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Grief
How to Overcome Rejection
Moshe Ratson MBA, MFT on June 11, 2024 in The Wisdom of Anger
It's important to take your time to deal with rejection and cultivate practices conducive to your healing and well-being. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.
It's important to take your time to deal with rejection and cultivate practices conducive to your healing and well-being. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.
Education
What Is the Invisible Burden of School Accommodations?
Katie Rose Guest Pryal J.D., Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Living Neurodivergence
Personal Perspective: Parents and neurodivergent kids who need accommodations in K-12 schools carry an immense invisible burden.
Personal Perspective: Parents and neurodivergent kids who need accommodations in K-12 schools carry an immense invisible burden.
Serial Killers
Suicide and the Cornered Killer
Katherine Ramsland Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Shadow Boxing
Serial killer Herb Baumeister killed himself before cops could interrogate him; learning more about killers with suicidal tendencies might help cops to thwart them.
Serial killer Herb Baumeister killed himself before cops could interrogate him; learning more about killers with suicidal tendencies might help cops to thwart them.
Bias
The Harmful Blind Spot in Your Relationship
Carolyn Sharp LICSW on June 11, 2024 in Secure Connections
Learning how our brains train us to focus on the negative will help you understand how to hack this tendency and feel better in your relationship.
Learning how our brains train us to focus on the negative will help you understand how to hack this tendency and feel better in your relationship.
President Donald Trump
What Makes a Cult Leader?
Noam Shpancer Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Insight Therapy
A Personal Perspective: Is Trump a cult figure? A look at the evidence.
A Personal Perspective: Is Trump a cult figure? A look at the evidence.
Environment
Temperature Debate Season Is Here
Sally Augustin Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in People, Places, and Things
There is a temperature at which your mind does its best work.
There is a temperature at which your mind does its best work.
Trauma
Not Every Emotional Reaction Is a Trauma Response
Antonieta Contreras on June 11, 2024 in Traumatization and Its Aftermath
Here are five myths and truths on the fight-flight-freeze response.
Here are five myths and truths on the fight-flight-freeze response.
Career
How to Get the CEO to Talk With You
Geoff Smart, Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Work Smart
A colleague recently asked me, “How can I get the CEO to talk with me?” This question remains at the top of executives' minds across industries and roles.
A colleague recently asked me, “How can I get the CEO to talk with me?” This question remains at the top of executives' minds across industries and roles.
Marriage
9 Ways to Strengthen the Marriage Bond
Michael Karson Ph.D., J.D. on June 11, 2024 in Feeling Our Way
Learn these strategies for laying a solid foundation in a romance.
Learn these strategies for laying a solid foundation in a romance.
Intuition
Trusting Yourself and Your Intuition
Kisha Braithwaite, Ph.D., MSCR, and M.B. Gooden, DC, MPH, CMT on June 11, 2024 in Resilient You
Protect and preserve your energy and embrace the inherent wealth of your intuitive mental, emotional, and behavioral health by being introspective. The power is within.
Protect and preserve your energy and embrace the inherent wealth of your intuitive mental, emotional, and behavioral health by being introspective. The power is within.
Heuristics
The Influence of the Anchoring Effect Across Life Domains
Jessica Koehler Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Beyond School Walls
Discover how the anchoring effect, a subtle cognitive bias, shapes our decisions across life's domains.
Discover how the anchoring effect, a subtle cognitive bias, shapes our decisions across life's domains.
Mindfulness
Practicing Mindfulness at Work: When It Helps and Doesn’t Help
Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Here, There, and Everywhere
Employers are promoting mindfulness as a way to improve employee well-being. However, what works and doesn't work with employer-promoted mindfulness?
Employers are promoting mindfulness as a way to improve employee well-being. However, what works and doesn't work with employer-promoted mindfulness?
Stress
High Stress Professions and Mental Health Care Intervention
Susan J. Lewis Ph.D., J.D. on June 11, 2024 in
Firefighters, police officers, first responders, and pilots step into danger that none of us will ever experience, and it behooves us to find a way to provide mental healthcare.
Firefighters, police officers, first responders, and pilots step into danger that none of us will ever experience, and it behooves us to find a way to provide mental healthcare.
Relationships
5 Mindsets That Kill Relationships
Seth J. Gillihan PhD on June 11, 2024 in Think, Act, Be
Avoid these common thinking traps that can come between you and your partner and replace them with more helpful beliefs.
Avoid these common thinking traps that can come between you and your partner and replace them with more helpful beliefs.
