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Relationships

Transforming Conflict Into Connection

Moshe Ratson MBA, MFT on March 26, 2025 in The Wisdom of Anger

Conflict doesn't have to harm your relationship; it can transform it.

Conflict doesn't have to harm your relationship; it can transform it.

Adolescence

Boys and Belonging: Don’t Leave It to Online Influencers

Erin Walsh, M.A. and David Walsh, Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids

Why boys are vulnerable to online extremism and how adults can show up with connection rather than panic.

Why boys are vulnerable to online extremism and how adults can show up with connection rather than panic.

Personality

How Vocational Similarity Sparks Romance

Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., M.Div., Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Why Bad Looks Good

Learn why the labor of love can be an important predictor of romantic quality.

Learn why the labor of love can be an important predictor of romantic quality.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Daily Practice Is the Key to Brain Injury Recovery

Shireen Jeejeebhoy on March 26, 2025 in Concussion Is Brain Injury

Practice—that is, repetitive training—matters in healing brain injury. Repeated intensive training can be accompanied by brain reorganization.

Practice—that is, repetitive training—matters in healing brain injury. Repeated intensive training can be accompanied by brain reorganization.

Social Media

Social Diabetes: Is Digital Connection Making Us Sick?

Jason Shimiaie M.D. on March 26, 2025 in An Interpersonal Lens

We need new language for the ills of modern life—a framework for understanding why we feel emotionally unwell in a time of unprecedented connectivity.

We need new language for the ills of modern life—a framework for understanding why we feel emotionally unwell in a time of unprecedented connectivity.

Trust

Rebuilding Trust and Healing Through Post-Traumatic Growth

Cynthia Vejar Ph.D., LPC, LSC/PPS, NCC on March 26, 2025 in Meaningful Connections

Betrayal shakes the foundation of trust in relationships. Healing through post-traumatic growth can rebuild trust and lead to emotional resilience.

Betrayal shakes the foundation of trust in relationships. Healing through post-traumatic growth can rebuild trust and lead to emotional resilience.

Behavioral Finance

The Psychology of the Stock Market

Sam Goldstein Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Common Sense Science

The stock market reflects collective behavior shaped by psychology and code.

The stock market reflects collective behavior shaped by psychology and code.

Spirituality

Faith-Sensitive Therapy

Dan Bates, PhD, LPCC-S, NCC, BC-TMH on March 26, 2025 in Mental Health Nerd

How can spirituality be integrated into mental health care?

How can spirituality be integrated into mental health care?

Health

Can You Outsource Motivation?

Hamid Djalilian M.D. on March 26, 2025 in Sound Mind

Motivating patients to make lasting lifestyle changes is one of medicine’s biggest challenges; health coaching can improve patient outcomes and reduce provider burnout.

Motivating patients to make lasting lifestyle changes is one of medicine’s biggest challenges; health coaching can improve patient outcomes and reduce provider burnout.

Identity

Bridging Belief and Identity

Chana Etengoff Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Transforming Perspectives

How can clinicians support LGBTQ+ individuals and their families from conservative communities?

How can clinicians support LGBTQ+ individuals and their families from conservative communities?

Intuition

Out of the Mouths of Babes Come Profound Insights

Leon F Seltzer PhD on March 26, 2025 in Evolution of the Self

Intuitively grasping that cordial relationships are more important than the disagreements that can undermine them, children will say things like, “Why can’t you just be friends?”

Intuitively grasping that cordial relationships are more important than the disagreements that can undermine them, children will say things like, “Why can’t you just be friends?”

Personal Perspectives

It's Hard to Love Yourself When You Hate Your Name

S. Rufus on March 26, 2025 in Stuck

Personal Perspective: I grew up hating my name, even blaming it for bad things that happened to me. But it's not easy to choose a new name for someone you despise.

Personal Perspective: I grew up hating my name, even blaming it for bad things that happened to me. But it's not easy to choose a new name for someone you despise.

Education

Clarifying Common Myths About Behaviorism in Education

Jarek Janio Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in How We Learn

Clearly defining observable behaviors reduces confusion and promotes genuine skill mastery for learners.

Clearly defining observable behaviors reduces confusion and promotes genuine skill mastery for learners.

Personal Perspectives

Get It—Write! What a Writing Class Taught Me About Life

Madora M Kibbe on March 26, 2025 in My Empty Nest

Personal Perspective: Adult education is a wonderful thing. You're never too old to learn, and not just something new. You can even learn more about something you already know.

Personal Perspective: Adult education is a wonderful thing. You're never too old to learn, and not just something new. You can even learn more about something you already know.

Leadership

Positively Energizing Leadership Fuels Work Performance

Jamie Shapiro Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Well-being Is Foundational of Leadership

A systematic review confirms that positive leadership generates positive relational energy among others, leading to their improved performance.

A systematic review confirms that positive leadership generates positive relational energy among others, leading to their improved performance.

