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Ethics and Morality

Everyday Ethics: Applying Different Approaches to Problem-Solving

Marion Marshall, M.S. on March 27, 2025 in Bridging Ethics and Practice

Applying ethical principles to complex decision-making.

Applying ethical principles to complex decision-making.

Self-Help

Open Air Swimming Supports Mental Health

Sally Augustin Ph.D. on March 27, 2025 in People, Places, and Things

Swimming outdoors, particularly in more natural settings, is as good for the mind as it is for the body.

Swimming outdoors, particularly in more natural settings, is as good for the mind as it is for the body.

Relationships

Learn How to Turn Off Manipulation

Jamie Cannon MS, LPC on March 27, 2025 in Stress Fracture

Struggling with a manipulator? Use these four techniques to stop their behavior.

Struggling with a manipulator? Use these four techniques to stop their behavior.

Career

Losing a Job Without Upending Your Stability

Loriann Oberlin MS, LCPC on March 27, 2025 in The Full Picture

Few people think about dealing with job loss until they have to. Those who refuse to remain stuck are more likely to land successfully.

Few people think about dealing with job loss until they have to. Those who refuse to remain stuck are more likely to land successfully.

Relationships

Why Real Love Requires More Than Just a Spark

John Kim LMFT on March 27, 2025 in The Angry Therapist

Stop chasing chemistry. Start building real love—the kind that goes beyond the spark and creates a deep, lasting bond based on trust, effort, and commitment.

Stop chasing chemistry. Start building real love—the kind that goes beyond the spark and creates a deep, lasting bond based on trust, effort, and commitment.

Career

Why "Let’s Catch Up" Isn’t Always Enough

Andy Lopata on March 27, 2025 in Connected Leadership

Feel awkward saying “let’s catch up”? A simple shift can ease the discomfort and spark real reconnection. Research explains why.

Feel awkward saying “let’s catch up”? A simple shift can ease the discomfort and spark real reconnection. Research explains why.

Psychosis

Psilocybin, Teens, and ADHD: A Prescription for Psychosis

Anthony D. Smith LMHC on March 27, 2025 in Up and Running

Mushroom use is on the rise in youth, and some common factors, when combined with psilocybin use, could accelerate psychosis. There are ways to navigate the risk.

Mushroom use is on the rise in youth, and some common factors, when combined with psilocybin use, could accelerate psychosis. There are ways to navigate the risk.

Sex

Simple Non-Sexual Daily Practices for Maintaining Intimacy

Caitlin Cantor LCSW, CST, CGT on March 27, 2025 in Modern Sex

Keeping the intimacy alive in your relationship takes effort, but it’s easier than you might think. It’s the small things you do regularly that matter.

Keeping the intimacy alive in your relationship takes effort, but it’s easier than you might think. It’s the small things you do regularly that matter.

Politics

The Politics of Splitting: Craving Certainty in Complexity

Jason Shimiaie M.D. on March 27, 2025 in An Interpersonal Lens

Splitting turns politics into moral combat. Here’s how black-and-white thinking hijacks our brains—and how to reclaim nuance in an age of polarization.

Splitting turns politics into moral combat. Here’s how black-and-white thinking hijacks our brains—and how to reclaim nuance in an age of polarization.

Midlife

The Midlife "What If?"

Deborah Heiser Ph.D. on March 27, 2025 in The Right Side of 40

What if you viewed midlife as a pivot for growth? Here's your guide for reflection, reinvention, and transformation at midlife.

What if you viewed midlife as a pivot for growth? Here's your guide for reflection, reinvention, and transformation at midlife.

Intelligence

Navigating Life in a Post-Cognitive World

John Nosta on March 27, 2025 in The Digital Self

In a world beyond cognition, we must rethink how we learn, create, and decide—balancing human intuition with the power of decentralized intelligence.

In a world beyond cognition, we must rethink how we learn, create, and decide—balancing human intuition with the power of decentralized intelligence.

Career

How to Understand a Company’s Culture Before You Take a Job

Amy Cooper Hakim Ph.D. on March 27, 2025 in Working With Difficult People

Want to understand a company’s culture before you take the job? Ask the right questions.

Want to understand a company’s culture before you take the job? Ask the right questions.

Trauma

"Happy Land": How Land Ownership Impacts Mental Health

Heather Rose Artushin LISW-CP on March 27, 2025 in Well Read

Dolen Perkins-Valdez's latest novel, "Happy Land," explores land ownership through the generations. She shares her thoughts on land ownership and mental health, trauma, and more.

Dolen Perkins-Valdez's latest novel, "Happy Land," explores land ownership through the generations. She shares her thoughts on land ownership and mental health, trauma, and more.

Parapsychology

Science, Skepticism, and "The Telepathy Tapes"

Jeff Tarrant, Ph.D., BCN on March 27, 2025 in Choosing Your Meditation Style

Personal Perspective: "The Telepathy Tapes" podcast challenges assumptions with data that could reshape our understanding of the mind. Should science ignore what it can't explain?

Personal Perspective: "The Telepathy Tapes" podcast challenges assumptions with data that could reshape our understanding of the mind. Should science ignore what it can't explain?

