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Social Media

Social Media Is Misinforming You About Relationships

Liesel Sharabi Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in Dating in the Digital Age

Ever wonder what your partner sees in their social media feed?

Ever wonder what your partner sees in their social media feed?

Beauty

The Double Bind of Beauty Work

Richard H. Smith Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in Joy and Pain

People face a double bind: Too little beauty work elicits disgust and accusations of laziness; too much signals inauthenticity and vanity. Both extremes draw moral judgment.

People face a double bind: Too little beauty work elicits disgust and accusations of laziness; too much signals inauthenticity and vanity. Both extremes draw moral judgment.

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

BFRB Treatment: Does a Child Have to Want to Stop?

Marla W. Deibler Psy.D., MSCP, ABPP on May 19, 2026 in From Surviving to Thriving

When a child isn't ready to stop pulling or picking, treatment isn't stuck. It's just beginning. Here's what meaningful BFRB work looks like before willingness arrives.

When a child isn't ready to stop pulling or picking, treatment isn't stuck. It's just beginning. Here's what meaningful BFRB work looks like before willingness arrives.

Stress

When the World Feels Too Much: The Guilt of Rest

Afarin Rajaei Ph.D., LMFT on May 19, 2026 in When the World Feels Too Much

Why do so many people feel guilty resting today? Constant exposure to suffering may be reshaping how we experience compassion, anxiety, and recovery.

Why do so many people feel guilty resting today? Constant exposure to suffering may be reshaping how we experience compassion, anxiety, and recovery.

Mating

Survey Data Show We're Now in a Dating Recession

Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in Meet, Catch, and Keep

It's an interesting puzzle: Most people love the idea of dating and want to date, but they are not. Why?

It's an interesting puzzle: Most people love the idea of dating and want to date, but they are not. Why?

Adolescence

What if You Just Don’t Like Your Teenager?

David Schwartz LMFT on May 19, 2026 in Adolescents, Explained

Dealing with your child's attitude during the sometimes difficult teenage years is not always easy. However, there are things parents can do to help make things easier.

Dealing with your child's attitude during the sometimes difficult teenage years is not always easy. However, there are things parents can do to help make things easier.

Scent

Smelling Good, Feeling Good

Sally Augustin Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in People, Places, and Things

Managing the scents around you is an important part of managing your life.

Managing the scents around you is an important part of managing your life.

Happiness

2 Steps Toward Wholeness

Paul J Dunion Ed.D. on May 19, 2026 in The Secular Mystic Path

Personal Perspective: Welcome both darkness and light into your life to achieve balance and wholeness.

Personal Perspective: Welcome both darkness and light into your life to achieve balance and wholeness.

Intelligence

The Secret Intelligence Hidden in Human Movement

Scott T Allison Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in Why We Need Heroes

What if one of our most important forms of intelligence has been hiding in plain sight?

What if one of our most important forms of intelligence has been hiding in plain sight?

Sex

Playing Doctor

Corinne Masur Psy.D. on May 19, 2026 in Parenting Matters

Parents need to be prepared in case they find their child playing with another child without their clothes on.

Parents need to be prepared in case they find their child playing with another child without their clothes on.

Motivation

Why We Do What We Do

Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on May 19, 2026 in Fixing Families

We all have some emotional threads that act like an undertow pulling us in certain directions, shaping our decisions. Here are seven of the most common ones.

We all have some emotional threads that act like an undertow pulling us in certain directions, shaping our decisions. Here are seven of the most common ones.

Sleep

How to Minimize Negative Effects of Screentime on Sleep

Joseph A. Buckhalt Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in Child Sleep, From ZZZ's to A's

Many studies have looked at the effects that adolescents' use of smartphones and other devices has on their quality of sleep. Here's a summary of recent findings.

Many studies have looked at the effects that adolescents' use of smartphones and other devices has on their quality of sleep. Here's a summary of recent findings.

Evolutionary Psychology

Do Numbers Constitute a Sixth Sense?

Frederick L. Coolidge Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in How to Think Like a Neandertal

Numbers may not only constitute a sixth sense but may also serve as the basis for abstractive thinking and the ability to symbolize.

Numbers may not only constitute a sixth sense but may also serve as the basis for abstractive thinking and the ability to symbolize.

Therapy

Why High-Achieving Men Suffer in Silence

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on May 19, 2026 in I Hear You

For high-achieving men, the hardest thing to admit isn't failure — it's that success isn't making them happy. Here's what the research says is going on, and what to do about it.

For high-achieving men, the hardest thing to admit isn't failure — it's that success isn't making them happy. Here's what the research says is going on, and what to do about it.

Artificial Intelligence

Can We Trust the Recommendations of AI?

Matt Grawitch Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in A Hovercraft Full of Eels

AI can improve decisions or make them worse. The difference isn’t how much people use it, but whether they know when to follow its advice.

AI can improve decisions or make them worse. The difference isn’t how much people use it, but whether they know when to follow its advice.

