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Diet

Why You Need to Go on a News Diet

Hospital, Health, and Addiction Workers Group on May 30, 2023 in Psychological Trauma, Coping, and Resilience

Your fixation on following the news, almost all disturbing, can affect mental health. Learn how to stay informed while decreasing your anxiety.

Your fixation on following the news, almost all disturbing, can affect mental health. Learn how to stay informed while decreasing your anxiety.

Laughter

The Search for Laughter’s Evolutionary Origins

John Charles Simon on May 30, 2023 in Laughter and Humor 101

A comprehensive theory to explain why we laugh must provide a meaningful account of its origins. Can we learn about its meaning or purpose by studying our great ape cousins?

A comprehensive theory to explain why we laugh must provide a meaningful account of its origins. Can we learn about its meaning or purpose by studying our great ape cousins?

Eating Disorders

College Readiness and Eating Disorder Recovery

Melissa Gerson LCSW on May 30, 2023 in The Road to Recovery

This "College Readiness Guide" assists those recovering from eating disorders in establishing readiness for college transition.

This "College Readiness Guide" assists those recovering from eating disorders in establishing readiness for college transition.

Addiction

Addiction Counseling

Rubin Khoddam Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in The Addiction Connection

Learn how the compassionate guidance of addiction counseling can help individuals embark on a transformative journey toward recovery and rediscover a life of meaning.

Learn how the compassionate guidance of addiction counseling can help individuals embark on a transformative journey toward recovery and rediscover a life of meaning.

Self-Control

How to Rein In Your Shopping Problem

Temma Ehrenfeld on May 30, 2023 in Open Gently

Learn why you're overspending and enjoy life more with less stuff and debt.

Learn why you're overspending and enjoy life more with less stuff and debt.

Personality

How Personality Dimensions Relate to Health Outcomes

Ingo Zettler Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Individual Differences

Who is healthier? A recent meta-analysis links the HEXACO basic personality dimensions to health outcomes in the domains of mental health, health behavior, and physical health.

Who is healthier? A recent meta-analysis links the HEXACO basic personality dimensions to health outcomes in the domains of mental health, health behavior, and physical health.

Animal Behavior

Do You Listen to What a Dog Tries to Tell You?

Dee Stern Psy.D. on May 30, 2023 in Navigating Grief and Loss

Enjoy your walk, but don’t be so quick to approach a dog or allow your child to without recognizing the signals.

Enjoy your walk, but don’t be so quick to approach a dog or allow your child to without recognizing the signals.

Attention

Post-Concert Amnesia Is Not Amnesia

Robert N. Kraft Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Defining Memories

Some fans of Taylor Swift report having “post-concert amnesia,” but what’s really happening with these fans?

Some fans of Taylor Swift report having “post-concert amnesia,” but what’s really happening with these fans?

Therapy

The Difference Between a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist

Hara Estroff Marano on May 30, 2023 in The Therapy Center

Psychiatrists and psychologists are both experts in the care of people with mental health problems, but, as medical doctors, psychiatrists have the ability to prescribe medication.

Psychiatrists and psychologists are both experts in the care of people with mental health problems, but, as medical doctors, psychiatrists have the ability to prescribe medication.

Stress

Stress and the Service-to-Civilian Transition

Brian A. Kinnaird Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in The Hero in You

The end of a police career marks a new chapter in the lives of police veterans. Find out how transition stress can disrupt a healthy adaptation.

The end of a police career marks a new chapter in the lives of police veterans. Find out how transition stress can disrupt a healthy adaptation.

Confidence

6 Proven Ways to Build Confidence

Amy Morin on May 30, 2023 in What Mentally Strong People Don't Do

It's not that you either have confidence or don't. It's something you can proactively build.

It's not that you either have confidence or don't. It's something you can proactively build.

Self-Esteem

Confronting My "Daddy Issues" as a Man

Sam Louie MA, LMHC on May 30, 2023 in Minority Report

A Personal Perspective: The phrase "daddy issues" tends to conjure images of insecure women. But "daddy issues" can also include men and their relationships with their fathers.

A Personal Perspective: The phrase "daddy issues" tends to conjure images of insecure women. But "daddy issues" can also include men and their relationships with their fathers.

Relationships

Is It Okay to Love More Than One Person at the Same Time?

Randi Gunther Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Rediscovering Love

There's an assumption that true love can only be between two people at one time.

There's an assumption that true love can only be between two people at one time.

Career

Want to Find Your Purpose?

Bruce Feiler on May 30, 2023 in The Nonlinear Life

To find out what to do next, start by looking back. Here are five questions you can ask yourself to discover what makes you happy.

To find out what to do next, start by looking back. Here are five questions you can ask yourself to discover what makes you happy.

