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Education

Students Are Citizens, Not Just Consumers

Mark Horowitz Ph.D. on September 5, 2026 in Post-Tribal

John Adams hoped future generations would have more room for the arts and humanities. A shrinking labor market threatens to close that door.

John Adams hoped future generations would have more room for the arts and humanities. A shrinking labor market threatens to close that door.

Coaching

Public Speaking Anxiety: A 5-Step Approach

Scott S. Shapiro M.D. on September 5, 2026 in The Best Strategies For Managing Adult ADHD

Performance psychiatry isn't just for pro athletes. This five-step method can help executives handle presentation anxiety.

Performance psychiatry isn't just for pro athletes. This five-step method can help executives handle presentation anxiety.

Guilt

The Frustration You Can't Explain

Lynn E. O'Connor Ph.D. on September 5, 2026 in Our Empathic Nature

If you're frustrated with life, something specific is being blocked. There's something you want that you're not doing. Finding it means finding who you've been protecting.

If you're frustrated with life, something specific is being blocked. There's something you want that you're not doing. Finding it means finding who you've been protecting.

Chronic Illness

Reframing Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

David Berez MAPP, DRE on September 5, 2026 in Positive Psychology for Law Enforcement

Clinical intervention stopped the crisis, and positive psychology interventions led to a full recovery—proof that healing the body isn’t complete without healing the mind.

Clinical intervention stopped the crisis, and positive psychology interventions led to a full recovery—proof that healing the body isn’t complete without healing the mind.

Psychopharmacology

Ozempic, Anhedonia, and the Brain’s Reward System

Marcela Gottschald on September 5, 2026 in Dose and Meaning

Some people taking GLP-1 medications report feeling less pleasure or motivation, beyond simply losing interest in food.

Some people taking GLP-1 medications report feeling less pleasure or motivation, beyond simply losing interest in food.

Psychosis

Evil Deeds and Dangerous States of Mind

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on September 5, 2026 in Evil Deeds

How big a role did the prosecutor's failure to convincingly dispute the idea that Lindsay Clancy was psychotic at the time of the killings play in her mistrial?

How big a role did the prosecutor's failure to convincingly dispute the idea that Lindsay Clancy was psychotic at the time of the killings play in her mistrial?

Optimism

Commemorating 9/11, Celebrating 9/12

David Berez MAPP, DRE on September 5, 2026 in Positive Psychology for Law Enforcement

Personal Perspective: On this 25th anniversary, we honor those lost on 9/11 by living 9/12. Let us choose unity over division, courage over fear, hope over despair.

Personal Perspective: On this 25th anniversary, we honor those lost on 9/11 by living 9/12. Let us choose unity over division, courage over fear, hope over despair.

Relationships

3 Reasons We Miss Lovers We Would Never Want Back

Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.D. on September 5, 2026 in In the Name of Love

We can maintain a meaningful emotional connection to the past even when reunion would be incompatible with who we have become or with the life we want to live.

We can maintain a meaningful emotional connection to the past even when reunion would be incompatible with who we have become or with the life we want to live.

Artificial Intelligence

College Students May Face Greater AI Risks Than Children

Timothy Cook M.Ed. on September 5, 2026 in The Algorithmic Mind

Developmental safeguards are often removed at 18, but the prefrontal cortex is still under construction until the mid-20s. The timing of AI could not be worse.

Developmental safeguards are often removed at 18, but the prefrontal cortex is still under construction until the mid-20s. The timing of AI could not be worse.

Ethics and Morality

Can Bad People Make Beautiful Art?

Anjan Chatterjee MD, FAAN on September 5, 2026 in Brain, Behavior, and Beauty

The context surrounding an artwork, such as information about the artist’s moral values and behavior, can change our feelings when we see it.

The context surrounding an artwork, such as information about the artist’s moral values and behavior, can change our feelings when we see it.

Grief

Lessons From 'I'm Still Here: A Cat's Purpose Forever'

Marc Bekoff Ph.D. on September 5, 2026 in Animal Emotions

Rather than focusing on the inevitable grief, author Cathryn Michon shows us how to cherish a cat's presence even after they're gone.

Rather than focusing on the inevitable grief, author Cathryn Michon shows us how to cherish a cat's presence even after they're gone.

Friends

10 Ways to Handle Mean Comments

Barbara Greenberg Ph.D. on September 5, 2026 in The Teen Doctor

Rude comments can cut deeply and linger. Instead of getting angry or letting them pass unacknowledged, try one of these responses.

Rude comments can cut deeply and linger. Instead of getting angry or letting them pass unacknowledged, try one of these responses.

Parenting

Teaching Our Children How to Use AI Safely

Kristen Cook, MD on September 4, 2026 in Parenting Redefined

Artificial intelligence can seem daunting. As parents, we need to help our children navigate this technology. Here are six family rules to help parents do just that.

Artificial intelligence can seem daunting. As parents, we need to help our children navigate this technology. Here are six family rules to help parents do just that.

Persuasion

Will More Arguments Make You More Persuasive? It Depends

Ronald E. Riggio Ph.D. on September 4, 2026 in Cutting-Edge Leadership

Research on the psychology of persuasion suggests you should consider your audience before offering more arguments.

Research on the psychology of persuasion suggests you should consider your audience before offering more arguments.

