Self-Control

Strategies To Teach Children Delayed Gratification - Part 1

By David J Bredehoft Ph.D. on December 15, 2019 in The Age of Overindulgence

Rewarding self-control, modeling it, teaching distractions, if-then thinking, and goal setting are some of the strategies parents can use to teach children self-control.

Rewarding self-control, modeling it, teaching distractions, if-then thinking, and goal setting are some of the strategies parents can use to teach children self-control.

Grief

Climate Grief

By Marilyn A. Mendoza Ph.D. on December 15, 2019 in Understanding Grief

How climate change can affect you emotionally, and some ways of coping.

How climate change can affect you emotionally, and some ways of coping.

Loneliness

The Unfortunate Dance of Loneliness and Hostility

By Guy Winch Ph.D. on December 15, 2019 in The Squeaky Wheel

Loneliness and hostility have more in common than we realize.

Loneliness and hostility have more in common than we realize.

Cognition

We Are in a Climate Emergency—How Can Psychology Help?

By Darcia F. Narvaez Ph.D. on December 15, 2019 in Moral Landscapes

A stranglehold of ideas are keeping us from climate action.

A stranglehold of ideas are keeping us from climate action.

Mindfulness

Does Mindfulness Mold Conformity?

By David Niose on December 15, 2019 in Our Humanity, Naturally

Mindfulness is promoted as revolutionary, but it's arguably just the opposite.

Mindfulness is promoted as revolutionary, but it's arguably just the opposite.

Anxiety

Anxiety, Anger and Adrenaline

By David Hanscom, MD on December 15, 2019 in Anxiety: Another Name for Pain

Anxiety results Framf a mental or physical threat that compels you to exert control to solve it. When you cannot, you will become angry in an effort to regain control.

Anxiety results Framf a mental or physical threat that compels you to exert control to solve it. When you cannot, you will become angry in an effort to regain control.

Anxiety

Negative Thoughts and the Mental Control Paradox

By David A. Clark Ph.D. on December 15, 2019 in The Runaway Mind

When distressed, we struggle to control a barrage of negative thinking. It’s easy to assume that a failure in mental control means you have to try harder. But what if it’s the op

When distressed, we struggle to control a barrage of negative thinking. It’s easy to assume that a failure in mental control means you have to try harder. But what if it’s the op

Parenting

Hugs... Your Child Craves Them!

By Iben Sandahl on December 15, 2019 in The Danish Way

Skin hunger, also known as touch deprivation, is an underrated concept that many people fail to talk about, as it can feel uncomfortable and shameful to acknowledge its existence.

Skin hunger, also known as touch deprivation, is an underrated concept that many people fail to talk about, as it can feel uncomfortable and shameful to acknowledge its existence.

Self-Help

5 Researched Ways Self-Compassion Training Is Transformative

By Neighborhood Psychiatry on December 15, 2019 in Psychiatry for the People

Compassion is in short supply, and more needed than ever as anxiety, depression and distress soar among young people. Research shows the positives of a user-friendly intervention.

Compassion is in short supply, and more needed than ever as anxiety, depression and distress soar among young people. Research shows the positives of a user-friendly intervention.

Self-Help

6 Tips to Maintain the Calm During the Chaos of the Holidays

By Diana Raab Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in The Empowerment Diary

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the chaos and commotion of the holidays? Do you feel as if you will never get all your tasks done? Here are some ways to help navigate.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the chaos and commotion of the holidays? Do you feel as if you will never get all your tasks done? Here are some ways to help navigate.

Parenting

Four Ways to Gift Connection

By Pamela S. Willsey LICSW, BCD, PCC on December 14, 2019 in Packing for Success

Looking for gift ideas with meaning? Try using these tips to sustain the connection you have with your older kids.

Looking for gift ideas with meaning? Try using these tips to sustain the connection you have with your older kids.

Relationships

Practice Does Not Necessarily Make Perfect

By Linda and Charlie Bloom on December 14, 2019 in Stronger at the Broken Places

Becoming skilled in any endeavor requires the building of skills necessary for competence and mastery.

Becoming skilled in any endeavor requires the building of skills necessary for competence and mastery.

Empathy

Is It A Love Language or An Excuse To Be Insensitive?

By Erin Leonard Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in Peaceful Parenting

Some people do nice things in a close relationship in order to set themselves up to excuse emotional inadequacies. However, without empathy and accountability love is lost.

Some people do nice things in a close relationship in order to set themselves up to excuse emotional inadequacies. However, without empathy and accountability love is lost.

Work

20 Career-Boosting Actions to Complete Before New Year's Eve

By Suzanne Gelb Ph.D., J.D. on December 14, 2019 in All Grown Up

Need to give your career a boost or find a new job? These tips can help to get a head-start.