Environment

Bee-ing in Harmony

Rachel Clark on May 19, 2026 in Mothering Nature

With the care of a poet and wisdom of an ecologist living in harmony with—rather than domination of—the natural world, Cormier's new book is transformative and healing.

With the care of a poet and wisdom of an ecologist living in harmony with—rather than domination of—the natural world, Cormier's new book is transformative and healing.

Deception

The Psychology of Toxic Devotion

John Tsilimparis MFT on May 19, 2026 in The Magic in the Tragic

Human minds are far more malleable than our belief in free will suggests.

Human minds are far more malleable than our belief in free will suggests.

Anxiety

Create Your Own Discomfort So It Is Not Created for You

Leah Marone LCSW on May 19, 2026 in Gaining and Sustaining

Anxiety is future-based and feeds on avoidance. Embracing small, deliberate discomforts can help build the self-trust that breaks the loop.

Anxiety is future-based and feeds on avoidance. Embracing small, deliberate discomforts can help build the self-trust that breaks the loop.

Infertility

How to Cope with the Emotional Toll of Infertility

Carissa Gustafson PsyD on May 19, 2026 in Reclaim Your Life

Infertility often brings grief, uncertainty, anxiety, and isolation that others may not fully understand.

Infertility often brings grief, uncertainty, anxiety, and isolation that others may not fully understand.

Gratitude

A Surprising Approach to Father’s Day: What Dads Truly Want

Alicia H. Clark Psy.D. on May 19, 2026 in Hack Your Anxiety

Father’s Day gifts do not have to be complicated. Research suggests that what many dads value most is feeling loved, appreciated, and seen by their families.

Father’s Day gifts do not have to be complicated. Research suggests that what many dads value most is feeling loved, appreciated, and seen by their families.

Social Life

A Table to Talk

John McCarthy Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in The Innovator Next Door

A new mother found herself with limited social interaction in Manchester, England. What happened next has spread throughout the UK.

A new mother found herself with limited social interaction in Manchester, England. What happened next has spread throughout the UK.

Positive Psychology

Birthdays as a Positive Intervention

David Berez MAPP, DRE on May 19, 2026 in Positive Psychology for Law Enforcement

Personal Perspective: Reclaiming birthdays after years of grief, positive psychology can transform a day of loss into a celebration of life earned and lived.

Personal Perspective: Reclaiming birthdays after years of grief, positive psychology can transform a day of loss into a celebration of life earned and lived.

Gratitude

The Little Things That Quietly Restore Hope

Susanna Newsonen on May 19, 2026 in The Path to Passionate Happiness

Small rituals and everyday moments that steady us in overwhelm.

Small rituals and everyday moments that steady us in overwhelm.

Loneliness

How Can We Save Democracy? Start With Neighbouring

Kim Samuel on May 19, 2026 in The Power of Belonging

When public trust declines, the people next door matter more than we might think.

When public trust declines, the people next door matter more than we might think.

Education

Correction Is a Gift That Strengthens Competence Potential

Ragnar Purje Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in Recovery From Brain Injury

Learning and personal growth involve errors and the process of correction, for the purpose of learning how the mistake occurred and understanding how the truth is revealed.

Learning and personal growth involve errors and the process of correction, for the purpose of learning how the mistake occurred and understanding how the truth is revealed.

Testosterone

What the Testosterone Boom Is Doing to the Men You Love

John La Puma M.D. on May 19, 2026 in Indoor Epidemic

The sexual hormone 12 million American men were prescribed last year has a side effect almost nobody mentions. It shuts down their own production. Here is what to do instead.

The sexual hormone 12 million American men were prescribed last year has a side effect almost nobody mentions. It shuts down their own production. Here is what to do instead.

Body Image

Lose Weight With GLP-1s, Get Judged More Than if You’d Done Nothing

Yael Hallak on May 19, 2026 in Beyond Willpower

Women who lost weight on GLP-1 medications were judged more harshly than women who lost nothing. The psychology behind that finding is worth understanding.

Women who lost weight on GLP-1 medications were judged more harshly than women who lost nothing. The psychology behind that finding is worth understanding.

Wisdom

Mothers, Mentors, and the Women We Become

Diana Raab Ph.D. on May 19, 2026 in The Empowerment Diary

The role of mother is like a broad-spectrum antibiotic. It extends way beyond the family unit and heals in so many ways.

The role of mother is like a broad-spectrum antibiotic. It extends way beyond the family unit and heals in so many ways.

Divorce

When Wives Are Thrown Overboard Without a Life Jacket

Vikki Stark M.S.W., M.F.T. on May 19, 2026 in Schlepping Through Heartbreak

Women often feel their worth has diminished when a husband leaves, as it's assumed that being married is more valuable than being divorced. You don't need to accept that.

Women often feel their worth has diminished when a husband leaves, as it's assumed that being married is more valuable than being divorced. You don't need to accept that.