professional Contacts Into Relationships

How to Develop Professional Contacts Into Relationships

Revamp your small talk to foster deeper connections at work.

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Wendy L. Patrick

How to Win at the Game of Love With Competitive Flirting

How to Win at the Game of Love With Competitive Flirting

Flirting may be a more important life skill than commonly understood.

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Raj Persaud Md Frcpsych

What Did Carl Rogers Really Say About Therapy?

Therapy is not about what you do but about how you do it.

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Stephen Joseph Ph.d

When Everyone Agrees, Nobody Sees

Cognitive diversity is the infrastructure of America's national security.

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Faisal Hoque

How to Heal Without Closure

Learn to move forward when an apology never comes.

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Sharon Martin

The Magic of Love—and How to Sustain it

Love isn't blind. It's farsighted.

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Pamela B. Paresky Ph.d

3 Green Flags of Neurodiversity-Affirming Autism Evaluations

How to find a provider who values your lived experience (over a stereotype).

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Mary Kate Roohan Psy.d

Can This Moment Be Enough?

How the wanting machine of the mind leads us to postpone our happiness.

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Andrea Wachter Lmft

Martial Arts Improves Self-Esteem in Middle Aged and More

Tai Chi Chuan training improves mood, well-being and self-esteem.

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E. Paul Zehr Ph.d

Why Kind People Join Cruel Crowds: Risk of Collective Sadism

Group emotion, identity and a desire to belong can lead ordinary people into cruelty.

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Suzanne Degges-White Ph.d

Existential Concerns and Chronic Illness

Finding meaning in challenge.

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Katie Willard Virant Msw

Are You Unrealistically Idolizing Others?

Do you ignore someone's limitations and then get disappointed?

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Judith Orloff M.d

Is AI Making Us Bossy?

How directive language with AI may shape human conversations.

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Ankita Guchait Mbpss

What to Do if Your Child Engages in Online Gaming Bullying

When your child bullies online, what you can do next.

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Tracy Evian Waasdorp Ph.D

How to Find Hope in Challenging Times

How to Find Hope in Challenging Times

You can relieve your stress and move forward with these steps.

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Diane E Dreher Ph.d

Why Exhausted Parents Keep Snapping at Their Kids

Why Exhausted Parents Keep Snapping at Their Kids

Being an exhausted parent is harder than you think, according to research.

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Jen Lumanlan M.s

Why Addiction Treatment Keeps Failing

Why Addiction Treatment Keeps Failing

What psychology reveals about today’s recovery model.

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Anna B. David

Harnessing Energy to Make Change

Harnessing Energy to Make Change

Using emotion for intensity and focus.

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Heather Lench Ph.d

Validation Connects Us

Validation Connects Us

Recover from invalidation, learn to validate, and bridge divides.

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Jaimie L Lusk Psy.d

Why Children Lie

Why Children Lie

When children tell lies, what's normal development, and why parents should care.

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Pamela D. Brown Ph.d

The Case for Love at Work

The Case for Love at Work

Why care at work is essential to meaning and performance.

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Wes Adams And Tamara Myles

The Glenn Gould of Radiology

The Glenn Gould of Radiology

Our underestimation of the hurdles people with autism face.

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Erik Raschke

The Personality Paradox

The Personality Paradox

How the traits that help you succeed can later hold you back.

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Shannon Sauer-Zavala Ph.d

Rest Is Not a Luxury: Redefining Rest for High Achievers

Rest Is Not a Luxury: Redefining Rest for High Achievers

For folks who crave productivity, restorative practices need to be personalized.

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Katrina Mccoy Ph.d

Fostering Entrepreneurial Passion in Business Students

Fostering Entrepreneurial Passion in Business Students

How to ignite innovation, resilience, and success in future business ventures

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Giang Hoang Ph.d

AI Outperforms Humans in Countless Areas

AI Outperforms Humans in Countless Areas

Personal effort has always been a universal requirement to enhance learning.

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Ragnar Purje Ph.d

The Secret to Better Sex Isn't Better Sex

The Secret to Better Sex Isn't Better Sex

The strongest predictor of sexual satisfaction isn't what most couples think.

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Anna Elton Phd

Coercive Control and Domestic Violence in Wealthy Couples

Coercive Control and Domestic Violence in Wealthy Couples

The suffering from abuse is real and intense, whatever the social class.

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Lisa Aronson Fontes Ph.d

What It Means to Do Relational Work With Individual Clients

What It Means to Do Relational Work With Individual Clients

It sounds like a paradox, but it’s one of my favorite ways to work.

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Martha Kauppi

Truth and Prejudice

Truth and Prejudice

Author Patmeena Sabit on her novel, “Good People.”

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Heather Rose Artushin Msw

Don’t Wait Until the Last Second to Say Goodbye

Don’t Wait Until the Last Second to Say Goodbye

Personal Perspective: A Valentine’s call can go beyond “I love you.”

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Alex Snider Ma

If Justice Doesn't Exist, Then Numbers Don't Either

If Justice Doesn't Exist, Then Numbers Don't Either

If purely mental ideas can't be real, we've got a math problem.

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Chester H. Sunde