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Understanding Twins

Twinship and Self-Perception in Adulthood

Barbara Klein Ph.D., Ed.D. on June 6, 2026 in Twin Dilemmas

When I look in the mirror I always see my sister staring at me and she sees me looking at her.

When I look in the mirror I always see my sister staring at me and she sees me looking at her.

Leadership

Using Empathy to Connect

Palena R. Neale Ph.D, PCC on June 6, 2026 in Leading for Success

When we use language that witnesses rather than dismisses, engages rather than assumes, and connects rather than corrects, we create deeper human connection.

When we use language that witnesses rather than dismisses, engages rather than assumes, and connects rather than corrects, we create deeper human connection.

Sex

The Relational Math of Mind-Blowing Sex

Assael Romanelli Ph.D., LCSW on June 6, 2026 in The Other Side of Relationships

You've been trying to improve your sex life the wrong way. The real recipe has nothing to do with sex itself. It's simpler than you think.

You've been trying to improve your sex life the wrong way. The real recipe has nothing to do with sex itself. It's simpler than you think.

Emotion Regulation

Emotional Regulation: Finding That Sweet Spot in the Middle

Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on June 6, 2026 in Fixing Families

The models imprinted on us and the coping skills we developed as children no longer work in adulthood. How to upgrade your skills, control emotions, and use them as information.

The models imprinted on us and the coping skills we developed as children no longer work in adulthood. How to upgrade your skills, control emotions, and use them as information.

Psychopathy

Can Psychopaths Work Together?

Winifred Rule on June 6, 2026 in Surviving the Female Psychopath

Psychopaths can become temporary partners in crime—a grim symbiosis with unfortunate consequences for other people.

Psychopaths can become temporary partners in crime—a grim symbiosis with unfortunate consequences for other people.

Spirituality

On Discovering One's Personal Myth

Lisa Marchiano LCSW on June 6, 2026 in The Archetypal Angle

A Jungian perspective on the momentous transition that awaits college graduates can help address issues of meaning and purpose that young people face.

A Jungian perspective on the momentous transition that awaits college graduates can help address issues of meaning and purpose that young people face.

Therapy

Healing as Housekeeping, Not a Makeover

Megan Ashley Smith on June 6, 2026 in Unpacking Therapy Culture

You don’t need the right words. You don’t need to be “doing healing” the right way. You get to show up as you are, and we work from there.

You don’t need the right words. You don’t need to be “doing healing” the right way. You get to show up as you are, and we work from there.

SSRIs

Why Do Patients Feel Addicted to SSRI/SNRI Antidepressants?

Mark S. Gold M.D. on June 6, 2026 in Addiction Outlook

Many patients believe antidepressants are addictive because withdrawal can be difficult. Addiction experts distinguish the symptoms from addiction/SUDs and drug-seeking behavior.

Many patients believe antidepressants are addictive because withdrawal can be difficult. Addiction experts distinguish the symptoms from addiction/SUDs and drug-seeking behavior.

Neuroscience

How Social Context Influences Brain Disorders

Christopher Lane Ph.D. on June 6, 2026 in Side Effects

An important new book provides vital and exciting perspective on the interface between brain and culture.

An important new book provides vital and exciting perspective on the interface between brain and culture.

Wisdom

Three Signs that You’re Wise

Joel Wong Ph.D. on June 6, 2026 in Gratefully

Those who are wise have intellectual humility: Faced with a complicated problem, their first instinct is to approach it with curiosity. They notice what they don’t know before declaring what they do know.

Those who are wise have intellectual humility: Faced with a complicated problem, their first instinct is to approach it with curiosity. They notice what they don’t know before declaring what they do know.

Social Life

Taking Up Space

Annalisa Enrile Ph.D. on June 6, 2026 in Ordinary Magic

With the world getting more unstable and new challenges emerging every day, is there any place we can find hope?

With the world getting more unstable and new challenges emerging every day, is there any place we can find hope?

Mating

How The 6-6-6 Rule is Affecting Dating

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on June 6, 2026 in A Funny Bone to Pick

You may have heard men on social media complaining about women using the "6-6-6 dating rule," Has dating really become such a numbers game? And if so, what should you do about it?

You may have heard men on social media complaining about women using the "6-6-6 dating rule," Has dating really become such a numbers game? And if so, what should you do about it?

Body Image

What GLP-1s Have Not Changed

Melissa Rampelli Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in The Fainting Couch

GLP-1s challenge old ideas about weight loss and willpower. But can a drug disrupt the cultural ideals and myths attached to thinness?

GLP-1s challenge old ideas about weight loss and willpower. But can a drug disrupt the cultural ideals and myths attached to thinness?

Happiness

The Neuroscience of Everyday Kindness

Robert E Puff Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in Meditation for Modern Life

Screaming at traffic or glitchy tech seems harmless, but it actively wires your brain for anger. Discover how everyday kindness protects your own peace of mind.

Screaming at traffic or glitchy tech seems harmless, but it actively wires your brain for anger. Discover how everyday kindness protects your own peace of mind.