Social Media

How the Engagement Algorithm Destroys Civil Society

Nigel Barber Ph.D. on March 27, 2025 in The Human Beast

Personal Perspective: Digital natives have every advantage in affluence and opportunity, yet no generation has been more conspicuously unhappy.

Personal Perspective: Digital natives have every advantage in affluence and opportunity, yet no generation has been more conspicuously unhappy.

Relationships

3 Relationship Patterns That Often Lead to Breakups

Mark Travers Ph.D. on March 27, 2025 in Social Instincts

It's never a good sign to see these three patterns emerge in a relationship. Here's why.

It's never a good sign to see these three patterns emerge in a relationship. Here's why.

Confidence

5 Ways to Communicate With Power and Confidence

Megan Dalla-Camina on March 27, 2025 in Real Women

Unlock the power of confident communication. Learn five essential strategies to speak with authority, connect deeply, and elevate your influence in any situation.

Unlock the power of confident communication. Learn five essential strategies to speak with authority, connect deeply, and elevate your influence in any situation.

Anxiety

When Your Mind Won't Let It Go

Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.D. on March 27, 2025 in Here, There, and Everywhere

Why we get stuck in mental loops, what rumination really is, and science-backed ways to stop overthinking and find peace of mind.

Why we get stuck in mental loops, what rumination really is, and science-backed ways to stop overthinking and find peace of mind.

ADHD

ADHD Productivity Trap: Stop Being Busy, Start Doing

Ugochukwu Uche MS.,LPC on March 27, 2025 in Promoting Empathy With Your Teen

Feeling busy but getting nowhere? Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder makes productivity tricky—but there are ways to get things done.

Feeling busy but getting nowhere? Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder makes productivity tricky—but there are ways to get things done.

Evolutionary Psychology

Is Selfishness Ever an Option?

Sam Goldstein Ph.D. on March 27, 2025 in Common Sense Science

Selfishness aids survival but requires balance in society. While modern life rewards both selfish and cooperative behaviors, ethical self-interest can foster personal growth.

Selfishness aids survival but requires balance in society. While modern life rewards both selfish and cooperative behaviors, ethical self-interest can foster personal growth.

Environment

The Joys of Doing Citizen Science With Wild Neighbors

Marc Bekoff Ph.D. on March 27, 2025 in Animal Emotions

A timely field guide proves that it's not all that difficult to develop the mindset for routinely connecting with neighborhood wildlife.

A timely field guide proves that it's not all that difficult to develop the mindset for routinely connecting with neighborhood wildlife.

Laughter

If You Think Growing Older Isn’t Funny, Think Again

John Charles Simon on March 27, 2025 in Laughter and Humor 101

If we’re lucky enough to grow old, we’re destined to confront the difficulties that accompany that process. Thankfully, they offer plentiful opportunities for laughter.

If we’re lucky enough to grow old, we’re destined to confront the difficulties that accompany that process. Thankfully, they offer plentiful opportunities for laughter.

Relationships

Transforming Conflict Into Connection

Moshe Ratson MBA, MFT on March 26, 2025 in The Wisdom of Anger

Conflict doesn't have to harm your relationship; it can transform it.

Conflict doesn't have to harm your relationship; it can transform it.

Adolescence

Boys and Belonging: Don’t Leave It to Online Influencers

Erin Walsh, M.A. and David Walsh, Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids

Why boys are vulnerable to online extremism and how adults can show up with connection rather than panic.

Why boys are vulnerable to online extremism and how adults can show up with connection rather than panic.

Personality

How Vocational Similarity Sparks Romance

Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., M.Div., Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Why Bad Looks Good

Learn why the labor of love can be an important predictor of romantic quality.

Learn why the labor of love can be an important predictor of romantic quality.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Daily Practice Is the Key to Brain Injury Recovery

Shireen Jeejeebhoy on March 26, 2025 in Concussion Is Brain Injury

Practice—that is, repetitive training—matters in healing brain injury. Repeated intensive training can be accompanied by brain reorganization.

Practice—that is, repetitive training—matters in healing brain injury. Repeated intensive training can be accompanied by brain reorganization.

Social Media

Social Diabetes: Is Digital Connection Making Us Sick?

Jason Shimiaie M.D. on March 26, 2025 in An Interpersonal Lens

We need new language for the ills of modern life—a framework for understanding why we feel emotionally unwell in a time of unprecedented connectivity.

We need new language for the ills of modern life—a framework for understanding why we feel emotionally unwell in a time of unprecedented connectivity.

Trust

Rebuilding Trust and Healing Through Post-Traumatic Growth

Cynthia Vejar Ph.D., LPC, LSC/PPS, NCC on March 26, 2025 in Meaningful Connections

Betrayal shakes the foundation of trust in relationships. Healing through post-traumatic growth can rebuild trust and lead to emotional resilience.

Betrayal shakes the foundation of trust in relationships. Healing through post-traumatic growth can rebuild trust and lead to emotional resilience.

Behavioral Finance

The Psychology of the Stock Market

Sam Goldstein Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Common Sense Science

The stock market reflects collective behavior shaped by psychology and code.

The stock market reflects collective behavior shaped by psychology and code.