Anxiety

How to Free Yourself From the Control of Anxiety

By Seth J. Gillihan PhD on May 18, 2022 in Think, Act, Be

Anxiety can dominate your thoughts and dictate your actions. Follow these steps from an anxiety treatment specialist to retrain your mind and reclaim your life.

Anxiety can dominate your thoughts and dictate your actions. Follow these steps from an anxiety treatment specialist to retrain your mind and reclaim your life.

Health

The Ugly Truth Behind Beauty Products

By Glenn Geher Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Darwin's Subterranean World

Many cosmetic products contain harmful ingredients, and cosmetic surgery has inherent dangers. In short, good looks can kill. Evolution helps us understand why. 

Many cosmetic products contain harmful ingredients, and cosmetic surgery has inherent dangers. In short, good looks can kill. Evolution helps us understand why. 

Therapy

Why Do I Keep Regressing After I Make Therapeutic Progress?

By Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Understanding Narcissism

Are you frustrated by your slow progress or regressions in psychotherapy? What you call a failure is actually a necessary part of many successful therapies.

Are you frustrated by your slow progress or regressions in psychotherapy? What you call a failure is actually a necessary part of many successful therapies.

Education

Is There Really a Crisis in Higher Education?

By Azadeh Aalai Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in The First Impression

Is the pandemic leading to burnout in higher education? Or is it possible that college students are developing resiliency and learning to adapt?

Is the pandemic leading to burnout in higher education? Or is it possible that college students are developing resiliency and learning to adapt?

Philosophy

Having a Body vs. Being a Body

By Alan Fogel Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Body Sense

The concept of owning, rather than being, a body is a Western cultural invention that prevents whole-person healing, living, and restoration.

The concept of owning, rather than being, a body is a Western cultural invention that prevents whole-person healing, living, and restoration.

Depression

Midlife Depression in Women

By Kimberly Key on May 18, 2022 in Counseling Keys

Women in midlife may be at higher risk for depression, so it is important than ever to find support and cultivate healthy coping strategies.

Women in midlife may be at higher risk for depression, so it is important than ever to find support and cultivate healthy coping strategies.

Relationships

Why Date Nights Are So Important for Healthy Relationships

By Kari Rusnak, MA, LPC,CMHC on May 18, 2022 in Happy Healthy Relationships

Have you been slacking on date nights? Here's why you shouldn't.

Have you been slacking on date nights? Here's why you shouldn't.

Anxiety

Obsessive Compulsions and Ritualized Behaviors 

By Padraic Gibson D.Psych on May 18, 2022 in Escaping Our Mental Traps

In OCD, rituals are repetitive and can be very stressful. Research has shown how most compulsions function and how they can be dealt with rapidly.

In OCD, rituals are repetitive and can be very stressful. Research has shown how most compulsions function and how they can be dealt with rapidly.

Race and Ethnicity

Fabrications of Anti-Racism

By Rupert W Nacoste Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in A Quiet Revolution

What do organizations mean when they claim to be “anti-racist”? What should they mean?

What do organizations mean when they claim to be “anti-racist”? What should they mean?

Intelligence

AI Nanotech Sensor Detects Cancer Signals in Blood

By Cami Rosso on May 18, 2022 in The Future Brain

AI machine learning combined with nanotechnology is able to detect ovarian cancer signals in blood with a high degree of accuracy.

AI machine learning combined with nanotechnology is able to detect ovarian cancer signals in blood with a high degree of accuracy.

Happiness

The 3 Stories of You: The Personal, Hidden, and Unknown Self

By Tony Daloisio Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in The Journey of Your Life

Understanding the three "stories of you" can unlock the opportunity for positive personal change inside each of us.

Understanding the three "stories of you" can unlock the opportunity for positive personal change inside each of us.

Health

Weeding Your Way to Better Mental Health

By Judith J. Wurtman Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in The Antidepressant Diet

Gardening in an urban environment defies the cluster of the city and imparts well-being.

Gardening in an urban environment defies the cluster of the city and imparts well-being.

Confidence

How People Differ in Confidence About Their Attitudes

By Art Markman Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Ulterior Motives

People have attitudes about all kinds of things. New research suggests people differ in their overall certainty or confidence in those attitudes.

People have attitudes about all kinds of things. New research suggests people differ in their overall certainty or confidence in those attitudes.

Sex

When Long-Term Partners Have a Lackluster Sex Life

By Marianne Brandon Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in The Future of Intimacy

Ideas to consider if you and your partner never really had a great sexual connection.

Ideas to consider if you and your partner never really had a great sexual connection.

