Missing Each Other

Career

The Biggest Psychological Challenge of the Climate Crisis

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on February 1, 2022

Will the climate crisis inevitably pull us apart, even while we urgently need to work together? Here are some strategies that can help us feel more connected with each other.

Will the climate crisis inevitably pull us apart, even while we urgently need to work together? Here are some strategies that can help us feel more connected with each other.

Environment

Psychological Hurdles in the Climate Crisis

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on January 15, 2022

Does the climate crisis seem too overwhelming to think, talk, or do anything about? This may help.

Does the climate crisis seem too overwhelming to think, talk, or do anything about? This may help.

Environment

Why Aren't We Trying Harder to Save the World?

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on December 24, 2021

Why has it been so difficult to address the climate crisis? There are many social, economic, and political challenges, but there are psychological ones as well.

Why has it been so difficult to address the climate crisis? There are many social, economic, and political challenges, but there are psychological ones as well.

Trust

How to Talk With People Who Are COVID Vaccine-Hesitant

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on October 31, 2021

Feeling frustrated that some friends or family members still won't get a COVID vaccine? A motivational interviewing approach can help.

Feeling frustrated that some friends or family members still won't get a COVID vaccine? A motivational interviewing approach can help.

Education

How to Take Your Conversations to the Next Level

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on August 1, 2021

Not happy with your ability to connect in conversation? Developing skill in contingent responding can help.

Not happy with your ability to connect in conversation? Developing skill in contingent responding can help.

Anxiety

How Relaxed Awareness Can Help With Post-Pandemic Anxiety

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on July 4, 2021

Feeling a mix of emotions as we move toward life after the pandemic? Cultivating relaxed awareness can help us re-enter our social spaces.

Feeling a mix of emotions as we move toward life after the pandemic? Cultivating relaxed awareness can help us re-enter our social spaces.

Meditation

Simple Exercises That Can Help You Feel Connected to Others

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on June 8, 2021

Feeling alienated and disconnected after the past year? Here are some ways to start to shift your mindset.

Feeling alienated and disconnected after the past year? Here are some ways to start to shift your mindset.

Bias

Why Do We Hate?

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on May 22, 2021

What can individuals do to reduce the hatred in the world? We can start by challenging a fundamental misunderstanding that we may have.

What can individuals do to reduce the hatred in the world? We can start by challenging a fundamental misunderstanding that we may have.

Friends

Why Genuine, Lasting Connections Feel So Elusive

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on May 4, 2021

Feeling isolated during the pandemic? Here are some ways to emotionally reconnect.

Feeling isolated during the pandemic? Here are some ways to emotionally reconnect.

Attention

We’ve Been Missing Each Other for a Long Time

Ashley Pallathra, PhD and Edward Brodkin, MD on February 9, 2021

How much have you wished that someone — even those closest to you — could fully tune in to you, listen to and understand you, and then respond to you?

How much have you wished that someone — even those closest to you — could fully tune in to you, listen to and understand you, and then respond to you?