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Anxiety

Is Your Body Awareness Causing Your Anxiety to Skyrocket?

Bonnie Zucker Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Liberate Yourself

Learn about why people with anxiety may focus excessively on their bodies, why it can be a problem, and what to do about it.

Learn about why people with anxiety may focus excessively on their bodies, why it can be a problem, and what to do about it.

Embarrassment

Shame Is Not the Ticket to Our Best Future

Samantha Stein Psy.D. on September 28, 2023 in What The Wild Things Are

If we want to foster learning and connection, it won't be through shame.

If we want to foster learning and connection, it won't be through shame.

Career

Overfocusing on Work Really Does Come at a Cost

Andrea Bonior Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Friendship 2.0

We all know that workaholism doesn't sound ideal. But a recent study examines even more clearly the possible detrimental effects of overfocusing on achievement.

We all know that workaholism doesn't sound ideal. But a recent study examines even more clearly the possible detrimental effects of overfocusing on achievement.

Family Dynamics

3 Parental Beliefs That Poison Relationships With Adult Kids

Sarah Epstein LMFT on September 28, 2023 in Between the Generations

Parents of adult children sometimes fall into roles that can cause friction in the relationship. Here's how.

Parents of adult children sometimes fall into roles that can cause friction in the relationship. Here's how.

Emotions

7 Mistakes People Make When Coping With Painful Emotions

Liz White DClinPsy, CPsychol on September 28, 2023 in Not Where I Want to Be in Life

Don't make these mistakes when managing painful feelings.

Don't make these mistakes when managing painful feelings.

Ethics and Morality

Defending Animals, Finding Hope, and Remaining Inspired

Marc Bekoff Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Animal Emotions

"Defending Animals" by Dr. Kendra Coulter discusses on-the-ground work to protect animals.

"Defending Animals" by Dr. Kendra Coulter discusses on-the-ground work to protect animals.

Autism

How Autistic Therapists Experience Empathy for Clients

Claire Jack Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder

A Personal Perspective: How autistic therapists meet their clients' needs.

A Personal Perspective: How autistic therapists meet their clients' needs.

Bias

How Cognitive Biases Impact Our Relationships

Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Here, There, and Everywhere

Cognitive biases can cause conflict and misunderstandings in our relationships. Learn about common cognitive biases and how to counteract them.

Cognitive biases can cause conflict and misunderstandings in our relationships. Learn about common cognitive biases and how to counteract them.

Creativity

Creativity and Inspiration: Thinking Outside the Box

Thomas R. Verny M.D. on September 28, 2023 in Explorations of the Mind

Creativity often means taking the road less traveled.

Creativity often means taking the road less traveled.

Memory

Breaking Through the Secrets of Memory Storage

Justin James Kennedy, Ph.D., D.Prof. on September 28, 2023 in Brain Reboot

Journey into the world of memory and its neurological implications.

Journey into the world of memory and its neurological implications.

Forgiveness

Rebuilding Burned Bridges: The Art of the Apology

Forrest Talley Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Relationship Emporium

It's essential to know how to properly apologize, which is remarkably simple. Even so, many people stumble.

It's essential to know how to properly apologize, which is remarkably simple. Even so, many people stumble.

Family Dynamics

This Unhealthy Pattern Stops With Me

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Your Emotional Meter

We all know that our families are our foundation. In the early stages of life, we learn how to communicate, self-regulate, express our feelings, and manage difficulties.

We all know that our families are our foundation. In the early stages of life, we learn how to communicate, self-regulate, express our feelings, and manage difficulties.

Forgiveness

4 Exercises for Cultivating the Mind of Forgiveness

Robert Enright Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in The Forgiving Life

When hurt by others, we have to resist the tendency to define that person by the unjust behaviors against us. Widening the lens through which we view this person can help us heal.

When hurt by others, we have to resist the tendency to define that person by the unjust behaviors against us. Widening the lens through which we view this person can help us heal.

ADHD

3 Homework Strategies for Teens With ADHD

Liz Nissim-Matheis Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Special Matters

Homework can be a drag. Strategies to get it done painlessly.

Homework can be a drag. Strategies to get it done painlessly.

Neuroscience

The Role of Social Synchrony in Schizophrenia

Sarah An Myers on September 28, 2023 in Living as an Outlier

Social neuroscience may be a new way to explain what schizophrenia is.

Social neuroscience may be a new way to explain what schizophrenia is.

Alcoholism

Pot or Wine: Which Is Safer?

Linda S Austin M.D. on September 28, 2023 in They’re Driving Me Nuts!

