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Resilience

How a Life-Changing Diagnosis Helped Reveal My True Colors

John-Manuel Andriote on October 27, 2025 in Stonewall Strong

Personal Perspective: When faced with a life-altering medical diagnosis, I had to choose how I would tell the story about it. Would I present myself as a victim? Or as a courageous survivor?

Personal Perspective: When faced with a life-altering medical diagnosis, I had to choose how I would tell the story about it. Would I present myself as a victim? Or as a courageous survivor?

Self-Help

Get What You Deserve This Week With the Right "Magic Words"

T. Alexander Puutio Ph.D. on October 27, 2025 in Curiosity Code

A single word can change your week. From “helper” to “because,” and “opinion” to “advice,” there are plenty of tiny shifts in language that turn critics into collaborators.

A single word can change your week. From “helper” to “because,” and “opinion” to “advice,” there are plenty of tiny shifts in language that turn critics into collaborators.

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Dream Therapy: Accessing Complex Emotions Through Sleep

Helen Marlo, Ph.D. on October 27, 2025 in Deeper Dive

Dreams aren’t just random stories—they express obscured emotions. Exploring dream feelings in therapy can deepen self-understanding, support healing, and guide better choices.

Dreams aren’t just random stories—they express obscured emotions. Exploring dream feelings in therapy can deepen self-understanding, support healing, and guide better choices.

Emotional Validation

"The Fate of Ophelia" and Women's Misunderstood Pain

Whitney Coulson LCSW on October 27, 2025 in The Mood Lab

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” exposes how patriarchy mislabels women as “crazy.” This piece reframes that madness as misunderstood pain—and a call for empathy and healing.

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” exposes how patriarchy mislabels women as “crazy.” This piece reframes that madness as misunderstood pain—and a call for empathy and healing.

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The Hidden Cost of Happiness

Are You Pretending to Be Happy?

Trauma

The Neurobiology of Trauma

Jaimie L Lusk Psy.D., ABPP on October 27, 2025 in Threshold

When trauma strikes, your brain isn’t asking for your opinion—it’s doing its best to keep you alive. Understanding the neurobiology of trauma can help you move toward healing.

When trauma strikes, your brain isn’t asking for your opinion—it’s doing its best to keep you alive. Understanding the neurobiology of trauma can help you move toward healing.

Resilience

When (and Why) Therapists Need Each Other

Eva Ritvo M.D. on October 27, 2025 in On Vitality

Personal Perspective: Discover how a group of therapists transformed isolation and shared trauma into a community that strengthens well-being and their ability to help others.

Personal Perspective: Discover how a group of therapists transformed isolation and shared trauma into a community that strengthens well-being and their ability to help others.

Child Development

Are Today's Kids Going to Be Alright?

E. Paul Zehr Ph.D. on October 27, 2025 in Black Belt Brain

Kids these days require space and support to experience the world through risk in action while finding a sense of agency and to embrace who they can become now and in the future.

Kids these days require space and support to experience the world through risk in action while finding a sense of agency and to embrace who they can become now and in the future.

Friends

Remembering Halloween as a Child

Bethany Yeiser BS on October 27, 2025 in Recovery Road

Personal Perspective: As a child, Halloween was one of the highlights of my year. But I began isolating myself and missing it—perhaps an early warning sign of my impending schizophrenia.

Personal Perspective: As a child, Halloween was one of the highlights of my year. But I began isolating myself and missing it—perhaps an early warning sign of my impending schizophrenia.

Play

5 Ways Play Boosts Trust and Empathy

Scott G. Eberle Ph.D. on October 27, 2025 in Play in Mind

Our musical, vocal, and physical intelligences call for cooperation, and we practice it delightfully as play, and when we need it most.

Our musical, vocal, and physical intelligences call for cooperation, and we practice it delightfully as play, and when we need it most.

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