Adolescence
Health Impacts of Caffeine Overuse in Youth
Eunice Yuen M.D., Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in The Basics of Children's Mental Health
Nowadays, caffeine is no longer limited to a cup of bitter coffee. Understanding the health impacts of caffeine overuse is a collaboration among teens, caregivers, and clinicians.
Nowadays, caffeine is no longer limited to a cup of bitter coffee. Understanding the health impacts of caffeine overuse is a collaboration among teens, caregivers, and clinicians.
Awe
3 Simple Ways to Make Every Day Extraordinary
Suzie Pileggi Pawelski, MAPP and James Pawelski, Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Happy Together
Want to turn the mundane into the magical? Learn how to unlock awe-like experiences in your everyday life.
Want to turn the mundane into the magical? Learn how to unlock awe-like experiences in your everyday life.
Burnout
Burned Out on Meaning?
Diana Hill, Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in From Striving to Thriving
Is your values-based life burning you out?
Is your values-based life burning you out?
Teamwork
Communication and Collaboration: Keys to Good Leadership
Ahron Friedberg M.D. on June 11, 2024 in Resilience
A leader must communicate and collaborate to work together with his or her team.
A leader must communicate and collaborate to work together with his or her team.
Masturbation
2 Reasons Why Solo Sex Is an Underrated Form of Self-Care
Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Social Instincts
Masturbation holds some surprisingly practical mental health benefits.
Masturbation holds some surprisingly practical mental health benefits.
Grief
Estranged on Father’s Day
Ed Ergenzinger J.D., Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Night Sweats and Delusions of Grandeur
A certified grief support specialist offers advice to help estranged fathers and children get through Father’s Day.
A certified grief support specialist offers advice to help estranged fathers and children get through Father’s Day.
Relationships
Are You a Slow Processor?
Mark Banschick M.D. on June 11, 2024 in The Intelligent Divorce
Relational intelligence is more important than being quick-witted. Many people who process slower than the norm can be both wiser and deeper than the verbal virtuoso.
Relational intelligence is more important than being quick-witted. Many people who process slower than the norm can be both wiser and deeper than the verbal virtuoso.
Persuasion
Beyond Neuroplasticity
Steven A Hassan PhD on June 11, 2024 in Freedom of Mind
The traditional term "neuroplasticity" doesn't do justice to the amazing resilience of the human brain; perhaps it's time to adopt a more accurate term.
The traditional term "neuroplasticity" doesn't do justice to the amazing resilience of the human brain; perhaps it's time to adopt a more accurate term.
Philosophy
The Real Meaning of Orpheus and Eurydice
Neel Burton M.D. on June 11, 2024 in Ataraxia
A psychiatrist and philosopher interprets the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
A psychiatrist and philosopher interprets the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Sex
When the One You Desire Doesn’t Want You (And Vice Versa)
Aaron Ben-Zeév Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in In the Name of Love
Differing levels of sexual desire often reduce sexual satisfaction. Is motivation to please each other enough to improve a stagnant sex life?
Differing levels of sexual desire often reduce sexual satisfaction. Is motivation to please each other enough to improve a stagnant sex life?
Relationships
Do You Get Triggered and Do Things You Later Regret?
Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in Understanding Narcissism
Do you say and do things when you get triggered that you later regret? The good news is that you can learn to change your responses to be more in tune with your real goals.
Do you say and do things when you get triggered that you later regret? The good news is that you can learn to change your responses to be more in tune with your real goals.
Artificial Intelligence
Can AI Help With Dating and Finding a Partner?
Gary W. Lewandowski Jr. Ph.D. on June 11, 2024 in The Psychology of Relationships
Modern daters increasingly use AI to make dating easier. But maybe they shouldn't.
Modern daters increasingly use AI to make dating easier. But maybe they shouldn't.
Cognition
Rethinking the Language of Cancer: Lessons from Laura
Stephen Camarata Ph.D. on June 10, 2024 in The Intuitive Parent
When someone is dying of cancer, the language of "winning the battle" and "beating" the disease can be hurtful and harmful.
When someone is dying of cancer, the language of "winning the battle" and "beating" the disease can be hurtful and harmful.
Therapy
Are We Having Fun Yet?
Mike Verano LPC, LMFT on June 10, 2024 in Confessions of a Psychological First Responder
Adding fun to the psychotherapy process has benefits for both clients and practitioners.
Adding fun to the psychotherapy process has benefits for both clients and practitioners.
Trauma
7 Myths About Trauma
Antonieta Contreras on June 10, 2024 in Traumatization and Its Aftermath
Are we mislabeling our everyday struggles as trauma? Let's debunk some common myths and misinformation about what traumatic events really are.
Are we mislabeling our everyday struggles as trauma? Let's debunk some common myths and misinformation about what traumatic events really are.