Happiness

How to Survive the Modern World With a Stone-Age Brain

By Douglas T. Kenrick Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life

A hunter-gatherer transported to the modern urban world would think they’d landed in paradise. Why isn't modern technology making us happy?

A hunter-gatherer transported to the modern urban world would think they’d landed in paradise. Why isn't modern technology making us happy?

Self-Help

How We Dream of Our Future

By Karen A. Cerulo, Ph.D., and Janet M. Ruane, Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in The Future You

Seven misconceptions we hold.

Seven misconceptions we hold.

Personality

Why Some Young Adults Are So Sensitive to Instagram Feedback

By Mark Travers Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Social Instincts

Research explores why social media means so much to teenagers and young adults.

Research explores why social media means so much to teenagers and young adults.

Relationships

Dependence vs. Autonomy in Relationships: What’s Ideal?

By Leon F. Seltzer Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Evolution of the Self

If partners aren’t able to achieve a balance of dependence and independence, it’s almost guaranteed that frustrating conflicts between them will emerge.

If partners aren’t able to achieve a balance of dependence and independence, it’s almost guaranteed that frustrating conflicts between them will emerge.

Relationships

Burps, Tummy Rumbles, and Poots: Embarrassing Body Noises

By Isadora Alman MFT, CST on May 18, 2022 in Sex & Sociability

They are known by a variety of names and they are known to every human from birth to the oldest of old age—how to react to body sounds.

They are known by a variety of names and they are known to every human from birth to the oldest of old age—how to react to body sounds.

Happiness

Hope Is More Powerful Than You Think

By Ilene Berns-Zare PsyD on May 18, 2022 in Flourish and Thrive

Hope is not simply wishing. It’s a skill you can practice to strengthen your well-being and effectiveness.

Hope is not simply wishing. It’s a skill you can practice to strengthen your well-being and effectiveness.

Health

Over-caring? How to Stop Depleting Yourself

By Jan Bonhoeffer M.D. on May 18, 2022 in Heart of Healthcare

Finding ways to care without depleting ourselves means we can be much more effective and fulfilled as caregivers.

Finding ways to care without depleting ourselves means we can be much more effective and fulfilled as caregivers.

Self-Help

Instinctive Wisdom: Tapping Into Your Body as a Brain

By Laura Berger and Glen Tibaldeo on May 18, 2022 in Radical Sabbatical

When emotions are heightened, it isn't easy to navigate situations cool and engaged. The good news is that you have the power to keep the train from derailing.

When emotions are heightened, it isn't easy to navigate situations cool and engaged. The good news is that you have the power to keep the train from derailing.

Sport and Competition

Mental Health for Athletes: An Essential Guide

By Michele Kerulis Ed.D. on May 18, 2022 in Sporting Moments

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among youth and young adults. Athletes who learn how to talk about mental health can help save lives.

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among youth and young adults. Athletes who learn how to talk about mental health can help save lives.

Education

5 Easy Steps for Helping Students Make It to College

By Ross E O'Hara, Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Nudging Ahead

Help students follow through on aspirations to get from high school to college with an evidence-based, five-step procedure for effective planning.

Help students follow through on aspirations to get from high school to college with an evidence-based, five-step procedure for effective planning.

Education

Mental Health Is at the Center of Higher Education Reform

By John G. Cottone Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in The Cube

What would an education system that prioritizes mental health look like? Fabienne Vailes is on a quest to find out, with hope for reform.

What would an education system that prioritizes mental health look like? Fabienne Vailes is on a quest to find out, with hope for reform.

Happiness

What Money and Popularity Cannot Buy, Authenticity Can

By Bella DePaulo Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Living Single

In the U.S. and South Korea, the same fundamental needs were relevant to whether an event was experienced as satisfying or unsatisfying.

In the U.S. and South Korea, the same fundamental needs were relevant to whether an event was experienced as satisfying or unsatisfying.

Work

Is Technology Killing Your Work Motivation?

By Marylène Gagné Ph.D. on May 18, 2022 in Getting Up on Monday Morning

Are you feeling more demotivated at work because your employer is using new technologies? Here's why.

Are you feeling more demotivated at work because your employer is using new technologies? Here's why.

Education

It’s Past Time We Rethink College for Everyone

By Matt Albert Ed.D. on May 18, 2022 in Big Picture Parenting

Attitudes about post-secondary education have shifted, and there’s a shortage of skilled labor in the U.S. Should we keep pushing all students to attend college?

Attitudes about post-secondary education have shifted, and there’s a shortage of skilled labor in the U.S. Should we keep pushing all students to attend college?