Need to give your career a boost or find a new job? These tips can help to get a head-start.

Cognition

National Lampoon's Christmas Concussion?

By E. Paul Zehr Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in Black Belt Brain

Comedy comes from the antics and injuries of the lead character Clark Griswold. But what if some of the erratic behavior in Christmas Vacation is due to concussion?

Comedy comes from the antics and injuries of the lead character Clark Griswold. But what if some of the erratic behavior in Christmas Vacation is due to concussion?

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Psilocybin: Four Important Takeaways from a Clinical Trial

By Christopher Bergland on December 14, 2019 in The Athlete's Way

Psilocybin moves closer to being approved as a "breakthrough therapy" for treatment-resistant depression.

Psilocybin moves closer to being approved as a "breakthrough therapy" for treatment-resistant depression.

Relationships

The Benefit of Emotions During Disagreements With a Partner

By Holly Parker, Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in Your Future Self

If we only look at how we behave toward our partner during conflict, science suggests that we’ll miss something else that’s worthy of attention: How we relate to our own emotions.

If we only look at how we behave toward our partner during conflict, science suggests that we’ll miss something else that’s worthy of attention: How we relate to our own emotions.

Health

New "Burn It Off" Public Health Campaign is Bad Medicine

By Kari Anderson DBH, CEDS-S on December 14, 2019 in Food, Body, Love

Will knowing it takes 20 minutes to "walk off a soda" help people or harm them? This psychotherapist says it's the latter.

Will knowing it takes 20 minutes to "walk off a soda" help people or harm them? This psychotherapist says it's the latter.

Stress

Try a Radically Different Solution for Stress This Season

By Jelena Kecmanovic Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in From Science to Practice

If you feel unusually stressed, here is an approach that teaches you how to accept your negative emotions and focus of living a purposeful life.

If you feel unusually stressed, here is an approach that teaches you how to accept your negative emotions and focus of living a purposeful life.

Depression

A Mind of Winter

By Michael Alcee Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in Live Life Creatively

The shortening days getting you down? Here are some tips to help you get through these darkest days.

The shortening days getting you down? Here are some tips to help you get through these darkest days.

Relationships

The 4 Challenges of Early Relationships

By Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on December 14, 2019 in Fixing Families

The start of a new relationship is filled with challenges regarding space, expectations, and control. An exercise to demonstrate the common obstacles and tips for moving forward.

The start of a new relationship is filled with challenges regarding space, expectations, and control. An exercise to demonstrate the common obstacles and tips for moving forward.

Memory

The Most Important Way to Understand Another Person

By Arthur J. Clark Ed.D. on December 14, 2019 in Dawn of Memories

Seeking to Understand the Purpose of Behavior Through Early Recollections

Seeking to Understand the Purpose of Behavior Through Early Recollections

Psychiatry

Disney Plus Dream Job: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

By Anthony Tobia, M.D. on December 14, 2019 in Views Through the Psychiatrist’s Lens

What can the protagonist of Disney’s darkest animated film possibly have in common with Friday the 13th? The answer is staring at you in the face!

What can the protagonist of Disney’s darkest animated film possibly have in common with Friday the 13th? The answer is staring at you in the face!

Relationships

The Ultimate Guide to Holiday Conversations 

By Elizabeth Dorrance Hall Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in Conscious Communication

Are holidays with family more stress than they are worth? These research-based tips will help get your holiday conversations started and keep them civil.

Are holidays with family more stress than they are worth? These research-based tips will help get your holiday conversations started and keep them civil.

Media

3 Ways to Build Mental Strength With Your Smartphone

By Amy Morin on December 14, 2019 in What Mentally Strong People Don't Do

Your smartphone can actually be a great mental muscle building tool, but only if you know the strategies that will help you grow mentally stronger.

Your smartphone can actually be a great mental muscle building tool, but only if you know the strategies that will help you grow mentally stronger.

Why you should understand the reciprocal relationship between workplace loneliness and burnout

Neuroscience

The Language You Speak Influences What You Look at

By Viorica Marian Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in Language and Mind

Psycholinguistic experiments reveal how the mind works.

Psycholinguistic experiments reveal how the mind works.

Alcoholism

How Do Marijuana and Alcohol Interact Inside Your Brain?

By Gary L. Wenk Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in Your Brain on Food

Combining psychoactive drugs can produce highly variable effects upon brain function.

Combining psychoactive drugs can produce highly variable effects upon brain function.

Personality

The Two Causes of Emotional Swings in Borderline Personality

By Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D. on December 14, 2019 in Fulfillment at Any Age

Individuals with borderline personality disorder are known to have difficulties in emotion regulation. New research shows the two processes that lead to their ups and downs.

Individuals with borderline personality disorder are known to have difficulties in emotion regulation. New research shows the two processes that lead to their ups and downs.