OCD

What Are Intrusive Thoughts, and Why Do They Cause Trouble?

Candida Fink MD on March 26, 2025 in Changing Minds

Many social media conversations address the pain of intrusive thoughts, but what are they? Learn about the types of intrusive thoughts to help heal them.

Many social media conversations address the pain of intrusive thoughts, but what are they? Learn about the types of intrusive thoughts to help heal them.

Anxiety

The Easiest Way to Stop Anxious Overthinking

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Liking the Child You Love

What if the easiest way to quiet your racing mind isn’t thinking your way out, but moving your way out?

What if the easiest way to quiet your racing mind isn’t thinking your way out, but moving your way out?

Addiction

The Death of Science Means a Less Healthy Future

Timmen L. Cermak MD on March 26, 2025 in Healing from Addiction

Personal Perspective: Without hard data about drug use and mental health in America, leaders can create false narratives that cannot be fact-checked.

Personal Perspective: Without hard data about drug use and mental health in America, leaders can create false narratives that cannot be fact-checked.

Perfectionism

Is My Other-Oriented Perfectionism the Problem?

Leon Garber LMHC on March 26, 2025 in Perfectionism

There is such a thing as being too demanding, and perfectionists may struggle with knowing when they're pushing others too hard.

There is such a thing as being too demanding, and perfectionists may struggle with knowing when they're pushing others too hard.

Family Dynamics

Why Families Stay the Same, Even When It’s Bad for Them

Elizabeth Earnshaw, MA, LMFT, CGT on March 26, 2025 in The Relationship Realist

There is a phenomenon in family therapy in which a family will partake in clearly dysfunctional habits that cause conflict, ruptures, and unhappiness and resist changing them.

There is a phenomenon in family therapy in which a family will partake in clearly dysfunctional habits that cause conflict, ruptures, and unhappiness and resist changing them.

Stress

7 Small Ways to Reset and Regulate Your Nervous System

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on March 26, 2025 in Everyday Resilience

Are you stuck in a cycle of stress? You can work with your nervous system, not against it, and bring yourself back to balance.

Are you stuck in a cycle of stress? You can work with your nervous system, not against it, and bring yourself back to balance.

Workplace Dynamics

Involved Managers Get Better Results

Bruce Tulgan, JD on March 26, 2025 in Navigating the New Workplace

Many managers ask: “At what point can I back off and stop managing my direct reports so closely?” However, when managers pull back, they begin losing their team’s best efforts.

Many managers ask: “At what point can I back off and stop managing my direct reports so closely?” However, when managers pull back, they begin losing their team’s best efforts.

Creativity

You May Not Belong in the “I’m Not Creative” Group

Anthony D. Fredericks Ed.D. on March 26, 2025 in Creative Insights

You may be a member of the “I’m not creative” group, not through your own actions, but rather by the words of others. Be careful!

You may be a member of the “I’m not creative” group, not through your own actions, but rather by the words of others. Be careful!

Therapy

The Art of Reasoning in Psychotherapy

Finn Janning Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Philosophies in Psychology

How do therapists navigate contradictions in a client’s story? By mastering the art of reasoning—blending logic with creativity to uncover deeper truths.

How do therapists navigate contradictions in a client’s story? By mastering the art of reasoning—blending logic with creativity to uncover deeper truths.

Resilience

Growing Up With an Unwell Parent: 3 Paths to Resilience

Vinita Mehta Ph.D., Ed.M. on March 26, 2025 in Head Games

Children of unwell parents face challenges from mental health issues to social stigma. But research has found that they can also develop resilience, along these three levels.

Children of unwell parents face challenges from mental health issues to social stigma. But research has found that they can also develop resilience, along these three levels.

Career

12 Ways to Cope With Unemployment

Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Anxiety Files

There are some powerful proven strategies for coping with unemployment. If you're out of work, here's how to start making your life better today.

There are some powerful proven strategies for coping with unemployment. If you're out of work, here's how to start making your life better today.

Relationships

The Slow Work of Real Love

Carolyn Sharp LICSW on March 26, 2025 in Secure Connections

Relationship shortcuts don’t work. Slowing down, showing up, and staying present is the real path to lasting love.

Relationship shortcuts don’t work. Slowing down, showing up, and staying present is the real path to lasting love.

Psychedelics

How Does Psychedelic Therapy Work?

Elizabeth Nielson Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in The Psychology of Psychedelic Therapy

The social and therapeutic context strongly influences the outcome of psychedelic treatment.

The social and therapeutic context strongly influences the outcome of psychedelic treatment.

Relationships

4 Reasons Why Partners Cheat in Healthy Relationships

Mark Travers Ph.D. on March 26, 2025 in Social Instincts

Contrary to popular belief, infidelity can occur even in happy relationships.

Contrary to popular belief, infidelity can occur even in happy relationships.