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Wisdom

Can Truth, Science, Faith and Trust Co-Exist?

Loriann Oberlin MS, LCPC on October 13, 2026 in The Full Picture

To counter misinformation that divides us and to rebuild trust in science, communication must contain integrity, competence, reflect humility and align with our values.

To counter misinformation that divides us and to rebuild trust in science, communication must contain integrity, competence, reflect humility and align with our values.

Artificial Intelligence

Hybrid Intelligence Is at a Tipping Point

Cornelia C. Walther Ph.D. on October 13, 2026 in Harnessing Hybrid Intelligence

As our instruments become more capable, the systems on which life depends are becoming less stable. Hybrid intelligence harnesses the best of nature and technology.

As our instruments become more capable, the systems on which life depends are becoming less stable. Hybrid intelligence harnesses the best of nature and technology.

Identity

What Does It Mean to Love Your Country?

Ira Bedzow Ph.D. on October 13, 2026 in Life, Well Lived

Personal Perspective: The difference between patriotism and nationalism, and what it means to love our country without excluding others.

Personal Perspective: The difference between patriotism and nationalism, and what it means to love our country without excluding others.

Decision-Making

When Is It Time to Try Something New?

Michiko Kimura Bruno M.D. on October 12, 2026 in Breaking Good

A friend is happy with her job but is considering a new opportunity. How would you advise her? How do we balance the security of what we know with the possibility of something new?

A friend is happy with her job but is considering a new opportunity. How would you advise her? How do we balance the security of what we know with the possibility of something new?

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence: Should We Personalize the Machine?

Thomas Henricks Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in The Pathways of Experience

Computer companies promote their products with charming digital assistants. Be clear about what you’re interacting with.

Computer companies promote their products with charming digital assistants. Be clear about what you’re interacting with.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Mastering the Art of Changing: Creating a New You

Jody Eyre MS, LMFT on October 12, 2026 in Rel@ting

Have you ever wondered how to achieve your goal? Here are some strategies that can help you change your life.

Have you ever wondered how to achieve your goal? Here are some strategies that can help you change your life.

Artificial Intelligence

When Imagining the Future of AI, Gen-Zers Are Not Optimistic

Qi Wang Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in Time Travel Across Borders

A soon-to-be-published study shows Gen-Zers imagine more worrying than exciting events regarding AI, yet attitudes toward technology and one's politics play a role.

A soon-to-be-published study shows Gen-Zers imagine more worrying than exciting events regarding AI, yet attitudes toward technology and one's politics play a role.

Burnout

When Burnout Isn’t Really About Work

Ahona Guha D.Psych on October 12, 2026 in Of Prisons and Pathos

She was a psychologist who suddenly couldn’t stand the work she’d always loved. The cause of her burnout went back much further than her job.

She was a psychologist who suddenly couldn’t stand the work she’d always loved. The cause of her burnout went back much further than her job.

Artificial Intelligence

The "Good Enough" AI

Marlynn Wei M.D., J.D. on October 12, 2026 in Urban Survival

Winnicott’s ‘good enough’ parent theory offers a way to consider whether certain frictions in our AI interactions might help us grow.

Winnicott’s ‘good enough’ parent theory offers a way to consider whether certain frictions in our AI interactions might help us grow.

ADHD

Have You Always Had ADHD, or Did It Just Show Up?

Melanie A. McNally Psy.D. on October 12, 2026 in Empower Your Mind

Struggling with focus for the first time? Discover why your symptoms feel brand new, what the latest science says, and how to unlock your brain's hidden coping mechanisms.

Struggling with focus for the first time? Discover why your symptoms feel brand new, what the latest science says, and how to unlock your brain's hidden coping mechanisms.

Personal Perspectives

What Kind of Mom Might I Have Been?

Kate Kaufmann on October 12, 2026 in Unapparent

Personal Perspective: If you never had kids, have you wondered how you'd be as a mom? If you're a mom, can you picture your life if you never had them?

Personal Perspective: If you never had kids, have you wondered how you'd be as a mom? If you're a mom, can you picture your life if you never had them?

Attachment

The Importance of Knowing Your Partner’s Attachment Style

Hal Shorey Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in The Freedom to Change

Understanding your partner’s attachment style can prevent attributing their behavior to negative intention and help you preserve your relationship.

Understanding your partner’s attachment style can prevent attributing their behavior to negative intention and help you preserve your relationship.

Adolescence

Teen Mental Health: Looking Beyond Screens and Social Media

Michele Leno Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in Mind Matters

What are we getting wrong about kids and technology use?

What are we getting wrong about kids and technology use?

Therapy

Healing Injuries and the Injuries of Healing

Changiz Mohiyeddini Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in The Unknown Mind

Healing can hurt in ways no one warns you about.

Healing can hurt in ways no one warns you about.

Religion

Blood Donation and the Burden of Memory

Steven A Hassan PhD on October 12, 2026 in Freedom of Mind

A change in Jehovah's Witnesses' policy may widen treatment choices. What happens to people whose grief, trust, or family ties were shaped by the old rule, and how should clinicians respond?

A change in Jehovah's Witnesses' policy may widen treatment choices. What happens to people whose grief, trust, or family ties were shaped by the old rule, and how should clinicians respond?

