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Animal Behavior

The Dramatic Life and Survival of an Inner-City Veterinarian

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

The landmark book The Vet at Noah's Ark is a celebration of the human-animal bond; if you thought you knew what it's like to be a vet, this book will surely surprise you.

Loriann Oberlin MS, LCPC on May 31, 2023 in The Full Picture

If only wedding registries had skill-building marriage manuals, wedded bliss would be ever after and not just at the altar.

Aging

3 Helpful Perspectives on Retirement

J. Ibeh Agbanyim Ph.D. on May 31, 2023 in Humanizing the World of Work

The way you perceive things determines how you respond to them. Here's how that works with retirement.

Media

Marilyn Monroe and the Mirror of Madness

Troy Rondinone Ph.D. on May 31, 2023 in The Asylum

Marilyn Monroe continues to fascinate us. Beyond the beauty and the talent, Monroe beckons a deeper look as someone who suffered from mental illness.

Health

Chemo-Heart: On Cancer and What's Essential

Mike Verano LPC, LMFT on May 31, 2023 in Confessions of a Psychological First Responder

A Personal Perspective: Measured by what the disease takes away. Chemo-heart has the ability to replace the losses with the awareness of what is essential in life.

Marriage

Polygamy, Group Marriage, Polyamory, Relationship Anarchy

Elisabeth A. Sheff Ph.D., CSE on May 31, 2023 in The Polyamorists Next Door

Some consensually nonmonogamous relationships, like polygamy, group marriage, polyamory, and relationship anarchy, focus on the group as the center of the relationship.

Relationships

Applauding All the Fathers in a Singular Life

Roni Beth Tower Ph.D., ABPP on May 31, 2023 in Life, Refracted

A Personal Perspective: The term "father" has many different meanings. The people who help us grow into the adults we wish to become can be found in many relationships.

Self-Esteem

Self-Compassion and Self-Pity: What's the Difference?

Gina Barreca Ph.D. on May 31, 2023 in Snow White Doesn't Live Here Anymore

I do poorly on the Self-Compassion Scale, which makes me just terrible about myself. 

Autism

A Hidden Cause of Troubled Family Relationships

Fern Schumer Chapman on May 31, 2023 in Brothers, Sisters, Strangers

Undiagnosed autism limits the emotional connection of adult relationships in the family; it could be a hidden cause of troubled relationships.

Sleep

Falling in Love with a cPap On

Mary Allen on May 31, 2023 in Adventures in Healing

A Personal Perspective: How to be human one night's sleep at a time.

Diet

Why You Need to Go on a News Diet

Hospital, Health, and Addiction Workers Group on May 30, 2023 in Psychological Trauma, Coping, and Resilience

Your fixation on following the news, almost all disturbing, can affect mental health. Learn how to stay informed while decreasing your anxiety.

Laughter

The Search for Laughter’s Evolutionary Origins

John Charles Simon on May 30, 2023 in Laughter and Humor 101

A comprehensive theory to explain why we laugh must provide a meaningful account of its origins. Can we learn about its meaning or purpose by studying our great ape cousins?

Eating Disorders

College Readiness and Eating Disorder Recovery

Melissa Gerson LCSW on May 30, 2023 in The Road to Recovery

This "College Readiness Guide" assists those recovering from eating disorders in establishing readiness for college transition.

Rubin Khoddam Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in The Addiction Connection

Learn how the compassionate guidance of addiction counseling can help individuals embark on a transformative journey toward recovery and rediscover a life of meaning.

Self-Control

How to Rein In Your Shopping Problem

Temma Ehrenfeld on May 30, 2023 in Open Gently

Learn why you're overspending and enjoy life more with less stuff and debt.

Personality

How Personality Dimensions Relate to Health Outcomes

Ingo Zettler Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Individual Differences

Who is healthier? A recent meta-analysis links the HEXACO basic personality dimensions to health outcomes in the domains of mental health, health behavior, and physical health.

Animal Behavior

Do You Listen to What a Dog Tries to Tell You?

Dee Stern Psy.D. on May 30, 2023 in Navigating Grief and Loss

Enjoy your walk, but don’t be so quick to approach a dog or allow your child to without recognizing the signals.

Attention

Post-Concert Amnesia Is Not Amnesia

Robert N. Kraft Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Defining Memories

Some fans of Taylor Swift report having “post-concert amnesia,” but what’s really happening with these fans?

Stress

Stress and the Service-to-Civilian Transition

Brian A. Kinnaird Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in The Hero in You

The end of a police career marks a new chapter in the lives of police veterans. Find out how transition stress can disrupt a healthy adaptation.

Confidence

6 Proven Ways to Build Confidence

Amy Morin on May 30, 2023 in What Mentally Strong People Don't Do

It's not that you either have confidence or don't. It's something you can proactively build.

Sam Louie MA, LMHC on May 30, 2023 in Minority Report

A Personal Perspective: The phrase "daddy issues" tends to conjure images of insecure women. But "daddy issues" can also include men and their relationships with their fathers.

Relationships

Is It Okay to Love More Than One Person at the Same Time?

Randi Gunther Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Rediscovering Love

There's an assumption that true love can only be between two people at one time.

Career

Want to Find Your Purpose?

Bruce Feiler on May 30, 2023 in The Nonlinear Life

To find out what to do next, start by looking back. Here are five questions you can ask yourself to discover what makes you happy.

Grief

Grieving Tina Turner’s Passing

Joe Kort, Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Understanding the Erotic Code

Disenfranchised grief is a deeply felt loss over someone or something not immediately relatable to others who minimize and downplay it.

Unconscious

Do White People See Their Own Race as the Most Human?

Daniel R. Stalder Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Bias Fundamentals

A new study using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) claims White people see Black people as less human, but critics of the IAT provide reasons to doubt that conclusion.

Psychosis

The Hallucinations You've Never Heard Of

Anthony D. Smith LMHC on May 30, 2023 in Up and Running

Hallucinations usually evoke ideas of voices and visions, but they span the five senses and beyond.

Steven Stosny, Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Anger in the Age of Entitlement

The perception of neediness is mostly habit, running on autopilot. The formation of new habits can replace undesired ones.

Stress

Reimagining Our Relationship With Stress

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on May 30, 2023 in Everyday Resilience

The story we tell ourselves about our stress matters.

Empathy

How to Judge Without Being Judgmental

Charles Harper Webb Ph.D. on May 30, 2023 in Drawing the Curtains Back

A Personal Perspective: The difference between judging and being judgmental is empathy.