Education

Choosing a Major

By Marty Nemko Ph.D. on January 21, 2021 in How To Do Life

Thoughts on how to select and make the most of a major.

Thoughts on how to select and make the most of a major.

Relationships

Why It’s Time to Stop People-Pleasing

By Lauren Cook PsyD, MMFT on January 20, 2021 in Decision Principles

Do you struggle with standing up for yourself? Are you fearful that others will reject you or punish you if you assert your needs? This advice is for you.

Do you struggle with standing up for yourself? Are you fearful that others will reject you or punish you if you assert your needs? This advice is for you.

Autism

Brain Changes After Intervention in ASD

By Katherine K.M. Stavropoulos Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Neuroscience in Translation

Does behavioral intervention change brain activity in autism? A new study suggests it does.

Does behavioral intervention change brain activity in autism? A new study suggests it does.

Autism

Neurodiverse Couple: Top 5 Things I Want My Spouse to Know

By Sarah and Larry Nannery on January 20, 2021 in What to Say Next

If you're anything like us, you want to be understood and respected by your partner. This can be hard when you have vastly different ways of communicating!

If you're anything like us, you want to be understood and respected by your partner. This can be hard when you have vastly different ways of communicating!

Environment

The Olfactory Landscape

By Sylvia R. Karasu M.D. on January 20, 2021 in The Gravity of Weight

One of the first symptoms in COVID-19 is loss of smell. How important is our sense of smell?

One of the first symptoms in COVID-19 is loss of smell. How important is our sense of smell?

Happiness

What’s in Your Life’s Blueprint?

By Asha Shajahan MD, MHSA on January 20, 2021 in A Code of Living

Dr. Martin Luther King has inspired us to live our best lives with intention, meaning, and purpose. He asks, “What's in your life’s blueprint?"

Dr. Martin Luther King has inspired us to live our best lives with intention, meaning, and purpose. He asks, “What's in your life’s blueprint?"

Trauma

Breaking Through: Parenting from Trauma to Resiliency

By Nancy J. Kislin, LCSW, MFT on January 20, 2021 in Family and Trauma

We carry the shards of our own trauma inside us. We’re afraid to move too suddenly or dramatically. We’re scared of even the simplest emotional risks.

We carry the shards of our own trauma inside us. We’re afraid to move too suddenly or dramatically. We’re scared of even the simplest emotional risks.

From preservation to restoration; what it takes to recover after a brain injury.

Animal Behavior

Chimpanzees in Context: Behavior, Cognition, and Welfare

By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Animal Emotions

A new book reminds us of the importance of considering the social, ecological, and cognitive capacities of chimpanzees along with cultural perspectives in conservation protocols.

A new book reminds us of the importance of considering the social, ecological, and cognitive capacities of chimpanzees along with cultural perspectives in conservation protocols.

Intelligence

New AI Framework May Accelerate Novel Therapeutics

By Cami Rosso on January 20, 2021 in The Future Brain

A new machine learning framework for genomics insights of DNA-binding may help speed up precision medicine and the development of novel treatments.

A new machine learning framework for genomics insights of DNA-binding may help speed up precision medicine and the development of novel treatments.

Integrative Medicine

How Psychedelics Benefit Your Brain Without Even Taking Them

By Sarah Rose Siskind on January 20, 2021 in Tripping 2.0

Can't or don't want to try psychedelics? Here are 3 ways they can end up improving your life without you ever taking them.

Can't or don't want to try psychedelics? Here are 3 ways they can end up improving your life without you ever taking them.

Trauma

A Call to Heal Race-Based Trauma

By Due Quach on January 20, 2021 in Healing Oppression

Can therapy, a field shaped by white supremacy, heal the wounds of systemic oppression and racism? Why my answer is: not yet.

Can therapy, a field shaped by white supremacy, heal the wounds of systemic oppression and racism? Why my answer is: not yet.

Resilience

Community Engagement Has Healing Power

By Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Lifetime Connections

When we all play a role in community initiatives, the payoff includes a sense of belonging and the reward of knowing that our contribution had value.

When we all play a role in community initiatives, the payoff includes a sense of belonging and the reward of knowing that our contribution had value.

Resilience

Have You Checked on Your Nervous System Lately?

By Denise Fournier Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Mindfully Present, Fully Alive

Has the last year hit you hard? Giving your nervous system what it needs can help.