Identity

You Have Already Died: Jung's Rebirth Archetype

Mark Shelvock, RP, MACP, MA on September 4, 2026 in Navigating the Serpentine Path

The psyche rehearses death long before we understand what it's preparing us for.

The psyche rehearses death long before we understand what it's preparing us for.

Education

The Rewards of Learning to Do What’s Difficult

Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on September 4, 2026 in Fixing Families

Life is filled with challenges, but what often stops us is not the challenge itself but our fears. The ultimate rewards and the process of learning to do what is difficult.

Life is filled with challenges, but what often stops us is not the challenge itself but our fears. The ultimate rewards and the process of learning to do what is difficult.

Cognition

When Words Aren’t What They Seem

Karen Stollznow Ph.D. on September 4, 2026 in Speaking in Tongues

Why do some words seem familiar but mean something completely different? False friends reveal how our brains use, and sometimes misuse, language.

Why do some words seem familiar but mean something completely different? False friends reveal how our brains use, and sometimes misuse, language.

Persuasion

Need help? Need to Disagree? Talk About It in Person

Pia Owens on September 4, 2026 in Getting Comfortable with Conflict

We consistently underestimate the power of in-person conversations over tech-mediated ones. Talking in person, instead of Zooming or emailing, makes a difference.

We consistently underestimate the power of in-person conversations over tech-mediated ones. Talking in person, instead of Zooming or emailing, makes a difference.

Relationships

When You Love Them, Do You Like Who You Become?

Itai Ivtzan Ph.D. on September 4, 2026 in Mindfulness for Wellbeing

Some people make us brighter, bolder, and more alive. Others make us shrink. The selves our relationships bring out may reveal more than how much we love the people in them.

Some people make us brighter, bolder, and more alive. Others make us shrink. The selves our relationships bring out may reveal more than how much we love the people in them.

Identity

Your Breakdown May Actually Be Your Promotion

Kyle Emanuel Brown on September 4, 2026 in Total Self-Trust

Your life may not be falling apart. Discover how breakdowns can disrupt old identities, deepen self-trust, and create space for who you’re becoming.

Your life may not be falling apart. Discover how breakdowns can disrupt old identities, deepen self-trust, and create space for who you’re becoming.

Altruism

Dolly: A Childfree Inspiration for Us All

Kate Kaufmann on September 4, 2026 in Unapparent

Dolly Parton built a legacy that included children. She didn't have any herself.

Dolly Parton built a legacy that included children. She didn't have any herself.

Grief

Lessons on Healing 25 Years after 9/11

George S. Everly, Jr. PhD, ABPP, FACLP on September 4, 2026 in When Disaster Strikes: Inside Disaster Psychology

The Roman Cicero is credited with the notion Friendship abates misery, by doubling our joys and dividing our grief. 9/11 showed peer support as uniquely powerful in healing grief.

The Roman Cicero is credited with the notion Friendship abates misery, by doubling our joys and dividing our grief. 9/11 showed peer support as uniquely powerful in healing grief.

Hallucination

The Mysterious Mushroom That Makes You Gulliver's Companion

Hamid Zand Ph.D. on September 4, 2026 in The Behavioral Microbiome

A Chinese mushroom causes hallucinations of tiny people within real environmental backgrounds. This phenomenon raises questions about perception, memory, and reality.

A Chinese mushroom causes hallucinations of tiny people within real environmental backgrounds. This phenomenon raises questions about perception, memory, and reality.

Artificial Intelligence

Inside the Belly of the Beast

John Nosta on September 4, 2026 in The Digital Self

Is AI simply too much of a good thing?

Is AI simply too much of a good thing?

Parasocial Relationships

Living With Their Legacy: Understanding Celebrity Losses

Anthony L Colonello M.A., RP on September 4, 2026 in The Mental Mosaic

Why can losing someone we’ve never met feel so personal? The recent losses of Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen offer a window into parasocial grief.

Why can losing someone we’ve never met feel so personal? The recent losses of Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen offer a window into parasocial grief.

Trust

How Do We Agree on Anything?

Richard Dancsi on September 4, 2026 in Dear Life, Please Improve

How do millions of strangers agree on anything? By turning arbitrary choices into "objective facts." Here’s how.

How do millions of strangers agree on anything? By turning arbitrary choices into "objective facts." Here’s how.

Psychosis

Missed Opportunities for Getting Help

Bethany Yeiser BS on September 4, 2026 in Recovery Road

Personal Perspective: On my journey with schizophrenia, prior to diagnosis, there were many opportunities for me to get help from friends, family, and my professors, but I refused.

Personal Perspective: On my journey with schizophrenia, prior to diagnosis, there were many opportunities for me to get help from friends, family, and my professors, but I refused.

ADHD

Why House Mapping Can Save the ADHD Home

Amelia Kelley Ph.D. on September 4, 2026 in In Your Corner

House mapping helps ADHD households and overwhelmed or busy families reduce clutter and mental fatigue by designing spaces around how they naturally live.

House mapping helps ADHD households and overwhelmed or busy families reduce clutter and mental fatigue by designing spaces around how they naturally live.

Emotion Regulation

The Rewards of Slowness

Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. on September 4, 2026 in Science of Choice

A slower pace of life reduces mental and emotional fatigue.

A slower pace of life reduces mental and emotional fatigue.