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Relationships

Temperament and Relationships

Marisa T. Cohen PhD, LMFT on January 31, 2023 in Finding Love: The Scientific Take

Temperament, our adaptation to novel situations or environments, can impact how we relate to our partners.

Temperament, our adaptation to novel situations or environments, can impact how we relate to our partners.

Parenting

A Novel Method: The Parenting 'Drip Campaign'

Lara Honos-Webb Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in The Gift of ADHD

Parenting is similar to marketing. You have to keep doing what’s working and continue to invent creative and adaptable methods of communication that improve your relationship.

Parenting is similar to marketing. You have to keep doing what’s working and continue to invent creative and adaptable methods of communication that improve your relationship.

Anxiety

The Importance of Uncertainty

Andrea Mathews LPC, NCC on January 31, 2023 in Traversing the Inner Terrain

Personal Perspective: Morality is different from spirituality. Do you live by an external or an internal locus of control?

Personal Perspective: Morality is different from spirituality. Do you live by an external or an internal locus of control?

Stress

You Need These 3 Ingredients to Build Stress Resilience

Arash Emamzadeh on January 31, 2023 in Finding a New Home

A recent review of empirically supported approaches to building resilience recommends three successful coping strategies.

A recent review of empirically supported approaches to building resilience recommends three successful coping strategies.

OCD

"I'm So OCD!": The Misuse of Mental Health Language

Karen Stollznow Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Speaking in Tongues

Many mental health or disability-related terms are used as insults. This stigmatizes mental illness while driving people away from seeking help for these conditions.

Many mental health or disability-related terms are used as insults. This stigmatizes mental illness while driving people away from seeking help for these conditions.

Animal Behavior

Concerns Over the Well-Being of Sentient, Emotional Reptiles

Marc Bekoff Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Animal Emotions

Reptiles are sentient beings, experience mammalian emotions, have complex social lives, and require more respect and better care in labs, zoos, and homes.

Reptiles are sentient beings, experience mammalian emotions, have complex social lives, and require more respect and better care in labs, zoos, and homes.

Relationships

Detaching With Love Is Good for Everyone

Sharon Martin, LCSW on January 31, 2023 in Conquering Codependency

Detaching from other people's problems is good for your mental health and respects others' rights to self-determination.

Detaching from other people's problems is good for your mental health and respects others' rights to self-determination.

OCD

Misperceiving Your Body’s Appearance

Pernille Bülow Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Your Brain on Body Dysmorphia

Researchers are still debating the true neurobiological nature of BDD. Is it more like OCD, psychosis, or a problem with visual perception?

Researchers are still debating the true neurobiological nature of BDD. Is it more like OCD, psychosis, or a problem with visual perception?

Pregnancy

Pregnancy and Cannabis Are a Bad Recipe

Timmen L. Cermak MD on January 31, 2023 in Healing from Addiction

Cannabis use during pregnancy is common, especially to treat morning sickness. But THC passes into the fetus where it interferes with brain development, impacting later cognition.

Cannabis use during pregnancy is common, especially to treat morning sickness. But THC passes into the fetus where it interferes with brain development, impacting later cognition.

Positive Psychology

Finding Joy and Engaging in the Dance of Life

Allison Abrams, LCSW-R on January 31, 2023 in Nurturing Self-Compassion

If you struggle to find joy in your life, these practical exercises could help lift your spirit and raise your baseline levels of happiness.

If you struggle to find joy in your life, these practical exercises could help lift your spirit and raise your baseline levels of happiness.

Parenting

Parenting Teenage Boys in the Age of Online Influencers

Lee Bare Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Boys Will Be Boys

Parents, are you concerned about who your teenage son follows online? Take some time to find out more before jumping to negative conclusions.

Parents, are you concerned about who your teenage son follows online? Take some time to find out more before jumping to negative conclusions.

Anxiety

Getting Ready to Propose? A Prenup Can Reduce Anxiety

Lisa Zeiderman Esq., CFL on January 31, 2023 in Legal Matters

Prenuptial agreements can build certainty, which reduces anxiety, cuts down on future legal fees, and provides a road map for your financial future.

Prenuptial agreements can build certainty, which reduces anxiety, cuts down on future legal fees, and provides a road map for your financial future.

Relationships

When Tensions Run High, Look Below the Surface

Kara Shade Ph.D., CFLE on January 31, 2023 in Grounded in Good

When tempers flare, do you know how to calm a relational storm? Our instincts rarely serve us well here.

When tempers flare, do you know how to calm a relational storm? Our instincts rarely serve us well here.

Anger

8 Ideas for Managing Hatred

Michael Karson Ph.D., J.D. on January 31, 2023 in Feeling Our Way

Society can be made better—the world can become more just—only if we acknowledge that hostility, rage, and hatred are a part of human nature.

Society can be made better—the world can become more just—only if we acknowledge that hostility, rage, and hatred are a part of human nature.

Relationships

The Consequences of Not Trusting Your Feelings

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Having Sex, Wanting Intimacy

Systematically avoiding your feelings leads to a life unlived, where you find yourself in situations and relationships that don't reflect your deeper sense of self.