Grief

Grieving Tina Turner’s Passing

Joe Kort, Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Understanding the Erotic Code

Disenfranchised grief is a deeply felt loss over someone or something not immediately relatable to others who minimize and downplay it.

Disenfranchised grief is a deeply felt loss over someone or something not immediately relatable to others who minimize and downplay it.

Unconscious

Do White People See Their Own Race as the Most Human?

Daniel R. Stalder Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Bias Fundamentals

A new study using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) claims White people see Black people as less human, but critics of the IAT provide reasons to doubt that conclusion.

A new study using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) claims White people see Black people as less human, but critics of the IAT provide reasons to doubt that conclusion.

Psychosis

The Hallucinations You've Never Heard Of

Anthony D. Smith LMHC on May 30, 2023 in Up and Running

Hallucinations usually evoke ideas of voices and visions, but they span the five senses and beyond.

Hallucinations usually evoke ideas of voices and visions, but they span the five senses and beyond.

Loneliness

Loneliness vs. Neediness

Steven Stosny, Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Anger in the Age of Entitlement

The perception of neediness is mostly habit, running on autopilot. The formation of new habits can replace undesired ones.

The perception of neediness is mostly habit, running on autopilot. The formation of new habits can replace undesired ones.

Stress

Reimagining Our Relationship With Stress

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on May 30, 2023 in Everyday Resilience

The story we tell ourselves about our stress matters.

The story we tell ourselves about our stress matters.

Empathy

How to Judge Without Being Judgmental

Charles Harper Webb Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Drawing the Curtains Back

A Personal Perspective: The difference between judging and being judgmental is empathy.

A Personal Perspective: The difference between judging and being judgmental is empathy.

Depression

3 Tips to Embrace Routine to Reduce Anxiety and Depression

Victoria Maxwell on May 30, 2023 in Crazy for Life

A Personal Perspective: We've all heard it before. Routine is key to good mental health. Read on for three tips to sustain routines that boost your mood.

A Personal Perspective: We've all heard it before. Routine is key to good mental health. Read on for three tips to sustain routines that boost your mood.

Family Dynamics

Holding the Line

Eileen Garvin on May 30, 2023 in Sister on the Edge of Autism

Margaret’s behavior once drove us apart. Meltdowns disrupted every holiday and celebration, and her compulsions upended daily life. But now she was the one pulling us together.

Margaret’s behavior once drove us apart. Meltdowns disrupted every holiday and celebration, and her compulsions upended daily life. But now she was the one pulling us together.

Authenticity

How to Live an Authentic Life

Andrea Mathews LPC, NCC on May 30, 2023 in Traversing the Inner Terrain

Personal Perspective: What does it really mean to live an authentic life?

Personal Perspective: What does it really mean to live an authentic life?

Chronic Pain

22 Tips From 22 Years Sick

Toni Bernhard J.D. on May 30, 2023 in Turning Straw Into Gold

A Personal Perspective: I can’t overemphasize the importance of “pre-emptive rest.” It means resting before you think you need to.

A Personal Perspective: I can’t overemphasize the importance of “pre-emptive rest.” It means resting before you think you need to.

Eating Disorders

Social Media, Body Dissatisfaction, and Disordered Eating

Riccardo Dalle Grave M.D. on May 30, 2023 in Eating Disorders: The Facts

The use of social networks is associated with body dissatisfaction and eating disorders.

The use of social networks is associated with body dissatisfaction and eating disorders.

Perfectionism

How to Delegate When You’re a Perfectionist

Melody Wilding, LMSW on May 30, 2023 in Trust Yourself

When you learn to effectively delegate, it promotes better mental health and balance. If you're a perfectionist, try these tips to help you stave off burnout.

When you learn to effectively delegate, it promotes better mental health and balance. If you're a perfectionist, try these tips to help you stave off burnout.

Burnout

10 Tips to Keep Burnout at Bay

Shonda Moralis MSW, LCSW on May 30, 2023 in Breathe, Mama, Breathe

Life can be overwhelming and hard. Burnout is, however, not inevitable. Small shifts in our thinking and habits can help us recalibrate balance on an ongoing basis.

Life can be overwhelming and hard. Burnout is, however, not inevitable. Small shifts in our thinking and habits can help us recalibrate balance on an ongoing basis.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Is Becoming Much Scarier

Paul Thagard Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Hot Thought

Large language models such as ChatGPT are dramatic advances in AI that require ethical examination and political action.

Large language models such as ChatGPT are dramatic advances in AI that require ethical examination and political action.

Self-Help

Stuck In a Rut?

Diana Hill, Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in From Striving to Thriving

If you are stuck in a work rut, need to spruce up your relationship, or get out of an exercise funk, you can use the principles of evolution to get moving again.

If you are stuck in a work rut, need to spruce up your relationship, or get out of an exercise funk, you can use the principles of evolution to get moving again.