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Happiness

The Architect of Your Happiness

Robert Puff Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in Meditation for Modern Life

We believe achieving our goals will make us happy, but the real power lies within our mindset. Here's what the science shows, as well as how to make your mind your greatest asset.

We believe achieving our goals will make us happy, but the real power lies within our mindset. Here's what the science shows, as well as how to make your mind your greatest asset.

Relationships

Do You Really Have to Lose Yourself to Love Someone?

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in Your Emotional Meter

Discover how to love authentically without losing yourself. Learn how to balance individuality and connection for healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Discover how to love authentically without losing yourself. Learn how to balance individuality and connection for healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Law and Crime

Has the Community Mental Health Act Finally Found Its Way?

Susan J. Lewis Ph.D., J.D. on June 16, 2025 in Law & Disorder

Regional safety networks centers for crisis, substance use, and mental health needs provide care coordination services to the seriously mentally ill in their communities.

Regional safety networks centers for crisis, substance use, and mental health needs provide care coordination services to the seriously mentally ill in their communities.

Neuroscience

Why Tennis Pro Jannik Sinner Chose Home Over More Training

Michael Allison on June 16, 2025 in The Pressure Paradox

After a heartbreaking French Open loss, Jannik Sinner didn’t train harder—he went home. His story reveals what real resilience looks like when we follow physiology, not pressure.

After a heartbreaking French Open loss, Jannik Sinner didn’t train harder—he went home. His story reveals what real resilience looks like when we follow physiology, not pressure.

Psychosis

What Schizophrenia Takes Away (And How People Get It Back)

Jennifer Gerlach LCSW on June 16, 2025 in Beyond Mental Health

Beyond hearing voices and paranoia, schizophrenia can affect relationships, emotional expression, motivation, and more. But there is hope.

Beyond hearing voices and paranoia, schizophrenia can affect relationships, emotional expression, motivation, and more. But there is hope.

Psychosis

Psychosis Isn’t a Mystery: It’s a Public Health Issue

Jason Shimiaie M.D. on June 16, 2025 in An Interpersonal Lens

Psychosis is a brain-based disorder influenced by many factors. Reducing stigma, understanding epidemiology, and early, accurate diagnosis can improve outcomes.

Psychosis is a brain-based disorder influenced by many factors. Reducing stigma, understanding epidemiology, and early, accurate diagnosis can improve outcomes.

Awe

Cultivating Presence, Empathy, and Awe

Kirk J. Schneider Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in Awakening to Awe

What interests young Chinese practitioners about Existential-Humanistic (EH) Therapy and the cultivation of awe?

What interests young Chinese practitioners about Existential-Humanistic (EH) Therapy and the cultivation of awe?

Alcoholism

Can You Become a "Normal" Drinker Again?

Jeanette Hu AMFT on June 16, 2025 in Sober Curiosity

Some people who quit drinking can eventually go back to being moderate drinkers; others can't. Which group do you belong to? This approach can help you tell.

Some people who quit drinking can eventually go back to being moderate drinkers; others can't. Which group do you belong to? This approach can help you tell.

Child Development

The Hidden Risk to Children’s Brain Health

Austin Perlmutter M.D. on June 16, 2025 in The Modern Brain

Kids take 20,000 breaths a day—but what’s in that air? Hidden indoor pollution may be quietly sabotaging your child’s brain health. Here's what every parent needs to know.

Kids take 20,000 breaths a day—but what’s in that air? Hidden indoor pollution may be quietly sabotaging your child’s brain health. Here's what every parent needs to know.

Trauma

Trauma, Survival, and Popular Sister Stories

Elisabeth J. LaMotte LICSW on June 16, 2025 in Cinematherapy

In families marked by danger or neglect, siblings are often the only witnesses to the full story. The bond becomes a lifeline, shaped by a private language of survival.

In families marked by danger or neglect, siblings are often the only witnesses to the full story. The bond becomes a lifeline, shaped by a private language of survival.

Philosophy

To Die Without Rebellion

Finn Janning Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in Philosophies in Psychology

Kierkegaard and Camus each pointed to some fundamental conditions of our existence. Life is about creating meaning. When one lives passionately, one can die without rebellion.

Kierkegaard and Camus each pointed to some fundamental conditions of our existence. Life is about creating meaning. When one lives passionately, one can die without rebellion.

Altruism

Recognizing Kindness and Generosity Increases Them

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in Mindfully Doing What Matters

Studies show people are less selfish than we imagine—yet this mistaken imagining negatively shapes our actions. Through practice, we can see and bring forward more of the good.

Studies show people are less selfish than we imagine—yet this mistaken imagining negatively shapes our actions. Through practice, we can see and bring forward more of the good.

Anger

From Rage to Resilience: The Power of Patience

Moshe Ratson MBA, MFT on June 16, 2025 in The Wisdom of Anger

How patience dissolves anger and helps you grow.

How patience dissolves anger and helps you grow.

Emotion Regulation

The 3 Emotions That Hijack the Brain

Theo Tsaousides Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in Smashing the Brainblocks

Some emotions do not just influence us. They take over. Discover how these emotions hijack the brain, and what you can do to reclaim control when they do.

