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Cross-Cultural Psychology

The Psychological Toll of Harsh Immigration Policies

Erika Guzman Psy.D. on April 29, 2025 in Between Worlds

Harsh immigration policy may be inflicting psychological violence on Latinx immigrant communities. There are things mental health practitioners should know.

Harsh immigration policy may be inflicting psychological violence on Latinx immigrant communities. There are things mental health practitioners should know.

Anxiety

5 Reasons Why Avoidance Breeds More Avoidance

Alice Boyes Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in In Practice

How avoiding one thing creates a domino effect, and ways to stop the cascade.

How avoiding one thing creates a domino effect, and ways to stop the cascade.

Mass Shootings

How Family, Friends, and Peers Can Prevent Targeted Violence

Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., M.Div., Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Why Bad Looks Good

Law enforcement responds to reported threats; loved ones hear them first.

Law enforcement responds to reported threats; loved ones hear them first.

Sexual Abuse

Working With Sexual Trauma Survivors Through Somatic Inquiry

Sari Cooper, CST, LCSW on April 29, 2025 in Sex Esteem

Somatic trauma-informed sex therapy can help sexual trauma survivors and their partners build a new language around intimacy and reclaim consensual and affirming sexual pleasure.

Somatic trauma-informed sex therapy can help sexual trauma survivors and their partners build a new language around intimacy and reclaim consensual and affirming sexual pleasure.

Empathy

Self-Compassion Supports Us Through Loss and Failure

Mark Matousek on April 29, 2025 in The Seekers Forum

When you fail, your self-esteem can take a hit, but self-compassion will still support you. This is important because failure is our best teacher.

When you fail, your self-esteem can take a hit, but self-compassion will still support you. This is important because failure is our best teacher.

Stress

The Great Exhaustion: Financial Anxiety in Uncertain Times

Joyce Marter LCPC on April 29, 2025 in Mental Wealth

Feeling overwhelmed by financial stress? Discover how to manage anxiety, build resilience, and thrive—even in uncertain times.

Feeling overwhelmed by financial stress? Discover how to manage anxiety, build resilience, and thrive—even in uncertain times.

Child Development

Middle Childhood Is Not a Waiting Room

Sheryl G Ziegler Psy.D. on April 29, 2025 in The Crucial Years

Middle childhood isn’t just a quiet stretch between toddlerhood and the teen years; it’s an overlooked window when emotional resilience and self-esteem are built.

Middle childhood isn’t just a quiet stretch between toddlerhood and the teen years; it’s an overlooked window when emotional resilience and self-esteem are built.

Emotional Intelligence

Want to Improve Your Well-Being? Be More Like a Car

Beth Kurland Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in The Well-Being Toolkit

If you are looking to improve your well-being, you need to look no further than your body's own built-in guidance system.

If you are looking to improve your well-being, you need to look no further than your body's own built-in guidance system.

Relationships

3 Words That Can Stop a Fight in Its Tracks

Kari Rusnak, MA, LPC,CMHC on April 29, 2025 in Happy Healthy Relationships

These three words are easy to say and hard to fake, and they can instantly shift your relationship from conflict to connection. Learn why they work and the science behind them.

These three words are easy to say and hard to fake, and they can instantly shift your relationship from conflict to connection. Learn why they work and the science behind them.

Relationships

Should You Play Hard to Get with So Many Options?

Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in In the Name of Love

Playing hard to get is optimal when we are moderately hard to get while maintaining warmth and openness.

Playing hard to get is optimal when we are moderately hard to get while maintaining warmth and openness.

Not all who claim to be healers have your best interests at heart. Learn how to spot manipulative online wellness influencers.

Relationships

Handling Relationships With Emotionally Immature Parents

Michelle P. Maidenberg Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R, CGP on April 29, 2025 in Being Your Best Self

Do you want to better understand, cope with and learn to heal from having an emotionally immature parent? Here you'll learn skills and tools to better manage this relationship.

Do you want to better understand, cope with and learn to heal from having an emotionally immature parent? Here you'll learn skills and tools to better manage this relationship.

Animal Behavior

Yes, We Can Talk With the Animals

Janet L. Jones Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Horse Brain, Human Brain

Humans have long dreamed of talking with the animals, using spoken language. Yet, the perfect model for cross-species communication already exists between horses and riders.

Humans have long dreamed of talking with the animals, using spoken language. Yet, the perfect model for cross-species communication already exists between horses and riders.

Relationships

From Chaos and Conflict to Harmony and Love

Moshe Ratson MBA, MFT on April 29, 2025 in The Wisdom of Anger

Conflict doesn’t have to break you—it can bond you. If used wisely, high-conflict couples can turn arguments into intimacy.

Conflict doesn’t have to break you—it can bond you. If used wisely, high-conflict couples can turn arguments into intimacy.

Family Dynamics

The Truth About Family Cutoff

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Your Emotional Meter

Cutting ties with family is a tough choice that carries hidden, often long-term and painful, costs. Explore the impact of family estrangement and some alternatives to total cutoff.

