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Personal Perspectives

Fears of Artificial Intelligence

Greg O'Brien on June 8, 2026 in On Pluto

Personal Perspective: Two letters—“AI”—often instill fear and anxiety. In our serpentine journey, many of us tend to want to grasp what is real, not artificial.

Personal Perspective: Two letters—“AI”—often instill fear and anxiety. In our serpentine journey, many of us tend to want to grasp what is real, not artificial.

Trauma

How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adult Relationships

Kaytee Gillis, LCSW on June 8, 2026 in Invisible Bruises

We often repeat relationship patterns shaped in childhood, which, for some, might mean repeating the cycle of dysfunction.

We often repeat relationship patterns shaped in childhood, which, for some, might mean repeating the cycle of dysfunction.

Leadership

Why Anxious Minds Make the Best Leaders

John Tsilimparis MFT on June 8, 2026 in The Magic in the Tragic

See how the anxious mind thrives under pressure, using the chemistry of crisis to spark unmatched strategic innovation.

See how the anxious mind thrives under pressure, using the chemistry of crisis to spark unmatched strategic innovation.

Personal Perspectives

How Parents Can Love Us and Still Neglect Us

Sam Louie MA, LMHC, CSAT on June 8, 2026 in Minority Report

Personal Perspective: Neglect is often equated with cruelty. But sometimes it grows from love, sacrifice, and survival. The wounds deserve to be understood.

Personal Perspective: Neglect is often equated with cruelty. But sometimes it grows from love, sacrifice, and survival. The wounds deserve to be understood.

Suicide

What Is the "Deadly Gap" in Veteran Suicide Prevention?

Andrew Devendorf, PhD on June 8, 2026 in Deeper Mental Health

Every year, thousands of Veterans leave military service and enter what researchers call the "deadly gap." What makes this period so dangerous?

Every year, thousands of Veterans leave military service and enter what researchers call the "deadly gap." What makes this period so dangerous?

Personal Perspectives

Live More Fully by Planning for Death

Rick Miller LICSW on June 8, 2026 in Unwrapped

Personal Perspective: Death is often a taboo topic, but pre-planning for long-term illness and death can be a positive process.

Personal Perspective: Death is often a taboo topic, but pre-planning for long-term illness and death can be a positive process.

Behavioral Finance

Why Financial Shame Makes Money Problems Worse

Max Alberhasky Ph.D. on June 8, 2026 in Psychology, Money, and Happiness

Financial shame can make money problems worse by pushing people to avoid information and taking action. Here’s how to break the cycle.

Financial shame can make money problems worse by pushing people to avoid information and taking action. Here’s how to break the cycle.

Positive Psychology

Become a Happier Person

Shannon Sauer-Zavala Ph.D. on June 8, 2026 in Self: Made

Research suggests that up to 40% of our happiness is shaped by our actions. Here's how positive psychology can help you cultivate more joy.

Research suggests that up to 40% of our happiness is shaped by our actions. Here's how positive psychology can help you cultivate more joy.

Eating Disorders

Without a Prescription, We'd Call It an Eating Disorder

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on June 8, 2026 in Eating Disorder Recovery

GLP-1 medications can make an eating disorder so easy to miss. Patients describe the warning signs I screen for, then tell me their doctor is pleased.

GLP-1 medications can make an eating disorder so easy to miss. Patients describe the warning signs I screen for, then tell me their doctor is pleased.

Artificial Intelligence

The Mirage of a Friction-Free Future

Cornelia C. Walther Ph.D. on June 8, 2026 in Harnessing Hybrid Intelligence

Replacing friction with an alternative that delivers similar short-term outputs does not deliver the same long-term outcomes. It is a shortcut that leads to a dead end.

Replacing friction with an alternative that delivers similar short-term outputs does not deliver the same long-term outcomes. It is a shortcut that leads to a dead end.

Relationships

Yours, Mine, and Ours: How Couples Organize Money

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy on June 8, 2026 in Systemic Insights

How couples structure their finances can offer surprising insight into relationship health.

How couples structure their finances can offer surprising insight into relationship health.

Education

Radical Healing: From the Clinic to the Classroom

APA Division 15 on June 8, 2026 in PsychEd

Classrooms can be spaces of healing; educators can help students build well-being, community, growth, and care.

Classrooms can be spaces of healing; educators can help students build well-being, community, growth, and care.

Friends

You May Not Be Antisocial, Just Out of Practice

Melissa J. Perry Sc.D. on June 8, 2026 in The Mindful Epidemiologist

Small changes in daily exposure to other people can quietly alter our interpersonal skills.

Small changes in daily exposure to other people can quietly alter our interpersonal skills.

ADHD

ADHD: The Hard Part Isn’t Focus—It’s Choosing the Station

Scott Barry Kaufman on June 8, 2026 in Beautiful Minds

We call ADHD a deficit, but the real struggle was never a lack of attention—it’s deciding where to aim it. Here’s what ADHD actually feels like from the inside.

We call ADHD a deficit, but the real struggle was never a lack of attention—it’s deciding where to aim it. Here’s what ADHD actually feels like from the inside.

Boundaries

The Impact of Dysfunctional Family Patterns

Melanie A. McNally Psy.D. on June 8, 2026 in Empower Your Mind

Family interactions can reignite old wounds, but you can protect your well-being, set healthy boundaries, and foster self-compassion.