Psychosis

Can Your Environment Cause Schizophrenia?

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates on June 5, 2026 in Outside the Box

Schizophrenia is often known as a heritable disorder, but what some fail to realize is that the environment can play a major role in its development.

Schizophrenia is often known as a heritable disorder, but what some fail to realize is that the environment can play a major role in its development.

Parenting

A Necessary Ache in Fatherhood

Brad E Sachs Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in Emptying The Nest

Regret, though painful, is one of fatherhood’s greatest teachers, awakening men to their shortcomings, guiding them toward repair, and helping them to become wiser parents.

Regret, though painful, is one of fatherhood’s greatest teachers, awakening men to their shortcomings, guiding them toward repair, and helping them to become wiser parents.

Disaster Psychology

Mental Health for Future Human Settlements

Ilan Kelman Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in Disaster By Choice

As humanity settles new locations on and off the Earth, today's knowledge is inadequate for understanding and responding to future disaster mental health needs.

As humanity settles new locations on and off the Earth, today's knowledge is inadequate for understanding and responding to future disaster mental health needs.

Cognition

The Courage to Disagree With Consensus

Ryan C. Warner Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in Leadership, Diversity, and Wellness

Most people don’t question consensus—not because they can’t, but because it feels easier to agree than to stand apart.

Most people don’t question consensus—not because they can’t, but because it feels easier to agree than to stand apart.

Education

The Boy Who Folded: How Hassabis Turned Chess Into a Nobel

Arturo Hernandez, Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in The Emergence of Skill

A ten-year-old loses a chess game and walks away with the idea that will win him a Nobel. The lesson isn't about chess — it's about how minds, and classrooms, should be built.

A ten-year-old loses a chess game and walks away with the idea that will win him a Nobel. The lesson isn't about chess — it's about how minds, and classrooms, should be built.

Cognitive Dissonance

When the Truth Hurts

Guy P. Harrison on June 5, 2026 in About Thinking

How we respond to moments of cognitive dissonance matters. We can use these episodes to refine our worldview and strengthen our critical thinking.

How we respond to moments of cognitive dissonance matters. We can use these episodes to refine our worldview and strengthen our critical thinking.

Grief

Ending Well: The Art of Saying Goodbye

Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on June 5, 2026 in Fixing Families

Endings are part of life, but there are good and less good ways of handling them. Here are suggestions for doing them right.

Endings are part of life, but there are good and less good ways of handling them. Here are suggestions for doing them right.

Philosophy

Are Space and Time All In the Mind?

Neel Burton M.A., M.D. on June 5, 2026 in Ataraxia

Immanuel Kant on the perception of space and time.

Immanuel Kant on the perception of space and time.

Social Networking

The Doppelgänger: Social Media and the Mr. Hyde Effect

Troy Rondinone Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in The Asylum

Social media presents worrisome opportunities for some of us to create toxic, monstrous versions of ourselves.

Social media presents worrisome opportunities for some of us to create toxic, monstrous versions of ourselves.

Psychoanalysis

A Short History of the Psychoanalytic Hospital

Mark L. Ruffalo D.Psa. on June 5, 2026 in From Freud to Fluoxetine

Long before brief hospital stays became the norm, psychoanalytic hospitals sought to understand mental illness through intensive therapeutic relationships.

Long before brief hospital stays became the norm, psychoanalytic hospitals sought to understand mental illness through intensive therapeutic relationships.

Motivation

Why More Effort Doesn't Always Equal Better Results

Richard Dancsi on June 5, 2026 in Dear Life, Please Improve

Try to sleep, and you stay awake. Try to be charming, and you become awkward. Some goals seem to punish the very effort meant to achieve them.

Try to sleep, and you stay awake. Try to be charming, and you become awkward. Some goals seem to punish the very effort meant to achieve them.

Social Life

Is Accent Bias the Last Acceptable Form of Prejudice?

Roger Kreuz Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in Small Talk and Big Questions

Judging people based on how they speak is wrong—but also very common.

Judging people based on how they speak is wrong—but also very common.

Boundaries

ZIP Code Shift: Why High-Achieving Women May Lower Their Guard

Ekaterina Ricci MDR/MLS on June 5, 2026 in Solutions for Conflict

Why do successful women drop their guard in luxury spaces? Learn how manipulators use expensive environments to bypass boundaries, and how to protect your peace of mind.

Why do successful women drop their guard in luxury spaces? Learn how manipulators use expensive environments to bypass boundaries, and how to protect your peace of mind.

Psychopharmacology

When a Medication Side Effect Mimics Mental Illness

Chris Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in Heal the Mind to Heal the Body

A common medication side effect can cause severe restlessness, anxiety, and aggression and can be mistaken for a psychiatric disorder.

A common medication side effect can cause severe restlessness, anxiety, and aggression and can be mistaken for a psychiatric disorder.

Intuition

1 Habit That Will Instantly Boost Your Happiness

Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 5, 2026 in Social Instincts

To achieve true happiness, you need to learn how to listen for it.

To achieve true happiness, you need to learn how to listen for it.