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Therapy

"Emotionally Immature" Is Not a Diagnosis

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on April 18, 2025 in What The Wild Things Are

We can do better than this book. Clinically, ethically, and relationally, we must get back to doing real work—with real families, real systems, and real complexity.

We can do better than this book. Clinically, ethically, and relationally, we must get back to doing real work—with real families, real systems, and real complexity.

Leadership

Stuck in the Complaining Phase? Here's How to Move Forward

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on April 18, 2025 in A Funny Bone to Pick

Are you finding yourself complaining about something that you believe you can't change, again and again? Do you see others doing so? Here's a way to get past all that.

Are you finding yourself complaining about something that you believe you can't change, again and again? Do you see others doing so? Here's a way to get past all that.

Relationships

The Call Is Coming From Inside the House

John Kim LMFT on April 18, 2025 in The Angry Therapist

Confronting your inner saboteur is hard. It’s like opening the basement door in a horror movie—scary as hell, but necessary if you want to stop being haunted.

Confronting your inner saboteur is hard. It’s like opening the basement door in a horror movie—scary as hell, but necessary if you want to stop being haunted.

Parenting

The One-Word Solution for a Manipulative Adult Child

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in Liking the Child You Love

When love becomes enabling, one powerful word can shift everything for you and your grown child.

When love becomes enabling, one powerful word can shift everything for you and your grown child.

Adolescence

The Radical New Science of Teen Mental Health

Betsy Holmberg Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in The Science of Self

Brain science shows a revolutionary new paradigm to understand teenage mental health, empowering parents and kids alike.

Brain science shows a revolutionary new paradigm to understand teenage mental health, empowering parents and kids alike.

Infidelity

Relationship Dissatisfaction and Infidelity

Noam Shpancer Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in Insight Therapy

Infidelity and relationship dissatisfaction are correlated. But is infidelity the cause or the effect of relationship dissatisfaction?

Infidelity and relationship dissatisfaction are correlated. But is infidelity the cause or the effect of relationship dissatisfaction?

Mindfulness

Your Mind Is All Over Your Body

Margaret Smith Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in The Athlete's Nervous System

Bottom-up or body-up processing is crucial for elite performers, and is part of "mental training" and "mental performance" enhancement.

Bottom-up or body-up processing is crucial for elite performers, and is part of "mental training" and "mental performance" enhancement.

Bias

“You’ve Really Turned Your Life Around”

Sophie Riegel on April 18, 2025 in Mind The (Generation) Gap

What if the compliments you thought were kind are actually quietly cutting people down? Find out how subtle biases hide in everyday praise—and what to say instead.

What if the compliments you thought were kind are actually quietly cutting people down? Find out how subtle biases hide in everyday praise—and what to say instead.

Self-Help

Heal Yourself. Heal the World.

Zoe Weil M.A., M.T.S on April 18, 2025 in Becoming a Solutionary

Self-help can become a trap, but there's a way to set ourselves free; address our anxieties, fears, and anger; find personal healing; and make a difference, all at the same time.

Self-help can become a trap, but there's a way to set ourselves free; address our anxieties, fears, and anger; find personal healing; and make a difference, all at the same time.

Domestic Violence

A Trauma History Is No Excuse for Abuse

Kaytee Gillis, LCSW on April 18, 2025 in Invisible Bruises

Having a trauma history does not excuse bad or even abusive behavior towards others.

Having a trauma history does not excuse bad or even abusive behavior towards others.

Artificial Intelligence

We Are All AI's Teachers—And It's Our Job to Teach Wisely

Faisal Hoque on April 18, 2025 in Code & Conscience

As AI learns from us, every digital action shapes its future. We can guide AI to reflect our best, not our worst.

As AI learns from us, every digital action shapes its future. We can guide AI to reflect our best, not our worst.

Loneliness

2 Powerful Ways to Overcome Loneliness in Marriage

Mark Travers Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in Social Instincts

Has loneliness crept its way into your marriage? Here's how to combat it.

Has loneliness crept its way into your marriage? Here's how to combat it.

ADHD

The ADHD Shame Cycle: Always Feeling Behind

Ugochukwu Uche MS.,LPC on April 18, 2025 in Promoting Empathy With Your Teen

Feeling stuck in the ADHD shame loop? Learn how negative thinking becomes a habit—and how breaking it can lead to clarity, confidence, and self-trust.

Feeling stuck in the ADHD shame loop? Learn how negative thinking becomes a habit—and how breaking it can lead to clarity, confidence, and self-trust.

Health

The Role of Movement in Mental Health

Rodney Luster Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in More Than a Feeling

Did you know there are significant impacts on the brain when you don't engage in daily physical movement? Try this simple trick to add more movement to your day.

Did you know there are significant impacts on the brain when you don't engage in daily physical movement? Try this simple trick to add more movement to your day.

Social Life

The Benefits of Overconfidence Have Been Exaggerated

Joachim I. Krueger Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in One Among Many

The idea that overconfidence pays dies hard. It boils down to the wish of getting something for nothing. Let's take a look at the evidence.

The idea that overconfidence pays dies hard. It boils down to the wish of getting something for nothing. Let's take a look at the evidence.

