Work

Leaders’ Tough COVID Task

By Marty Nemko Ph.D. on May 25, 2020 in How To Do Life

Handling a corona-caused layoff.

Handling a corona-caused layoff.

Sex

The Joy of Make Up Sex

By Claire Jack Ph.D. on May 24, 2020 in Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Do you find your self in a cycle of fighting and make up sex? It might feel great at the time, but it is having a damaging effect on your relationship?

Do you find your self in a cycle of fighting and make up sex? It might feel great at the time, but it is having a damaging effect on your relationship?

Neuroscience

10 Ways to Test How Left/Right Dominant You Are

By Ronald E Riggio Ph.D. on May 24, 2020 in Cutting-Edge Leadership

Your body is "programmed" to your dominant hand.

Your body is "programmed" to your dominant hand.

Relationships

Couples' Conflict in the Age of Corona

By Avrum Weiss, Ph.D. on May 24, 2020 in From Fear to Intimacy

Feelings are never right or wrong.

Feelings are never right or wrong.

Sheltering-in-place is for safety, and the world now looks so much different with COVID-19 precautionary face coverings. Will some simply always stay in indoors?

Therapy

Should Therapists Have a Therapist? Yes, Now More Than Ever

By Valentina Stoycheva Ph.D. on May 24, 2020 in The Everyday Unconscious

Increased need, exposure to trauma, and values may compromise therapists’ own mental health and ability to seek help during the pandemic.

Increased need, exposure to trauma, and values may compromise therapists’ own mental health and ability to seek help during the pandemic.

Relationships

Our Couple Bubble Saved Our Marriage

By Linda and Charlie Bloom on May 24, 2020 in Stronger at the Broken Places

Coming back to my commitment gave me strength when I felt weak and wounded.

Coming back to my commitment gave me strength when I felt weak and wounded.

Anxiety

How to Heal Your Inner Self in Quarantine

By Sean Grover L.C.S.W. on May 24, 2020 in When Kids Call the Shots

5 ways to win the battle with negative thoughts and feelings while in quarantine.

5 ways to win the battle with negative thoughts and feelings while in quarantine.

Self-Help

If Self-Help Starts Feeling Unhelpful Here's Why

By Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D., MPP on May 24, 2020 in Ambigamy

There's wisdom in going through and getting beyond simple, pat, pop-psych solutions. Here's how to find it.

There's wisdom in going through and getting beyond simple, pat, pop-psych solutions. Here's how to find it.

Creativity

A Way to Create Needed Change

By Kenneth Silvestri Ed.D. on May 24, 2020 in A Wider Lens

The world is not fixed in some sort of Newtonian box but is constantly uncertain and improvising through creative patterns that connect.

The world is not fixed in some sort of Newtonian box but is constantly uncertain and improvising through creative patterns that connect.

Parenting

Managing Your Quarant-Toddler

By Gabriela Khazanov, Ph.D., and Courtney Forbes, M.A., M.Ed. on May 24, 2020 in Behavior Briefing

Strategies to help you and your toddler make it through months of social distancing, derived from behavioral therapies.

Strategies to help you and your toddler make it through months of social distancing, derived from behavioral therapies.

Health

#MaskingForAFriend

By Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on May 24, 2020 in Outside the Box

In recent weeks wearing a mask has become a polarized and politicized issue. However, a simple act such as wearing a mask could save a life.

In recent weeks wearing a mask has become a polarized and politicized issue. However, a simple act such as wearing a mask could save a life.

Media

Watching "Mad Men" During the Pandemic

By Steven Schlozman M.D. on May 24, 2020 in Grand Rounds

"Mad Men" is getting me through this pandemic. Here's why.

"Mad Men" is getting me through this pandemic. Here's why.

Environment

Daily Practices That Increase Nature Connection

By Darcia F. Narvaez Ph.D. on May 24, 2020 in Moral Landscapes

In a new paper, we conducted a three-week experiment to help undergraduate students increase their nature connection to be more like that of First Nation peoples. It worked!

In a new paper, we conducted a three-week experiment to help undergraduate students increase their nature connection to be more like that of First Nation peoples. It worked!

Anxiety

Adults Who Lie

By Roberta Satow Ph.D. on May 24, 2020 in Life After 50

Do you know a persistent liar?