Systematically avoiding your feelings leads to a life unlived, where you find yourself in situations and relationships that don't reflect your deeper sense of self.

Depression

Why It's Best to Report Symptoms of Depression Near Birth

Temma Ehrenfeld on January 31, 2023 in Open Gently

Postpartum depression can last as long as three years. Be sure to talk to your doctors about the kind of therapy and medication available.

Postpartum depression can last as long as three years. Be sure to talk to your doctors about the kind of therapy and medication available.

Anxiety

How 3 Forms of Therapy Understand and Treat Anxiety

Robin Kirman on January 31, 2023 in Comparing Modalities

Which therapy should you choose for your anxiety? Here's a look at three different approaches.

Which therapy should you choose for your anxiety? Here's a look at three different approaches.

Therapy

Choosing to Live According to Your Values

Melissa Gerson LCSW on January 31, 2023 in The Road to Recovery

Consider an alternative to resolutions: values. When you live by your values, you’re living your best you.

Consider an alternative to resolutions: values. When you live by your values, you’re living your best you.

Career

Health Conditions in the Workplace

Wayne Jonas M.D. on January 31, 2023 in How Healing Works

What do you do if you’re living with a health condition? Here are some tips for employees and a few pointers for employers.

What do you do if you’re living with a health condition? Here are some tips for employees and a few pointers for employers.

Motivation

4 Science-Based Ways to Get Into Flow

Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Click Here for Happiness

How can a flow state help you enjoy yourself and focus more when working?

How can a flow state help you enjoy yourself and focus more when working?

Child Development

How to Talk With Your Spouse About Emotional Neglect

Jonice Webb Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Childhood Emotional Neglect

Childhood emotional neglect leaves you deeply uncomfortable with, and avoidant of, discussing feelings. So, how does a couple with emotional neglect approach a sensitive topic?

Childhood emotional neglect leaves you deeply uncomfortable with, and avoidant of, discussing feelings. So, how does a couple with emotional neglect approach a sensitive topic?

ADHD

ADHD and BPD: The Evolution of Conjoined Diagnoses

Jerold J. Kreisman M.D. on January 31, 2023 in I Hate You, Don't Leave Me

Forty-five years ago, there was no clear understanding of ADHD, and BPD did not exist. Since then, our understanding of both conditions has evolved.

Forty-five years ago, there was no clear understanding of ADHD, and BPD did not exist. Since then, our understanding of both conditions has evolved.

Stress

10 Good Reasons to Keep a Journal

Kevin Bennett Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Modern Minds

Stressed? Anxious? Need a boost in creativity? Try keeping a diary. By making this part of your daily routine, you can enhance mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

Stressed? Anxious? Need a boost in creativity? Try keeping a diary. By making this part of your daily routine, you can enhance mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

Career

On Shaping a New Practical Philosophy of Health

Sandro Galea M.D. on January 31, 2023 in Talking About Health

Public health is in a ”post-war” moment, a time for reevaluating the philosophical foundation of our field.

Public health is in a ”post-war” moment, a time for reevaluating the philosophical foundation of our field.

Career

Facing Gendered Ageism: How to Retain Senior Women Leaders

Mira Brancu, Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in A New Look at Women's Leadership

Senior women leaders bring wisdom, mentorship, and profitability, but often face an uphill battle with gendered ageism. One woman shares her experience and offers recommendations.

Senior women leaders bring wisdom, mentorship, and profitability, but often face an uphill battle with gendered ageism. One woman shares her experience and offers recommendations.

Depression

Bell’s Palsy and Mental Health

Michael Reilly, MD, and Keon Parsa, MD on January 31, 2023 in Dissecting Plastic Surgery

Underlying depression and anxiety can negatively impact quality of life for patients with facial paralysis.

Underlying depression and anxiety can negatively impact quality of life for patients with facial paralysis.

Self-Help

Using the “Hot Lava” Game to Energize Problem-Solving

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Lifetime Connections

A Personal Perspective: When faced with challenging circumstances, you can’t go wrong by adding a little levity that changes the way you’re looking at a challenge.

A Personal Perspective: When faced with challenging circumstances, you can’t go wrong by adding a little levity that changes the way you’re looking at a challenge.

Mating

Do You Know Who You're Dating?

Randi Gunther Ph.D. on January 31, 2023 in Rediscovering Love

7 successful ways to find "missing footprints."

7 successful ways to find "missing footprints."

Diet

Bamboozled Into Diet Solutions

Kristen A. Carter MS on January 31, 2023 in Health and Human Nature

Our tendency to follow the wrong messages about how we eat and how to lose weight is making us unhealthy.

Our tendency to follow the wrong messages about how we eat and how to lose weight is making us unhealthy.

Narcissism

How to Not Be Defensive with Narcissists and Everyone

Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D., MPP on January 31, 2023 in Jerkology

To stop feeling and being defensive, stop thinking of behaviors as either good or bad, stop denying that you use them, and shift your attention to when to use them.

To stop feeling and being defensive, stop thinking of behaviors as either good or bad, stop denying that you use them, and shift your attention to when to use them.