Family interactions can reignite old wounds, but you can protect your well-being, set healthy boundaries, and foster self-compassion.

Health

Why Ebola Scares Us More Than Everyday Killers

Jay K. Varma M.D. on June 8, 2026 in Fevered Mind

Ebola terrifies us because it feels gruesome and foreign. That fear can distort our perception of risk, but, when guided well, it can also strengthen public health.

Ebola terrifies us because it feels gruesome and foreign. That fear can distort our perception of risk, but, when guided well, it can also strengthen public health.

Scent

The Nose-Brain Axis: How Smell Shapes Mood and Memory

Scott C. Anderson on June 8, 2026 in Mood by Microbe

Your nose has its own microbiome, and it has a major impact on your brain. Here are some tips for keeping it in good shape to improve your mood and cognition.

Your nose has its own microbiome, and it has a major impact on your brain. Here are some tips for keeping it in good shape to improve your mood and cognition.

Relationships

Keeping Score Is a Relationship Killer

Mark B. Borg, Jr, Ph.D., and Haruna Miyamoto-Borg LCSW on June 8, 2026 in Love. Crash. Rebuild.

Keeping score can turn loving partners into opponents who track each other’s failures more than each other’s effort.

Keeping score can turn loving partners into opponents who track each other’s failures more than each other’s effort.

Relationships

2 Necessary Lies That Every Relationship Needs

Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 8, 2026 in Social Instincts

Why honesty isn't always the best policy when it comes to love.

Why honesty isn't always the best policy when it comes to love.

Career

Developing Specialty Skills in Clinical Aviation Psychology

Carrie H. Kennedy Ph.D., ABPP on June 8, 2026 in Alpha Blog Charlie

Developing proficiency in aviation psychology requires diligence in finding education and training opportunities. Here are some ways to develop skills and cultural competence.

Developing proficiency in aviation psychology requires diligence in finding education and training opportunities. Here are some ways to develop skills and cultural competence.

Emotion Regulation

When Irritability Isn't "Just a Phase"

Kristen Cook, MD on June 8, 2026 in Parenting Redefined

When chronic irritability and explosive outbursts become a child's daily reality, it may be more than a phase. Learn the signs, treatment options, and explore hope for families.

When chronic irritability and explosive outbursts become a child's daily reality, it may be more than a phase. Learn the signs, treatment options, and explore hope for families.

Friends

How Friendship Transformed Kant’s Life

Neel Burton M.A., M.D. on June 8, 2026 in Ataraxia

Kant’s Philosophy of Friendship, and How it Differed from Aristotle’s.

Kant’s Philosophy of Friendship, and How it Differed from Aristotle’s.

Attention

We Become What We Attend To

Michiko Kimura Bruno M.D. on June 8, 2026 in Breaking Good

We hear the word attention all the time, but how does it actually work? Attention is the spotlight of consciousness. Learning to pay attention to our attention will pay dividends.

We hear the word attention all the time, but how does it actually work? Attention is the spotlight of consciousness. Learning to pay attention to our attention will pay dividends.

Child Development

How Childhood Emotional Neglect Can Affect Relationships

Jonice Webb Ph.D. on June 8, 2026 in Childhood Emotional Neglect

Early emotional neglect can shape how you connect, leaving relationships feeling one-sided, draining, or distant, even when you deeply care.

Early emotional neglect can shape how you connect, leaving relationships feeling one-sided, draining, or distant, even when you deeply care.

Neurodiversity

A Neurodivergent Child's First Day of School

Bozena Zawisz MA on June 8, 2026 in Nurturing Self-Esteem in Autistic Children

The first day of school for parents of neurodiverse children can be shaped by years of advocacy. Healthy school-family relationships are essential for positive outcomes.

The first day of school for parents of neurodiverse children can be shaped by years of advocacy. Healthy school-family relationships are essential for positive outcomes.

Relationships

Which Comes First: Finding a Partner or Finding Yourself?

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on June 7, 2026 in Meet, Catch, and Keep

We need not have a fully formed sense of self before entering a good relationship, do we?

We need not have a fully formed sense of self before entering a good relationship, do we?

Beauty

When It Comes to Eyes, Lighter Isn’t Always Better

Farid Pazhoohi, Ph.D. on June 7, 2026 in Evolutionary Social Cognition

Are whiter eyes more attractive? Our cross-cultural study suggests the answer is more subtle and that eye whites (sclera) may shape femininity and first impressions.

Are whiter eyes more attractive? Our cross-cultural study suggests the answer is more subtle and that eye whites (sclera) may shape femininity and first impressions.

Decision-Making

The Psychology of Saving the Good Candles

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on June 7, 2026 in Possibilitizing

I found a candle I'd been saving for four years. The scent had faded and I still hadn't lit it. Turns out there's psychology behind why we save joy for later, and ways to stop.

I found a candle I'd been saving for four years. The scent had faded and I still hadn't lit it. Turns out there's psychology behind why we save joy for later, and ways to stop.

Evolutionary Psychology

Did Consciousness Begin With Hunger and Sexual Desire?

Hamid Zand Ph.D. on June 7, 2026 in The Behavioral Microbiome

What if consciousness did not begin with thought, language, or self-awareness? Exploring whether hunger and sexual desire were among the earliest subjective experiences.

What if consciousness did not begin with thought, language, or self-awareness? Exploring whether hunger and sexual desire were among the earliest subjective experiences.