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Learning to Trust: Discovering Your Authentic Ground

The respected depth psychologist and spiritual teacher explores the importance of “waking down” as well as “waking up” and says the goal of spirituality is embodiment.read more .

by: (Mark Matousek)

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Can Couples Therapy Make an Abusive Relationship Worse?

Couples therapy may seem like a way to repair an unhealthy relationship, but when abuse and coercive control are present, it can put survivors at greater risk.read more .

by: (Kaytee Gillis, LCSW)

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Not Everything Is About You

Noticing a shift in someone’s mood doesn’t mean you’re responsible for it. Here are three ways to stop taking things personally and let go of what’s not yours to carry.read more .

by: (Leah Marone LCSW)

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The Misery of Perfectionism

Overestimating actual or potential abilities, as well as what’s in your control, can make you miserable because it sets you up for failure. Those failures can define a person.read more .

by: (Peg O'Connor Ph.D.)

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What Really Happens in the Mind When We Experience Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu is more than a "felt before" feeling. It eludes a single explanation.read more .

by: (Mark Travers Ph.D.)

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Magic Mushrooms, Mental Health, and the $1,900 "Trip"

Oregon psilocybin studies report benefits and encourage screening, but also pose serious risks. Are these patients or paying trippers? Why mushrooms rather than pharmaceuticals?read more .

by: (Mark S. Gold M.D.)

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The Trolley Problem, but With Real Money

Would you take a dollar from one stranger so five others could each have one? We tested how people think, then asked them this 17 months later, with real money.read more .

by: (Onurcan Yilmaz, Ph.D.)

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Five Ways to Get Ahead of the Upcoming Fall Time Change

Yes, you'll have the opportunity for an extra hour of sleep when Daylight Saving Time ends on November 1st. But any time change is still associated with sleep disruption.read more .

by: (Emily Hylton Jean Ph.D., MPH)

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'Falling' Back to Sleep

Turning back the clocks may give us an extra hour of sleep, but it also affects our health. Evidence-based strategies make the transition easier.read more .

by: (Woganee Filate, MD)

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The Hidden Benefits of Stress

We've been taught to view stress as a toxic external force instead of what it actually is: our perceptive and necessary emotional responses to change, challenge, and upheaval.read more .

by: (Karla McLaren M.Ed.)

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Would You Let Your House Keep an Eye on You?

Smart age-tech for the home ranges from the ordinary to the almost sci-fi.read more .

by: (Suzanna L Penningroth Ph.D.)

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Does Bed-Sharing Cause Anxiety? It's About Timing

A large longitudinal study suggests that when bedsharing begins may be more informative than whether it happens at all.read more .

by: (Ayten Bilgin Ph.D.)

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Becoming Dada: What Draws a Father In

When his toddler asks for a story, a neuroscientist wonders what fatherhood has done to his own brain.read more .

by: (Juan M Dominguez Ph.D.)

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Hundreds of Suicide Victims Could Be Alive Today

The Barriers to Suicide Act will save lives.read more .

by: (John Bateson)

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Why a Healthy Lifestyle Can’t Fix Loneliness

Busy but still feel like something is missing? New research looks at why that might be the case and how it could impact your health.read more .

by: (Clara Doran, MBBS, MRCGP)

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How to Support Grieving Children With Disabilities

After a parental death, grieving children with disabilities might have a challenging time, especially if they are nonverbal.read more .

by: (Michelle Arana MA)

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Why "I Understand" Can Make Someone Feel Misunderstood

Have you ever said "I understand" and been met with "No, you don’t!"? The problem may not be your empathy, but how you express it. A simple shift can make all the difference.read more .

by: (Manu Sidhu MBBS)

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7 Signs You're in Denial

Denial feels good until it doesn’t. We don't realise we’re doing it or calculate the price. Know the 7 signs you're fooling yourself — and how to stop before it costs too much.read more .

by: (Nuala G Walsh)

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2 Factors That Actually Make a “Fluid Relationship” Work

A fluid relationship isn't fantasy fiction. But it takes effort to make it work.read more .

by: (Mark Travers Ph.D.)

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A Time for Courage

When we really fear taking a risk, it becomes obvious that we fear not only the unfavorable consequences of our choice, but also how we will treat ourselves with such an outcome.read more .

by: (Paul J Dunion Ed.D.)

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