Sex

When Does a Fetish Become Objectification?

Niki Davis-Fainbloom MA on October 12, 2026 in The Psychology of Fetish and Desire

One couple’s story shows how honesty and respect can make room for both desire and a partner’s boundaries.

One couple’s story shows how honesty and respect can make room for both desire and a partner’s boundaries.

Animal Behavior

When We Can 'Be More Bird,' We Recover a Primal Navigation

Rachel Clark on October 12, 2026 in Mothering Nature

A new book, 'Be More Bird,' helps us find our own way to fly. Novelist and falconer Candida Meyrick on how nature inspires profound navigational wisdom.

A new book, 'Be More Bird,' helps us find our own way to fly. Novelist and falconer Candida Meyrick on how nature inspires profound navigational wisdom.

ADHD

Surviving the Adderall Shortage, Still, in 2026

Ryan S. Sultán MD on October 12, 2026 in Talking Scientifically About Mental Health

The Adderall shortage is in its fourth year. Here's a practical playbook to help keep a prescription filled.

The Adderall shortage is in its fourth year. Here's a practical playbook to help keep a prescription filled.

Mating

How to Deal With the 'Foodie Call' in Dating

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on October 12, 2026 in A Funny Bone to Pick

At a dinner date, does your date seem more interested in the food than in you? Then you could just be part of that person's "foodie call." Here's the dish on what it is.

At a dinner date, does your date seem more interested in the food than in you? Then you could just be part of that person's "foodie call." Here's the dish on what it is.

Gender

Why a Sexist 'SNL' Monologue Matters

Gill Harrop Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in Bystander Intervention in Action

A controversial SNL joke sparked different reactions, revealing competing ideas about masculinity, humor, and accountability.

A controversial SNL joke sparked different reactions, revealing competing ideas about masculinity, humor, and accountability.

Fear

Why Is There a Duality Between Suffering and Hastening Death?

Hamid Zand Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in The Behavioral Microbiome

It appears that palliative sedation and psychedelic-assisted therapy can help patients with life-threatening conditions rather than ethically challenging approaches.

It appears that palliative sedation and psychedelic-assisted therapy can help patients with life-threatening conditions rather than ethically challenging approaches.

Grief

Anxiety: The Overlooked Stage of Grief

Phil Lane MSW, LCSW on October 12, 2026 in Am I Dying?

Grief doesn't occur in linear stages, and it includes some unexpected emotions. Anxiety is a grief response that is often overlooked.

Grief doesn't occur in linear stages, and it includes some unexpected emotions. Anxiety is a grief response that is often overlooked.

Anxiety

Mental Gymnastics: How to Handle Anxiety

Phil Stark LMFT on October 12, 2026 in Dude, Where’s My Car-tharsis?

Runway anxiety can dominate our moods, creating both mental and physical stress that runs in the background until we consciously engage with it in an effort to reduce it.

Runway anxiety can dominate our moods, creating both mental and physical stress that runs in the background until we consciously engage with it in an effort to reduce it.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Helping Traumatized Children With Severe Behaviors

Glenn R. Schiraldi Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in Hidden Wounds

Strong fears drive troubling behaviors in children. These tips can benefit adoptive, foster, and biological parents alike.

Strong fears drive troubling behaviors in children. These tips can benefit adoptive, foster, and biological parents alike.

Boredom

Boredom Is Uncomfortable; That May Be the Point

Vanessa LoBue Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in The Baby Scientist

When kids say, “I’m bored,” our first instinct is often to fix it. But what if sometimes the best thing we can do is nothing at all?

When kids say, “I’m bored,” our first instinct is often to fix it. But what if sometimes the best thing we can do is nothing at all?

Ethics and Morality

Is Eating Animals a Psychological Blind Spot?

Melanie Joy Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in Relational Literacy

A rapidly growing movement of psychologists is exposing the invisible mentality beneath meat eating, revealing why we’re disgusted by the meat of some animals but not others.

A rapidly growing movement of psychologists is exposing the invisible mentality beneath meat eating, revealing why we’re disgusted by the meat of some animals but not others.

Artificial Intelligence

The Impact of AI on Who We Are and Who We Become

Jeanine Connor MBACP, MSc, MEd, BSc (Hons) on October 12, 2026 in Modern Life Is Rubbish (or Is It?)

AI systems map preferences, patterns, and choices and influence them, too, creating an algorithmic self. We need to use AI consciously to manage threats to the human self.

AI systems map preferences, patterns, and choices and influence them, too, creating an algorithmic self. We need to use AI consciously to manage threats to the human self.

Infidelity

The Lost Art of Not Knowing

Jennifer Gerlach LCSW on October 12, 2026 in Beyond Mental Health

Sometimes we need to understand that we don't and can't know.

Sometimes we need to understand that we don't and can't know.

Laughter

Lighten Up: Laughter Is Good Medicine

Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., M.Div., Ph.D. on October 12, 2026 in Why Bad Looks Good

As we age, we can have more focus and less stress through lifestyle and laughter—good medicine at any age.

As we age, we can have more focus and less stress through lifestyle and laughter—good medicine at any age.