Some emotions do not just influence us. They take over. Discover how these emotions hijack the brain, and what you can do to reclaim control when they do.

Parenting

The True North of Talent Discovery and Development

Jennifer Hamady on June 16, 2025 in Finding Your Voice

Personal Perspective: In the arts and beyond, the only ‘right path’ to learning is the one we forge for ourselves.

Personal Perspective: In the arts and beyond, the only ‘right path’ to learning is the one we forge for ourselves.

Self-Help

Choosing Risk Over Regret

John Kim LMFT on June 16, 2025 in The Angry Therapist

The pain of failing is temporary, but the pain of never trying? That lasts forever.

The pain of failing is temporary, but the pain of never trying? That lasts forever.

Self-Help

Living With Meaning in Trying Times

Alex Pattakos Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in The Meaningful Life

Unlock the door to life’s mental prison cell by committing to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

Unlock the door to life’s mental prison cell by committing to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

Depression

The Therapeutic Garden

Mitchell B. Liester M.D. on June 16, 2025 in The Leading Edge

Learn how getting your hands dirty can help clean up your mental health. Science reveals gardening's powerful therapeutic benefits for stress, depression, and overall well-being.

Learn how getting your hands dirty can help clean up your mental health. Science reveals gardening's powerful therapeutic benefits for stress, depression, and overall well-being.

Ethics and Morality

Thinking About Ozempic? Ask Yourself These 6 Questions

Jeff Siegel M.Ed. on June 16, 2025 in Self-Care for Men

Wondering about Ozempic? These questions reveal your deeper values and how to make decisions that follow your moral compass.

Wondering about Ozempic? These questions reveal your deeper values and how to make decisions that follow your moral compass.

Family Dynamics

Low Contact: A Gentler Path When Estrangement Feels Too Big

Sarah Epstein LMFT on June 16, 2025 in Between the Generations

Struggling with a difficult relationship? Learn how low contact can help you create space without fully cutting ties.

Struggling with a difficult relationship? Learn how low contact can help you create space without fully cutting ties.

Relationships

Is Modern Life Quietly Undermining Human Connection?

Amy Campbell MClinPsych on June 16, 2025 in Psyched About Sex

When I asked AI how to end relationships, its answer sounded like a depiction of our modern world.

When I asked AI how to end relationships, its answer sounded like a depiction of our modern world.

Boundaries

Your Child Is Not Your Therapist

David Schwartz LMFT on June 16, 2025 in Adolescents, Explained

When we vent our fears and frustrations to our children, they can become emotionally overwhelmed. This can threaten their sense of security and safety in the family.

When we vent our fears and frustrations to our children, they can become emotionally overwhelmed. This can threaten their sense of security and safety in the family.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

When Abuse Survivors Are Shamed for Speaking Out

Kaytee Gillis, LCSW on June 16, 2025 in Invisible Bruises

Many survivors who speak out about the abuse they experienced end up scapegoated and shamed for their honesty. This scapegoating is an extension of the dysfunction and abuse.

Many survivors who speak out about the abuse they experienced end up scapegoated and shamed for their honesty. This scapegoating is an extension of the dysfunction and abuse.

Emotions

Is There a Right Way to Express Emotions?

Vanessa LoBue Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in The Baby Scientist

Amanda Knox and Karen Read both had emotional responses to murder that made people suspect them of guilt. But is there really a right and wrong way to respond to murder?

Amanda Knox and Karen Read both had emotional responses to murder that made people suspect them of guilt. But is there really a right and wrong way to respond to murder?

Happiness

The Joy Audit: Women Need to Prioritize Joy, Not Just Success

Tiffany Moon M.D. on June 16, 2025 in Your Authentic Joy

Are you an exhausted high-achiever? I worked late, said yes to everything, and held myself to an impossible standard—until I realized I was chasing achievement, not joy.

Are you an exhausted high-achiever? I worked late, said yes to everything, and held myself to an impossible standard—until I realized I was chasing achievement, not joy.

Marriage

Realistic Expectations Can Reduce Your Negative Thoughts

Kim Lampson Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in A Life of Nourishment

Though not trained in psychology, my father understood that adjusting expectations minimized negativity and disappointment. I learned life-enhancing principles from him.

Though not trained in psychology, my father understood that adjusting expectations minimized negativity and disappointment. I learned life-enhancing principles from him.

Gender

How Virtual Reality Could Dismantle Gender Bias

Matilde Tassinari Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in VRtual Societies

Can stepping into a different body in virtual reality change our gender bias? A surprising study suggests it just might.

Can stepping into a different body in virtual reality change our gender bias? A surprising study suggests it just might.

Body Image

The Myth of the Ideal Body

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on June 16, 2025 in Eating Disorder Recovery

For decades, the "ideal body" has promised happiness, but psychology reveals a deeper, more liberating truth.

For decades, the "ideal body" has promised happiness, but psychology reveals a deeper, more liberating truth.

Relationships

4 Things the Happiest Married Couples Do Differently

Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 16, 2025 in Social Instincts

Marital happiness isn't necessarily extravagant, but it is intentional.

Marital happiness isn't necessarily extravagant, but it is intentional.