Has the last year hit you hard? Giving your nervous system what it needs can help.

A series of intimate "professional" clinical relationships pave the way to learning the art and science of how to be a clinician. Most often, training begins with psychotherapy.

Parenting

How We React When Our Kids Trigger Us

By Matt Albert Ed.D. on January 20, 2021 in Big Picture Parenting

Reflective parenting can lead to healthy child development and can protect against the negative impact of stress and adversity.

Reflective parenting can lead to healthy child development and can protect against the negative impact of stress and adversity.

The sudden insight we get when solving a puzzle is called the Eureka effect. These puzzles will help you experience it directly.

Health

The Continuing Stigma Around Medical Marijuana Use

By Rob Whitley, Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Talking About Men

A growing number of people use cannabis therapeutically to support their physical and mental health, yet they remain stigmatized by wider society.

A growing number of people use cannabis therapeutically to support their physical and mental health, yet they remain stigmatized by wider society.

Politics

A Prescription for Unity? Check Out an Old Western

By Steven Schlozman M.D. on January 20, 2021 in Grand Rounds

Squint your eyes. Look at the sunset. Let's tap into the good stuff that old Westerns have to offer. That's seems a good place to start our national healing.

Squint your eyes. Look at the sunset. Let's tap into the good stuff that old Westerns have to offer. That's seems a good place to start our national healing.

Stress

7 Things to Let Go of This Year

By Chloe Carmichael Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in The High-Functioning Hotspot

Baggage weighing you down? Start the new year light as a feather. Find out what you should let go of and learn how.

Baggage weighing you down? Start the new year light as a feather. Find out what you should let go of and learn how.

Embarrassment

To Blame Is to Shame, So How Do You Get Around It?

By Leon F Seltzer Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Evolution of the Self

Just as you’d react negatively when you feel made wrong or put down, so will your partner if your words produce a similarly hurtful, shaming effect.

Just as you’d react negatively when you feel made wrong or put down, so will your partner if your words produce a similarly hurtful, shaming effect.

Personality

An Egoist and a Politician

By Stanley O. Gaines, Jr. Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Deep Focus

The 45th President will never be confused with a Scientist or a Consistency Seeker.

The 45th President will never be confused with a Scientist or a Consistency Seeker.

Animal Behavior

Empathy in Nonhumans: Of Peter Kropotkin and Adam Smith

By Lee Alan Dugatkin Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Darwin's Disciples

Russian evolutionary biologist and anarchist Peter Kropotkin was not satisfied with his evolutionary theory for mutual aid: He turned to Scottish economist Adam Smith.

Russian evolutionary biologist and anarchist Peter Kropotkin was not satisfied with his evolutionary theory for mutual aid: He turned to Scottish economist Adam Smith.

Relationships

Building Relationships to Promote Resilience During COVID-19

By Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Hope + Resilience

How can we build relationships that actually promote resilience in the face of the challenges of COVID-19?

How can we build relationships that actually promote resilience in the face of the challenges of COVID-19?

Resilience

7 Keys to Sustainable Resilience

By Jessica Del Pozo, Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Being Awake Better

What can you unsubscribe from to become more resilient for the duration?

What can you unsubscribe from to become more resilient for the duration?

Happiness

What Was Good in 2020? More Than You Might Think

By John K. Coffey, Ph.D., MSW on January 20, 2021 in Love to Thrive

Reframe your thinking and use this tool to improve your well-being.

Reframe your thinking and use this tool to improve your well-being.

Animal Behavior

Wolves Demonstrate Self-Awareness in Sniff Test

By Mary Bates Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Animal Minds

How do you ask a wolf if it is self-aware? In a new study, grey wolves pass the Sniff Test for Self-Recognition, demonstrating their awareness of "self" and "other."

How do you ask a wolf if it is self-aware? In a new study, grey wolves pass the Sniff Test for Self-Recognition, demonstrating their awareness of "self" and "other."

OCD

OCD in the Time of COVID-19

By Christine Korol Ph.D. on January 20, 2021 in Still Mind

In the wake of this pandemic, anxiety disorders like OCD could be getting much worse—and with some symptoms that may surprise you.

In the wake of this pandemic, anxiety disorders like OCD could be getting much worse—and with some symptoms that may surprise you.