Cutting ties with family is a tough choice that carries hidden, often long-term and painful, costs. Explore the impact of family estrangement and some alternatives to total cutoff.

Therapy

MERIT Therapy for Schizophrenia and Serious Mental Illness

Jennifer Gerlach LCSW on April 29, 2025 in Beyond Mental Health

MERIT looks beyond the symptoms of psychosis to what the world looks like through their eyes.

MERIT looks beyond the symptoms of psychosis to what the world looks like through their eyes.

Health

Yoga Supports Wellness at the Molecular Level

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research on April 29, 2025 in Evidence-Based Living

A body of evidence shows that practicing yoga can lead to changes in gene expression that support improved health and well-being.

A body of evidence shows that practicing yoga can lead to changes in gene expression that support improved health and well-being.

Social Media

Rage Against the Computer: How Much Security Is Necessary?

Phil Reed D.Phil. on April 29, 2025 in Digital World, Real World

Having to complete multiple identity checks during online sessions prompts a discussion of the socially constructed notion of "securitisation," which is not the same as "security."

Having to complete multiple identity checks during online sessions prompts a discussion of the socially constructed notion of "securitisation," which is not the same as "security."

Fear

Is a Regular Dose of Fear Therapeutic?

Sam Goldstein Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Common Sense Science

Experiencing fear in safe environments can enhance resilience and mental health, although enjoyment differs from person to person.

Experiencing fear in safe environments can enhance resilience and mental health, although enjoyment differs from person to person.

Suicide

"Medicaid Saved My Life"—And It Could Save Millions More

Patrick McElwaine Psy.D. on April 29, 2025 in Stigma, Addiction, and Mental Health

Nick Emeigh’s journey from surviving suicide attempts to advocating for mental health care shows why Medicaid is a lifeline—and why we must protect it for millions more.

Nick Emeigh’s journey from surviving suicide attempts to advocating for mental health care shows why Medicaid is a lifeline—and why we must protect it for millions more.

Burnout

HR Is Missing the One Thing That Fixes Burnout and Conflict

Ed Thompson on April 29, 2025 in A Hidden Force

Most human resources teams miss a hidden cause of burnout, turnover, and conflict: thinking style differences. Here’s why it matters more than you think.

Most human resources teams miss a hidden cause of burnout, turnover, and conflict: thinking style differences. Here’s why it matters more than you think.

Emotional Validation

Self-Help Sayings That I Hate

Michael Bader D.M.H. on April 29, 2025 in What Is He Thinking?

Personal Perspective: Annoying aphorisms don't help us.

Personal Perspective: Annoying aphorisms don't help us.

Stress

The Fix for Feeling Out of Control

Heather Lench Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in The Emotional Toolkit

It seems like every news piece is full of things we cannot control that are going to hurt us in some way. In the chaos, there are ways to retain your calm.

It seems like every news piece is full of things we cannot control that are going to hurt us in some way. In the chaos, there are ways to retain your calm.

Adolescence

Why Every Parent Needs to Watch the 'Adolescence' Series

Mark Travers Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Social Instincts

This Netflix series examines the truth about modern parenting challenges.

This Netflix series examines the truth about modern parenting challenges.

Therapy

Liberating Psychotherapy, Society, and Yourself

Matthew Clemente, Ph.D. and David Goodman, Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Our Human Condition

Liberatory therapy fosters social imagination, helping us to envision how authentic selves can be cultivated in societies that support human dignity and thriving.

Liberatory therapy fosters social imagination, helping us to envision how authentic selves can be cultivated in societies that support human dignity and thriving.

Understanding Twins

The Charm of Children's Books About Twins

Nancy L. Segal Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Twofold

The universal appeal of twins is apparent in science, the press, and in novels.

The universal appeal of twins is apparent in science, the press, and in novels.

Assertiveness

The Power of Verbal Intensifiers

Anna Rostomyan Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Emotions in Our Lives

Intensifiers can amplify the emotional content of our messages and increase our potential influence on audiences.

Intensifiers can amplify the emotional content of our messages and increase our potential influence on audiences.

Mindfulness

New Wave Mindfulness

Itai Ivtzan Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Mindfulness for Wellbeing

From a surgeon's one-minute meditation to a violinist's mindful breakthrough, discover seven modern mindfulness practices that blend ancient wisdom with real-world success.

From a surgeon's one-minute meditation to a violinist's mindful breakthrough, discover seven modern mindfulness practices that blend ancient wisdom with real-world success.

Relationships

Time-Outs for Couples

Ben Endres Ph.D. on April 29, 2025 in Threads of Sanity

A time-out isn't just a tool for couples in crisis—it's a practical approach for any relationship to manage conflict and grow stronger together.

A time-out isn't just a tool for couples in crisis—it's a practical approach for any relationship to manage conflict and grow stronger together.