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Anxiety

Facing Your Fears

Noelle McWard LCSW on December 4, 2023 in Unpacking Anxiety

If you have ever felt paralyzed by anxiety, or avoided things you want or need to do because of anxiety, you can learn to push past your fear to live your life more fully.

Friends

6 Tips for Coping With a Friendship Breakup

Roxy Zarrabi Psy.D. on December 4, 2023 in Mindful Dating

If you’re dealing with a friendship breakup, consider these coping tips.

Career

How to Find a Career That Fits Your ADHD Brain

Sharon Saline Psy.D. on December 4, 2023 in On Your Way with ADHD

Would you like to find a career that interests you and uses your innate talents? Learn how to harness your skills and land meaningful work.

Consumer Behavior

The Surprising Psychology of Christmas Advertisements

Matt Johnson Ph.D. on December 4, 2023 in Mind, Brain, and Value

Christmas is big business, and its not just about gift-giving and seasonal shopping.

People-Pleasing

How Mindfulness Helps You to Overcome People-Pleasing

Amanda Gilbert on December 4, 2023 in A Moment of Mindfulness

Learn the ways mindfulness brings you back to who you are and helps you deal with the painful effects of people-pleasing.

Religion

The Fear of God in Therapy

Matthew Clemente, Ph.D. and David Goodman, Ph.D. on December 4, 2023 in Our Human Condition

Though rarely discussed, religious experiences are far from rare. Theology provides a language for the feelings of awe and dread that result from a run-in with the wholly other.

Relationships

'Tis the Season for Heartbreak and Complex Breakups

Richard E. Cytowic M.D. on December 4, 2023 in The Fallible Mind

In a time of joy and togetherness, breaking up seems inconceivable.

Mental Health Stigma

Reducing Stigma Against Mental Illness in Latino Communities

Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy MD on December 4, 2023 in Collective Healing

There is a need for a "shared language" surrounding mental illness that invites understanding, support, and empowerment and reduces shame, exclusion, and punishment.

Therapy

Not All DBT Is Created Equal

Kiki Fehling Ph.D. on December 4, 2023 in Building a Life Worth Living

Many people who think they’re in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) may only be in “DBT-informed” therapy, not adherent DBT. Why does that matter?

Stress

How Can You Deal With Stress and Lack of Control?

Diane E Dreher Ph.D. on December 4, 2023 in Your Personal Renaissance

If you've been feeling stressed and confused lately, you may be experiencing ambiguous loss. These five steps can help.

Chronic Pain

Goal Setting and Chronic Pain

Jennifer Sarche MPH on December 4, 2023 in Pain Is Personal

A Personal Perspective: Setting and achieving goals makes me more hopeful about my future, even with chronic pain and chronic illness.

Artificial Intelligence

How Embracing Complexity Could Foster Enduring Peace

Grant Hilary Brenner MD, DFAPA on December 4, 2023 in ExperiMentations

We've created an increasingly complex, in many ways wondrous, world. Now what do we do?

Self-Talk

Our Cast of Characters

Bill Kavanagh on December 4, 2023 in Keep Your Fork

We all have a large cast of characters in our brains, each fighting for the center-stage spotlight. How might you write the script and decide who performs?

Relationships

In a Broken World, Broken Hearts Love Company

Tim Leberecht on December 4, 2023 in The Romance of Work

What to do with something that is broken—a heart, a relationship, a system? Unbreak it? Patch it? Repair it? Or find communion in the cracks?

Self-Sabotage

When Needing to Appear Good Can Lead to Self-Sabotage

Jennifer L Keluskar Ph.D. on December 4, 2023 in Alone Together

Obsessing over being seen as a good person can sabotage relationships and mental health. Here's what to look out for, and ways to feel more connected with others.

Feature

Make a Great Start to Your Day

How to Get Motivated

Stress

27% of Americans are 'Doom Spending' Due to Stress

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on December 4, 2023 in A Funny Bone to Pick

A survey finds that 96% of Americans are concerned about the current state of the economy. So what are many doing to cope with this stress?

Therapy

Inside a Case of Couple's Therapy

Michael Karson Ph.D., J.D. on December 4, 2023 in Feeling Our Way

Distinguishing a relationship both want from the patterns they typically veer into.

ADHD

Should I Give Medication to My Child With ADHD?

Liz Nissim-Matheis Ph.D. on December 4, 2023 in Special Matters

Making the decision to seek medication for your child with ADHD is a complex one and requires the assessment of several areas of functioning.

Boundaries

The Circle of Differentiation

Assael Romanelli Ph.D. on December 4, 2023 in The Other Side of Relationships

Do you often feel like the victim, savior, or persecutor in your relationship? If so, you're stuck in a drama triangle. There's an alternative.

Cognition

Perception, Thought, and Emotion

Matthew J. Sharps Ph.D. on December 4, 2023 in The Forensic View

Eyewitness memories are not generated by perception alone; individual differences, personal experience, and emotion play major roles in their formation.

Parenting

Helping Kids to Persevere Despite Mistakes

Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed. on December 4, 2023 in Radical Teaching

To help kids build perseverance through mistakes, encourage multiple approaches to problems, and provide opportunities for them to make decisions and choices.

Leadership

Leaders Make the Most of Their Connections

Ahron Friedberg M.D. on December 4, 2023 in Resilience

Leadership involves adapting your vision to have others see and follow it.

Sex

Women Transforming Public Sex

Elisabeth A. Sheff Ph.D., CSE on December 4, 2023 in The Polyamorists Next Door

While public sex is nothing new, the ways in which women are taking charge of their own public sexual interactions are transforming the public sexual landscape.