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Attention

3 Reasons Struggling Adult Children Feel So Invisible

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on September 11, 2026 in Liking the Child You Love

They get the worry, advice, and attention, yet why do so many struggling adult children feel invisible?

They get the worry, advice, and attention, yet why do so many struggling adult children feel invisible?

Mirror Neurons

How My Brain Reflects Yours

Tarvez Tucker, M.D. on September 10, 2026 in The Brain at Twilight

What are mirror neurons and how do they impact the way we move through our daily lives? Just like bodily movement, emotional states are also observable by the brain.

What are mirror neurons and how do they impact the way we move through our daily lives? Just like bodily movement, emotional states are also observable by the brain.

Burnout

Parental Burnout and Special Needs Parenting

Liz Nissim Ph.D. on September 10, 2026 in Special Matters

Here’s why parent burnout happens, how it can impact your relationship, and what you can do to recharge without the guilt.

Here’s why parent burnout happens, how it can impact your relationship, and what you can do to recharge without the guilt.

Happiness

3 Reasons Why Looking Foolish Can Be Good for Your Brain

Britt Frank MSW, LSCSW, SEP on September 10, 2026 in The Science of Stuck

Learning to tolerate the embarrassment of looking foolish can help your brain adapt and grow.

Learning to tolerate the embarrassment of looking foolish can help your brain adapt and grow.

Trauma

9/11, 25 Years Later: A Survivor Remembers

Michael D. Matthews Ph.D. on September 10, 2026 in Head Strong

A 9/11 survivor’s story illustrates the trajectories of trauma and the personal growth that can emerge in its wake.

A 9/11 survivor’s story illustrates the trajectories of trauma and the personal growth that can emerge in its wake.

Psychopharmacology

Does Melatonin Raise the Risk of Heart Failure?

Marcela Gottschald on September 10, 2026 in Dose and Meaning

A recent finding linked long-term melatonin use to heart failure, but the evidence behind that warning is less clear than the headline suggests.

A recent finding linked long-term melatonin use to heart failure, but the evidence behind that warning is less clear than the headline suggests.

Sleep

Is Your GLP-1 Drug Making You Sleepy or Exhausted?

Esther Sternberg M.D. on September 10, 2026 in Creating Wellbeing Wherever You Are

If you experience excessive fatigue while ramping up your GLP-1 medication dose, you're not alone. Here's what you can do about it.

If you experience excessive fatigue while ramping up your GLP-1 medication dose, you're not alone. Here's what you can do about it.

Health

Hormones, Hardship, or Mental Illness?

Danielle Sandalic on September 10, 2026 in Tough Choices

Anxiety and depression are not always solely psychiatric in nature. Understanding the context behind a woman’s mood can help her diagnosis and treatment address the whole picture.

Anxiety and depression are not always solely psychiatric in nature. Understanding the context behind a woman’s mood can help her diagnosis and treatment address the whole picture.

Complex PTSD

"The Odyssey": How an Ancient Epic Created a Cultural Moment

Gillian O'Shea Brown LCSW, DSW on September 10, 2026 in Psyche's Awakening

Odysseus is not a perfect hero. He is a flawed being who is learning, growing, and becoming. He represents the sleeping hero in all of us.

Odysseus is not a perfect hero. He is a flawed being who is learning, growing, and becoming. He represents the sleeping hero in all of us.

Mindfulness

How to Take a Joywalk for Your Mental Health

Heather Rose Artushin MSW, LISW-CP on September 10, 2026 in Well Read

Author John Schu shares the story of joywalking in his latest picture book and encourages readers of all ages to find joy in taking a walk with a grateful heart.

Author John Schu shares the story of joywalking in his latest picture book and encourages readers of all ages to find joy in taking a walk with a grateful heart.

Artificial Intelligence

Who Is Training Your Character?

Faisal Hoque on September 10, 2026 in Code & Conscience

Confucius taught that repeated conduct makes the person. But now, your feed pays you for the first draft, and your AI agrees with everything you say. Here is how to train yourself.

Confucius taught that repeated conduct makes the person. But now, your feed pays you for the first draft, and your AI agrees with everything you say. Here is how to train yourself.

Parenting

How to Parent an Adult Child With Schizophrenia

Sarah An Myers on September 10, 2026 in Living as an Outlier

A daughter shares her father's strategies for parenting an adult child living with a psychotic disorder.

A daughter shares her father's strategies for parenting an adult child living with a psychotic disorder.

Authenticity

Looking Inward Won’t Make You Authentic

Finn Janning Ph.D. on September 10, 2026 in Philosophies in Psychology

Genuine authenticity is not achieved through self-absorbed introspection but by transcending the ego in the present moment to anchor oneself in community, active love, and the divine.

Genuine authenticity is not achieved through self-absorbed introspection but by transcending the ego in the present moment to anchor oneself in community, active love, and the divine.

Education

A Guide to College Homesickness and How to Move Through It

Mia Nosanow MA, LP on September 10, 2026 in College Mental Health

Though homesickness is a common first-year problem, it can feel like a crisis to those who are going through it. Here's why it happens and six practical steps that help it pass.

Though homesickness is a common first-year problem, it can feel like a crisis to those who are going through it. Here's why it happens and six practical steps that help it pass.

