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Stress

Take Your Own Pulse First

Aseem D. Desai M.D. on June 24, 2025 in Mindful Beats

Not every racing heart is anxiety, and not every panic is in your head. Learn how to decode your body's signals and reclaim calm before chaos takes over.

Not every racing heart is anxiety, and not every panic is in your head. Learn how to decode your body's signals and reclaim calm before chaos takes over.

Workplace Dynamics

When Your Boss Is Too Busy for You

Amy Cooper Hakim Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Working With Difficult People

Is your boss too busy for you? Take these steps to get noticed when your boss doesn’t give you the attention you need.

Is your boss too busy for you? Take these steps to get noticed when your boss doesn’t give you the attention you need.

People-Pleasing

People-Pleasing in a Polarized Society

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Your Emotional Meter

In a polarized society, people-pleasing can erode self-identity. Learn strategies to set boundaries and embrace authenticity despite discomfort and conflict.

In a polarized society, people-pleasing can erode self-identity. Learn strategies to set boundaries and embrace authenticity despite discomfort and conflict.

Boundaries

What Happens When You Stop Explaining Yourself

Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Here, There, and Everywhere

Over-explaining can drain your energy and weaken your boundaries. Learn how to speak clearly, trust yourself, and stop justifying what doesn’t need defending.

Over-explaining can drain your energy and weaken your boundaries. Learn how to speak clearly, trust yourself, and stop justifying what doesn’t need defending.

Artificial Intelligence

Kids and Chatbots: When AI Feels Like a Friend

Pamela B. Rutledge Ph.D., M.B.A. on June 24, 2025 in Positively Media

Kids are forming emotional bonds with chatbots. With digital literacy and parental guidance, these interactions can strike a healthy balance, supporting learning and creativity.

Kids are forming emotional bonds with chatbots. With digital literacy and parental guidance, these interactions can strike a healthy balance, supporting learning and creativity.

Caregiving

How to Talk to Aging Adults About Deportations

Jessica L. Borelli Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Thriving

Caregiving is already challenging, and deportations can add to the stress. Talking about these issues, planning ahead, and leaning on cultural and family values can help.

Caregiving is already challenging, and deportations can add to the stress. Talking about these issues, planning ahead, and leaning on cultural and family values can help.

Relationships

6 Ways to Respond to Someone’s Bad News

Myron Nelson LCPC on June 24, 2025 in How to Be a Burden

How to move beyond simply saying "I'm sorry" when someone shares bad news with you.

How to move beyond simply saying "I'm sorry" when someone shares bad news with you.

Sex

Is Kissing Spreading Gonorrhea?

Jay K. Varma M.D. on June 24, 2025 in Fevered Mind

Gonorrhea may be spreading undetected in the throats of men and women and may be transmitted by kissing. Here's why you should consider getting your throat swabbed.

Gonorrhea may be spreading undetected in the throats of men and women and may be transmitted by kissing. Here's why you should consider getting your throat swabbed.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Self-Loving Above Surviving

Shireen Jeejeebhoy on June 24, 2025 in Concussion Is Brain Injury

Personal Perspective: Surviving keeps our sight focused on the next crumb. Loving ourself lifts our face up to see our own value and care for ourselves when others won't.

Personal Perspective: Surviving keeps our sight focused on the next crumb. Loving ourself lifts our face up to see our own value and care for ourselves when others won't.

Psychology

Finding Meaning in a Seemingly Senseless World

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Evil Deeds

Can psychotherapy help make life more meaningful?

Can psychotherapy help make life more meaningful?

Body Image

When "Healthy" Isn't

Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-C on June 24, 2025 in Eating Disorder Recovery

Wellness culture can subtly perpetuate harmful body image and eating habits. It's time to explore alternative approaches.

Wellness culture can subtly perpetuate harmful body image and eating habits. It's time to explore alternative approaches.

Workplace Dynamics

How Destructive Work Behavior Thrives in the Remote Office

Ian MacRae on June 24, 2025 in Silicon Psyche

In today's remote workplace, some colleagues may use communication to sow chaos. Here’s how to spot the destructive patterns that might be hidden.

In today's remote workplace, some colleagues may use communication to sow chaos. Here’s how to spot the destructive patterns that might be hidden.

Relationships

For Relationship Success, Build Self-Compassion

Emma Seppälä Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Feeling It

We think self-criticism makes us better, but it harms us and our relationships. Self-compassion, not harshness, builds resilience, connection, and love.

We think self-criticism makes us better, but it harms us and our relationships. Self-compassion, not harshness, builds resilience, connection, and love.

ADHD

Allow Me to Interrupt: ADHD and Being a "Shrew"

Gilly Kahn Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in "If I Be Waspish"

A psychologist examines the underemphasized role of emotional dysregulation in women's ADHD and the benefits of timely diagnosis.

A psychologist examines the underemphasized role of emotional dysregulation in women's ADHD and the benefits of timely diagnosis.

Addiction

Attitude of Gratitude: An Important Recovery Tool

Timmen L. Cermak MD on June 24, 2025 in Healing from Addiction

While gratitude is the antidote for resentment and cynicism, maintaining an attitude of gratitude is not easy. Here are steps that may be useful.