Cognition

Fossilized Cognition and the Strange Intelligence of AI

John Nosta on April 18, 2025 in The Digital Self

We’re not teaching AI to think—we’re teaching it to replay our past in stunning detail, without knowing what any of it means.

We’re not teaching AI to think—we’re teaching it to replay our past in stunning detail, without knowing what any of it means.

Adolescence

The Attractiveness of the 'Manosphere' for Young Teens

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 18, 2025 in Understanding Hypnosis

Parents should reexamine how they can best support healthy psychosocial development of their young teens in the age of the internet.

Parents should reexamine how they can best support healthy psychosocial development of their young teens in the age of the internet.

Depression

Why Your Phone Might Know You’re Depressed Before You Do

Sandra E. (Yankah) Addo Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in Introduction to Real-World Mental Health Data

Your phone might sense your mood swings before you do. Unpack the promise—and pitfalls—of the digital tools reshaping mental health care.

Your phone might sense your mood swings before you do. Unpack the promise—and pitfalls—of the digital tools reshaping mental health care.

Attention

Why Your Constant Phone Checking Is Digital Self-Harm

Anna Katharina Schaffner Ph.D. on April 18, 2025 in The Art of Self-Improvement

Constant phone checking is an act of digital self-harm, potentially making us more depressed, anxious, and lonely. A digital detox can be more powerful than taking an antidepressant.

Constant phone checking is an act of digital self-harm, potentially making us more depressed, anxious, and lonely. A digital detox can be more powerful than taking an antidepressant.

Integrative Medicine

Tapering Psychotropic Medications: An Integrative Approach

Leslie E. Korn Ph.D., MPH, LMHC, ACS, FNTP on April 18, 2025 in Rhythms of Recovery

Explore integrative strategies to ease the transition off psychotropic medications, supporting detox, sleep, and nutrition for a safer, more balanced journey.

Explore integrative strategies to ease the transition off psychotropic medications, supporting detox, sleep, and nutrition for a safer, more balanced journey.

Assertiveness

Assertiveness Is More Than “Speaking Up”

Naoki Yoshinaga, Ph.D. and Scott Cooper on April 18, 2025 in The Four Paths of Assertiveness

Assertiveness is more than saying no. It’s about taking action, showing compassion, and accepting life. Discover four powerful paths to lasting well-being.

Assertiveness is more than saying no. It’s about taking action, showing compassion, and accepting life. Discover four powerful paths to lasting well-being.

Politics

Beyond Bad Ideas: How Incomplete Ideas Fuel Polarization

Nafees Alam Ph.D. on April 17, 2025 in Pop Culture Mental Health

Half-formed thoughts may be one reason why politics feels so divided.

Half-formed thoughts may be one reason why politics feels so divided.

Child Development

Generation Alpha: What Is It? Is It Real?

Jamie Gruman Ph.D. on April 17, 2025 in Don't Forget the Basil

A new generational term has been coined. Will it help us understand generational differences?

A new generational term has been coined. Will it help us understand generational differences?

Aging

National Healthcare Decisions Day: Commonly Asked Questions

Bob Uslander M.D. on April 17, 2025 in Permission to Choose

National Healthcare Decisions Day is an annual initiative to inspire, educate, and empower the public about the importance of advance care planning.

National Healthcare Decisions Day is an annual initiative to inspire, educate, and empower the public about the importance of advance care planning.

Adolescence

Teens, Tech, and the Power of Staying Curious

Erin Walsh, M.A. and David Walsh, Ph.D. on April 17, 2025 in Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids

Asking curious questions about young people's digital lives is protective, so keep communication open, even when teens are pulling away.

Asking curious questions about young people's digital lives is protective, so keep communication open, even when teens are pulling away.

Anxiety

Breaking the Anxious Loop

Monica Vermani C. Psych. on April 17, 2025 in A Deeper Wellness

Why we worry, what we worry about, and 5 steps we can take to break free of unhealthy cycles of negative forecasting.

Why we worry, what we worry about, and 5 steps we can take to break free of unhealthy cycles of negative forecasting.

Boundaries

The Double-Edged Sword of Self-Sacrifice

Anita Owusu MSW, RSW on April 17, 2025 in Your Inner World

Self-sacrifice can harm mental health, foster resentment, and blur boundaries. True compassion balances self-care and giving, enabling healthier relationships.

Self-sacrifice can harm mental health, foster resentment, and blur boundaries. True compassion balances self-care and giving, enabling healthier relationships.

Leadership

Navigating Change and Uncertainty in the Workplace

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on April 17, 2025 in Everyday Resilience

Many people are feeling stretched thin by constant change within the workplace. Here’s how to move forward together.

Many people are feeling stretched thin by constant change within the workplace. Here’s how to move forward together.

Loneliness

Why I Joined a Social Club

Diane N Solomon Ph.D. on April 17, 2025 in The Narrative Nurse Practitioner

A Personal Perspective: Feeling lonely? Joining a social club helped me—and could help you, too.

A Personal Perspective: Feeling lonely? Joining a social club helped me—and could help you, too.