Personal Perspectives

Bearing Children in a Fractured World

Yael M. Cycowicz Ph.D. on September 10, 2026 in The Stories Our Brains Tell Us

Personal Perspective: As the 9/11 anniversary approaches, a timeless question: How do we choose to bring children into an uncertain world—and what keeps us hopeful?

Personal Perspective: As the 9/11 anniversary approaches, a timeless question: How do we choose to bring children into an uncertain world—and what keeps us hopeful?

Education

What Happens When AI Does the Beginner's Work?

Jamillah Moore Ed.D. on September 10, 2026 in Putting America to Work

As artificial intelligence reshapes entry-level careers, colleges must rethink career readiness and give students meaningful work experience before they graduate.

As artificial intelligence reshapes entry-level careers, colleges must rethink career readiness and give students meaningful work experience before they graduate.

Disaster Psychology

25 Years Later, 9/11 Is Still a Collective Trauma

Phil Lane MSW, LCSW on September 10, 2026 in Am I Dying?

When we revisit the tragic stories of 9/11 each year, we do so not out of morbid curiosity but out of a collective attempt to find meaning and heal from a tragedy.

When we revisit the tragic stories of 9/11 each year, we do so not out of morbid curiosity but out of a collective attempt to find meaning and heal from a tragedy.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness Means More Than You Think

Margaret Cullen LMFT on September 10, 2026 in Quiet Strength

What do we really mean by mindfulness? Its Buddhist roots reveal a richer, more nuanced practice than the familiar idea of simply being present.

What do we really mean by mindfulness? Its Buddhist roots reveal a richer, more nuanced practice than the familiar idea of simply being present.

Artificial Intelligence

The Smartest Person I Know Is an Idiot

John Nosta on September 10, 2026 in The Digital Self

The smartest person I know is not getting dumber. They're just getting out of the habit of thinking.

The smartest person I know is not getting dumber. They're just getting out of the habit of thinking.

Embarrassment

The Neck: The Body’s Forgotten Messenger

Joe Navarro M.A. on September 10, 2026 in Spycatcher

We most often look at the face for emotional cues, and yet the neck, in my experience, has much to reveal about our emotional state.

We most often look at the face for emotional cues, and yet the neck, in my experience, has much to reveal about our emotional state.

Emotion Regulation

Emotional Regulation and Emotions Education

Hilary Jacobs Hendel LCSW on September 10, 2026 in Emotion as Information

Without an education in emotions, we are left without the tools and knowledge to regulate our nervous system, understand our emotional lives, and grow our emotional health.

Without an education in emotions, we are left without the tools and knowledge to regulate our nervous system, understand our emotional lives, and grow our emotional health.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Will Kill Us All. Or Not?

Alain Samson Ph.D. on September 10, 2026 in Consumed

Behavioral science suggests the warnings about artificial intelligence could be justified. Where do you stand?

Behavioral science suggests the warnings about artificial intelligence could be justified. Where do you stand?

Psychiatry

What if Your Symptoms Are Trying to Tell You Something?

Justin Garson Ph.D. on September 10, 2026 in The Biology of Human Nature

A growing body of thought suggests mental distress isn’t always a malfunction to fix, but a message worth hearing.

A growing body of thought suggests mental distress isn’t always a malfunction to fix, but a message worth hearing.

Authenticity

2 Questions That Will Help You Choose a Life Well Lived

Ira Bedzow Ph.D. on September 10, 2026 in Life, Well Lived

Living well means examining what we want, assessing whether it is worth pursuing, and taking responsibility for our choices by learning from others while retaining our own agency.

Living well means examining what we want, assessing whether it is worth pursuing, and taking responsibility for our choices by learning from others while retaining our own agency.

Career

How to Stop Blaming Others and Take Control of Your Success

Bruce Tulgan, JD on September 10, 2026 in Navigating the New Workplace

Blaming outside factors that get in the way of success at work can leave you powerless. If you want to be in control of your success, focus on that which you can always control.

Blaming outside factors that get in the way of success at work can leave you powerless. If you want to be in control of your success, focus on that which you can always control.

Resilience

My Grandmother Hummed and It May Have Saved Her Life

Arletha D. Lizana Ph.D., MPH, MBA on September 9, 2026 in Honoring Ancestral Wisdom

My grandmother hummed all day long. She was saving her own life. Old medicine, new science.

My grandmother hummed all day long. She was saving her own life. Old medicine, new science.

Caregiving

Managing Caregiver Grief

Julia L. Mayer, Psy.D., and Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D. on September 9, 2026 in Caregiver Intel

Caregivers can struggle with complex, hidden grief that leads to overwhelming feelings. Processing the feelings helps them to feel better and closer to their care receiver.

Caregivers can struggle with complex, hidden grief that leads to overwhelming feelings. Processing the feelings helps them to feel better and closer to their care receiver.

Chronic Illness

The Power of Empathy in Medicine and Self-Care

John Tsilimparis MFT on September 9, 2026 in The Magic in the Tragic

Treating yourself with care is critical when navigating the isolation of chronic illness.

Treating yourself with care is critical when navigating the isolation of chronic illness.

Relationships

Do You Distance Regulate in Your Relationships?

Chris Tompkins LMFT on September 9, 2026 in LGBTQ Affirmative Psychology

Distance isn't always a sign that something is wrong. For some people, creating distance is a way of managing intimacy, vulnerability, and emotions.

Distance isn't always a sign that something is wrong. For some people, creating distance is a way of managing intimacy, vulnerability, and emotions.