Do you know a persistent liar?

Neuroscience

Neurobiologists Discover an “On/Off” Switch for Pain

By Christopher Bergland on May 24, 2020 in The Athlete's Way

New research identifies a potent pain-suppression center in the brain that can be turned on and off.

New research identifies a potent pain-suppression center in the brain that can be turned on and off.

Health

Can Hypnotherapy Help Me During Menopause?

By Claire Jack Ph.D. on May 24, 2020 in Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Hypnotherapy could help with hot flashes and night sweats, and manage mood swings, anxiety, and depression.

Hypnotherapy could help with hot flashes and night sweats, and manage mood swings, anxiety, and depression.

Social Life

How We Judge Others by Their Clothes

By Arash Emamzadeh on May 24, 2020 in Finding a New Home

A new study suggests economic status cues can affect our perceptions of competence.

A new study suggests economic status cues can affect our perceptions of competence.

Relationships

That “One Little Thing” You’ve Been Meaning to Say? Say It.

By Suzanne Gelb Ph.D., J.D. on May 24, 2020 in All Grown Up

Been meaning to reach out to someone lately? It might just make all the difference in the world.

Been meaning to reach out to someone lately? It might just make all the difference in the world.

Happiness

Happier in the COVID Lockdown?

By Marty Nemko Ph.D. on May 24, 2020 in How To Do Life

A surprising number of people are.

A surprising number of people are.

Self-Help

Boredom in Quarantine, or the Art of Turning Into a Skid

By Gregg Levoy on May 23, 2020 in Passion!

Boredom is like a dashboard light—it's there to get your attention. But though action is often boredom's remedy, insight might be the better vaccine.

Boredom is like a dashboard light—it's there to get your attention. But though action is often boredom's remedy, insight might be the better vaccine.

Animal Behavior

Compassionate Conservation, Sentience, and Personhood

By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. on May 23, 2020 in Animal Emotions

Compassionate conservation is based on the position that actions to protect biodiversity should be guided by compassion rather than by killing.

Compassionate conservation is based on the position that actions to protect biodiversity should be guided by compassion rather than by killing.

Diet

Tea Might Help You Lose Weight but Does It Have to Be Green?

By Edward Abramson Ph.D. on May 23, 2020 in It's Not Just Baby Fat!

Green tea has long been touted for weight loss. A new, large-scale study examines the effects of drinking tea on body fat.

Green tea has long been touted for weight loss. A new, large-scale study examines the effects of drinking tea on body fat.

Philosophy

Why We Favor Tomorrow and Not Yesterday

By Kristie L Miller PhD on May 23, 2020 in A Date With Socrates

Should you prefer that you have your tasty cake tomorrow, and not yesterday?

Should you prefer that you have your tasty cake tomorrow, and not yesterday?

Narcissism

Reclaiming Yourself From a Narcissist

By Kristy Lee Hochenberger on May 23, 2020 in Love in the Age of Narcissism

It is possible to not only leave a narcissist but to thrive in the aftermath. You hold the power of your own recovery.

It is possible to not only leave a narcissist but to thrive in the aftermath. You hold the power of your own recovery.

Dementia

Knowing Your Self in Alzheimer’s Dementia

By Amee Baird Ph.D. on May 23, 2020 in Sex in the Brain

Many people fear Alzheimer’s Dementia and assume that it is associated with ‘losing’ your sense of self, but in some cases people return to a younger self.

Many people fear Alzheimer’s Dementia and assume that it is associated with ‘losing’ your sense of self, but in some cases people return to a younger self.

Sleep

Corona-dreamin'

By Christina Pierpaoli Parker on May 23, 2020 in Eng(aging)

Why all of the unusual dreams in the time of coronavirus — and what can you do to sleep better? Read on to learn why and about some of my own tips for getting the rest of your

Why all of the unusual dreams in the time of coronavirus — and what can you do to sleep better? Read on to learn why and about some of my own tips for getting the rest of your

Animal Behavior

Losing a Pet During the Pandemic

By Jane Greer Ph.D. on May 23, 2020 in Shrink Wrap

Mourning the passing of a pet should not be minimized.

Mourning the passing of a pet should not be minimized.