Marijuana and alcohol are psychoactive substances that affect the brain and body very differently. The public's perception that marijuana is harmless is unwarranted.

Marijuana and alcohol are psychoactive substances that affect the brain and body very differently. The public's perception that marijuana is harmless is unwarranted.

Narcissism

One Narcissistic Trait You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Ainsley Hawthorn Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in The Sensory Revolution

A study found that people who are high in narcissism share a surprising deficit.

A study found that people who are high in narcissism share a surprising deficit.

Mindfulness

Trauma-Informed Mindfulness Is a Matter of "CHOICE"

Christopher Willard Psy.D. on September 28, 2023 in Enlightened Livelihoods

It's important when teaching mindfulness that you are trauma-informed. Here are a few guidelines called the CHOICE method.

It's important when teaching mindfulness that you are trauma-informed. Here are a few guidelines called the CHOICE method.

Workplace Dynamics

Grow a (Green) Spine at Work

Robert Kovach Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in The Psychology of Work

Companies are taking seriously the power of plants: A recent study shows how natural light, green space, or water sources improve productivity and boost employee mood.

Companies are taking seriously the power of plants: A recent study shows how natural light, green space, or water sources improve productivity and boost employee mood.

Grief

What to Say When Someone Is Experiencing Loss?

Amy Smith Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE on September 28, 2023 in Healthy Communication in Hard Situations

It is hard to know what to say when someone is grieving. Sometimes showing up is even more powerful than knowing the right words to say.

It is hard to know what to say when someone is grieving. Sometimes showing up is even more powerful than knowing the right words to say.

Parenting

Co-Parenting: Accepting What It Is Not

Christina M. Grange, Ph.D., Charlie Harris, Ph.D., and Al Williams, Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in For the Souls of Black Folks

Co-parenting is a complicated dynamic. There are ingredients to include, as well as those to avoid. Here is how to raise children together, while living apart.

Co-parenting is a complicated dynamic. There are ingredients to include, as well as those to avoid. Here is how to raise children together, while living apart.

Productivity

Do the One Thing That Matters

Susanna Newsonen on September 28, 2023 in The Path to Passionate Happiness

How unitasking helps you to achieve more in less time.

How unitasking helps you to achieve more in less time.

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Is Loneliness Just a Problem in Individualistic Cultures?

Luzia Heu Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Lonely, Not Alone

Loneliness is often believed to be more common in individualistic than in collectivistic cultures but the data suggest that collectivism does not protect against loneliness.

Loneliness is often believed to be more common in individualistic than in collectivistic cultures but the data suggest that collectivism does not protect against loneliness.

Therapy

Getting Psychotherapy to Ukrainian Refugees in the U.S.

Mitzi Perdue MPA on September 28, 2023 in To End Human Trafficking

The Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center was founded to extend the benefits of therapy beyond the privileged. It now also serves Ukrainian refugees.

The Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center was founded to extend the benefits of therapy beyond the privileged. It now also serves Ukrainian refugees.

Sleep

An Integrative Health Approach to Your Best Night’s Sleep

Wayne Jonas M.D. on September 28, 2023 in How Healing Works

Developing healthy sleep habits, also called good sleep hygiene, helps you get the amount of sleep your body and brain need.

Developing healthy sleep habits, also called good sleep hygiene, helps you get the amount of sleep your body and brain need.

Self-Esteem

Can Childish Adults Ever Grow Up?

S. Rufus on September 28, 2023 in Stuck

Living in an adult's body while feeling incapable of "acting like an adult" can induce shame, anxiety and low self-esteem. But it's not our fault.

Living in an adult's body while feeling incapable of "acting like an adult" can induce shame, anxiety and low self-esteem. But it's not our fault.

Relationships

100 Percent of Couples Have Conflict. This Could Help.

Tyler Jamison Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in Assembly Required

How well do you use “I feel” statements in the middle of a crisis or stressful moment? Probably not very. Try this instead.

How well do you use “I feel” statements in the middle of a crisis or stressful moment? Probably not very. Try this instead.

Career

An Imbalanced Balance

Gary R Simonds MD MS FAANS on September 28, 2023 in Rich Encounters

Too many of us gauge our balance in life by our time spent in its various components. Here's a different way.

Too many of us gauge our balance in life by our time spent in its various components. Here's a different way.

Hallucination

Acid Trips in the Madhouse

Troy Rondinone Ph.D. on September 28, 2023 in The Asylum

In the 1960s, thanks to the CIA and counterculture heroes, LSD offered access to a strange world of madness and utopia.

In the 1960s, thanks to the CIA and counterculture heroes, LSD offered access to a strange world of madness and utopia.