While gratitude is the antidote for resentment and cynicism, maintaining an attitude of gratitude is not easy. Here are steps that may be useful.

Artificial Intelligence

Can We Turn AI Into a Lifelong Game?

Cornelia C. Walther Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Harnessing Hybrid Intelligence

AI can help us embark on a journey of lifelong play, if we approach it, and ourselves, with hybrid intelligence.

AI can help us embark on a journey of lifelong play, if we approach it, and ourselves, with hybrid intelligence.

Parenting

Is This Really Summer Vacation?

Margo Lowy Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Maternal Ambivalence

As the harried routines of the school year give way to fantasies of laid-back summer holidays, here's a reminder to all moms that all of our feelings count, every day.

As the harried routines of the school year give way to fantasies of laid-back summer holidays, here's a reminder to all moms that all of our feelings count, every day.

Relationships

Wishing You Knew Someone When You Were Younger

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on June 24, 2025 in A Funny Bone to Pick

You know the song that goes, "I wish I knew you when I was young, we could've got so high?" Well, don't feel too low about missed opportunities. Instead, realize how timing works.

You know the song that goes, "I wish I knew you when I was young, we could've got so high?" Well, don't feel too low about missed opportunities. Instead, realize how timing works.

Therapy

For Perfectionists, Therapy Isn't Always About Becoming Better

Leon Garber LMHC on June 24, 2025 in Perfectionism

Perfectionists tend to be haunted by a profound sense of incompleteness, hoping to and believing they can achieve all of their goals at once.

Perfectionists tend to be haunted by a profound sense of incompleteness, hoping to and believing they can achieve all of their goals at once.

Hypochondria

Health Anxiety and the 'Emotional Reasoning' Thinking Error

Brittney Chesworth Ph.D., LCSW on June 24, 2025 in Managing Health Anxiety

Emotional reasoning is a common thinking error related to health anxiety. Learn what it looks like and discover helpful strategies for changing these thinking patterns.

Emotional reasoning is a common thinking error related to health anxiety. Learn what it looks like and discover helpful strategies for changing these thinking patterns.

Happiness

Small Acts, Big Gains in Happiness

Aditi Subramaniam, Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Parenting from a Neuroscience Perspective

We're overcomplicating happiness. While we chase complex solutions, research shows the most effective mood boosters are surprisingly simple to start.

We're overcomplicating happiness. While we chase complex solutions, research shows the most effective mood boosters are surprisingly simple to start.

Cognition

The Hidden Layers of Perception

Damian K. F. Pang M.Sc. on June 24, 2025 in Consciousness and Beyond

We see more than images and hear more than sound: There are seemingly hidden layers that add meaning, extract emotions, and help us make sense of our world.

We see more than images and hear more than sound: There are seemingly hidden layers that add meaning, extract emotions, and help us make sense of our world.

Neurodiversity

What’s Going Well for Neurodivergent Workers—and What's Not?

CooperRiis Healing Community on June 24, 2025 in A Healing Community

Remote work, AI, and DEI in 2025 are reshaping workplace neuroinclusion, for better and worse. Here’s what’s working, what’s not, and where there's lasting progress.

Remote work, AI, and DEI in 2025 are reshaping workplace neuroinclusion, for better and worse. Here’s what’s working, what’s not, and where there's lasting progress.

Education

The Hidden Struggles of Inclusive Classrooms

APA Division 15 on June 24, 2025 in PsychEd

Without proper training and support, even well-meaning educators struggle to meet complex needs.

Without proper training and support, even well-meaning educators struggle to meet complex needs.

Dreaming

What Do Your Recurring Dreams Have to Tell You?

F. Diane Barth L.C.S.W. on June 24, 2025 in Off the Couch

Recurring dreams often have something to tell you about your inner psychological life and problems you're trying to solve in your daily life.

Recurring dreams often have something to tell you about your inner psychological life and problems you're trying to solve in your daily life.

Migraine

Chronic Migraine Impacts Individuals, Families, and Society

Elizabeth Seng Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in The Pain Chronicles

The burden of chronic migraine affects us all.

The burden of chronic migraine affects us all.

Creativity

Lessons for Life: Never Let the Paint Dry

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Creativity Without Borders

How a best-selling author's tips for writing and creativity spill over into life.

How a best-selling author's tips for writing and creativity spill over into life.

Grief

Did You Cry Today?

Vikki Stark M.S.W., M.F.T. on June 24, 2025 in Schlepping Through Heartbreak

It's normal to cry if you're heartbroken after the end of an important relationship. There are many different types of crying and many different triggers. What type of crying do you do?

It's normal to cry if you're heartbroken after the end of an important relationship. There are many different types of crying and many different triggers. What type of crying do you do?

Bystander Effect

Why Is It Important to Address Behavioural "Amber Flags"?

Gill Harrop Ph.D. on June 24, 2025 in Bystander Intervention in Action

Exploring the difference between red and amber flags in relation to behaviour, and the importance of bystanders recognising and addressing them.

Exploring the difference between red and amber flags in relation to behaviour, and the importance of bystanders recognising and addressing them.