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A Conversation With a New Mom

Let’s allocate a voice to pre- and post-birth fuzziness and glow. They can teach us a lot. The problem is what we lose in the forgetting.read more .

by: (Margo Lowy Ph.D.)

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I Froze My Eggs, So Why Don’t I Feel Better?

Three women froze their eggs hoping for peace of mind but experienced something different. What can their stories teach us about the emotional side of egg freezing?read more .

by: (S. Fenella Das Gupta Ph.D., MFT)

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It’s 2026 but It Feels Like the 1980s

Personal Perspective: The UK is eroding people's human rights, with legislation and practices that have set us back decades.read more .

by: (Jeanine Connor MBACP, MSc, MEd, BSc (Hons))

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The Lives We Didn't Live: What-Ifs, Regret, and Marriage

A Hallmark movie helps us see how reflecting on the roads not taken can help us reconnect with parts of ourselves we may have set aside.read more .

by: (Jessica Troilo Ph.D.)

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Can Creativity Be a Stress-Buster?

What if we treated creativity not simply as a way to produce something, but as a way to feel better?read more .

by: (Anthony D. Fredericks Ed.D.)

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When Love Becomes a Refuge From Reality

The dated psychological concept of a shared delusion feels remarkably relevant when viewing Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's brilliant documentary, "You Can See Everything."read more .

by: (Elisabeth J. LaMotte LICSW)

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How to Compromise With Purpose

Compromise artistically when you face complex situations.read more .

by: (Hsing-ay Hsu)

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Moms, Daughters, and the Sisterhood of the “Right-Sized” Pants

Moms are hiring "rush consultants" for their daughters' college sorority decisions. They could better support the process by modeling intentionality and self-awareness.read more .

by: (Janet Boseovski, Ph.D., and Ashleigh Gallagher, Ph.D.)

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How to Relieve the Stress of Judgment

It is difficult not to judge people whose opinions differ from yours. This post shares 6 steps for staying calm so your body doesn't flood with stress when judgment is triggered.read more .

by: (Marcia Reynolds Psy.D.)

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Is Our Current Approach to Mental Health in America Broken?

How the underlying philosophy of psychology and psychiatry influences and informs patient treatment today.read more .

by: (Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D.)

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The Negative Impacts of Financial Illiteracy in the United States

As financial strain is associated with poorer mental and physical health, improving access to financial education is a worthwhile public health goal.read more .

by: (Ran D. Anbar M.D.)

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Why Victims Return to Abusers—and How to Explain It in Court

What looks like irrational attachment may be the result of a pattern of coercive control.read more .

by: (Mags Lesiak MPhil)

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How We Heal With Horses

When people ask how I cope with the emotional weight of immersing in dark minds, I tell them about how horses keep me balanced.read more .

by: (Katherine Ramsland Ph.D.)

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I Lost My Family to Cancer and Drugs; Here’s How I Survived

Personal Perspective: Am I healed after years of traumatic family loss? It's complicated. Existing with a painful and strange duality can help us step back into our lives in the aftermath of loss.read more .

by: (Phil Lane MSW, LCSW)

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A Prescription for Nature?

With an estimated one in seven people worldwide living with mental illness, researchers are paying closer attention to an older, cheaper resource: time spent in natureread more .

by: (Gary Goldfield Ph.D.)

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Try, Try Again: Why Failure Is Necessary for Success

Most of us have heard about the importance of failure our entire lives. Recent research, rooted in the psychology of resilience, highlights the truth of this adage.read more .

by: (Glenn Geher Ph.D.)

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Why You Can Feel Lonely Even When You Are Loved

Relationships can ease loneliness without eliminating it. Understanding the connection we need may reveal why parts of us remain unseen, even by those closest to us.read more .

by: (Sam Carr, Ph.D.)

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What Forgiveness Actually Does to Painful Memories

What happens to the memory when we forgive someone, and what does unforgiveness tell us?read more .

by: (Guy Winch Ph.D.)

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Our Children Deserve More Than Our Anger

At fourteen, I was homeless. After my brother Sammy was murdered, I had to ask what healing means when children still need protection and somewhere to belong.read more .

by: (Felipe Mercado Ed.D, MSW, PPSC, CPAT)

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The Circular Logic of "Autistic Burnout" and "Low-Demand Parenting"

Is your neurodivergent child really in burnout, or just stuck in a loop? Here's why having less conflict at home isn't the same as recovery, and what research supports instead.read more .

by: (Paul Sunseri Psy.D.)

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