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Listening to Our Worries

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Robert N. Kraft Ph.d

Vestibular Migraine: It’s Not Just in Your Head

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Karen Stollznow Ph.d

The Curse of Hyper-Independence

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Gina Demillo Wagner

The AI Rush Is Burning Us Out—and Freezing Our Leaders

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Paula Fontenelle

Screen Time's Dangers: From Brain Development to Heart Health

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David J Bredehoft Ph.d

Why High Achievers Need to Hit Pause Before They Crash

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Luana Marques Ph.d

What the Phenomenon of Kinesia Paradoxa Can Teach Us

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Michiko Kimura Bruno M.d

How to Avoid Holiday Overspending This Year

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Nathan Astle Mft

Can Eating Too Much Sugar Lead to Depression?

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Peter M. Hartmann

Helping Your Child Develop a Positive Academic Self-Concept

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Ronald Stolberg Ph.d

Connect to Your Dark Side to Heal

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David Hanscom Md

Hallucinations Happen When the Brain Fills in the Blanks

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Nicolas Davidenko Ph.d

It's the Relationship That Matters Most in Therapy

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Laura J. Petracek Ph.d

Retrain Your Brain's Reward System

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Aseem D. Desai M.d

5 Ways to Feel Happier as You Face Daily Challenges

5 Ways to Feel Happier as You Face Daily Challenges

Learning to choose happiness strategies that are a good fit for you.

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Ilene Berns-Zare Psyd

Help Your Therapist Find the Right Ingredients for Your Therapy

Help Your Therapist Find the Right Ingredients for Your Therapy

Constructive feedback can help you get more out of therapy.

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Julie Radico Psy.d. Abpp

Why We Still Seek Our Parents’ Approval—Even at Christmas

Why We Still Seek Our Parents’ Approval—Even at Christmas

What Hallmark teaches us about family expectations and rewriting old patterns.

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Jessica Troilo Ph.d

Driving in Circles and Yearning to Be

Driving in Circles and Yearning to Be

There are practical ways to honor what you yearn for and be more fully present.

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Diana Hill

The Cost of Frictionless Friendship

The Cost of Frictionless Friendship

Teens, AI, and the search for connection

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Erin Walsh

Are You Stressed or Depressed?

Not recognizing and addressing signs of stress can lead to depression.

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Samuel L. Pauker

This One Conversation Could Save Your Life

Learning your family history can improve your health and extend your life.

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Sherry Pagoto Ph.d

Cannabis and Complex Neuropsychiatric Treatment

Cannabis and Complex Neuropsychiatric Treatment

Hopeful findings in the use of cannabis for treating disorders including autism.

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Kenneth R. Weinberg M.d

When Artificial Intelligence Breaks the Frame of Meaning

When Artificial Intelligence Breaks the Frame of Meaning

The threat from AI isn’t jobs; it’s the erosion of how humans decide what's real.

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John Nosta

The Last Generation's Choice

The Last Generation's Choice

Why our AI strategy could change everything.

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Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Psychology, Crime, and "Modeling"

Psychology, Crime, and

The imitation of violent and criminal behaviors.

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Matthew J. Sharps Ph.d

The Story of Amanda Knox

The Story of Amanda Knox

The courage of reclaiming one's narrative.

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Nina E. Cerfolio M.d

Who Am I Now?

Personal Perspective: Rebuilding identity after trauma or loss

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Cristi Bundukamara Ed.d

Before and After Photos

Before and After Photos

The problem with turning bodies into proof.

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Carolyn Karoll Lcsw-C

Pushing the Envelope of What's Possible

Pushing the Envelope of What's Possible

Good leadership stretches people’s limits without snapping them.

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Ahron Friedberg M.d

Beyond Broca: The Two Routes to Speaking

Beyond Broca: The Two Routes to Speaking
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Gregory Hickok Ph.d

Emotional Archaeology: Excavating the Feelings Beneath ADHD

Emotional Archaeology: Excavating the Feelings Beneath ADHD

Discovering the emotions that shape reactions and relationships in ADHD.

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Lara Honos-Webb Ph.d

Could Your Kink Be Misunderstood by Law Enforcement?

Could Your Kink Be Misunderstood by Law Enforcement?

Initiatives to detect online predators may pose a risk to innocent kinksters.

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David J. Ley Ph.d

A Maintenance-Free Dream or a Gilded Cage?

A Maintenance-Free Dream or a Gilded Cage?

Making a decision to move to an age-restricted community can come at a cost.

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Dena Kouremetis

How We Can Start Embracing Everyday Courage

How We Can Start Embracing Everyday Courage

Can the changing season encourage us to become active bystanders?

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Gill Harrop Ph.d

Traveling in the Time of Forgetfulness

Traveling in the Time of Forgetfulness

Personal Perspective: It's easy to forget stuff when you're packing and unpacking.

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Mary Allen

Do Narcissists Commit Suicide?

Do Narcissists Commit Suicide?

It seems counterintuitive, but narcissists may see suicide as an act of control.

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Suzanne Degges-White Ph.d

The Art of Leadership Under Pressure

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Ben Bernstein Ph.d

Through a Glass, Darkly: Fighting Depression’s Negativity

Through a Glass, Darkly: Fighting Depression’s Negativity

Personal Perspective: The negative bias that accompanies depression can be addressed.

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Terri Cheney

AI Friends Can Make You Feel More Alone

AI Friends Can Make You Feel More Alone

The paradox of artificial companionship.

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Koustuv Saha Ph.d

How Could I Return to Ordinary Life After My Son Died?

How Could I Return to Ordinary Life After My Son Died?

Personal Perspective: What made my son ill? Could anything have altered the outcome?

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Yvette Sheline Md

4 Ways Riffing Can Strengthen a Relationship

4 Ways Riffing Can Strengthen a Relationship
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Mark Travers Ph.d

What Sheep Think About the Weather: Hearing What Animals Say

What Sheep Think About the Weather: Hearing What Animals Say

Amelia Thomas teaches us to listen carefully to what animals are telling us.

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Pain and PTSD

Chronic pain and PTSD can shrink your world, but you are not powerless.

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Jaimie L Lusk Psy.d

Prime Your Noisy Mind

Prime Your Noisy Mind

Use a science-based strategy to get what matters done.

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Nancy Ancowitz

A Heartfelt Letter From Your Therapist

A Heartfelt Letter From Your Therapist

Personal Perspective: Want to know what your therapist may think and feel about you?

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Michelle P. Maidenberg Ph.d

How Self-Compassion Protects Against Quiet Cracking

How Self-Compassion Protects Against Quiet Cracking

One practice that reduces your risk of falling apart inside by 31 percent.

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Michelle Mcquaid Ph.d

Parents: Eating Disorders Aren't Your Fault

Parents: Eating Disorders Aren't Your Fault

Despite the commonly held myth, parents do not cause eating disorders.

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Lauren Hartman

Understanding the Calamities of Childhood

Understanding the Calamities of Childhood

How early childhood experiences may still impact you today.

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Kurt W Ela Psy.d

Racial Bias in Medicine Isn't Just an American Problem

Racial Bias in Medicine Isn't Just an American Problem

"My doctor said Black people feel less pain."

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Monnica T Williams Ph.d

Raising Great Children After Your Difficult Childhood

Raising Great Children After Your Difficult Childhood

Firm and fair treatment of children helps them become their best selves.

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Glenn R. Schiraldi Ph.d