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The mental load, the constant, invisible work that women take on in the family, continues to be an issue. It's time for this imbalance to shift.
Science fiction films have warned us of the dangers of AI for decades. Now research shows AI really is fueling fatigue, fading attention, and even psychosis-like symptoms.
Both excess and denial of pleasure can be harmful; balance and moderation are key.
Personal Perspective: How tourism, capitalism, and our desire to profit can turn paradise into a product while overlooking the people and communities who call it home.
Edgehill frontman Chris Kelly reflects on the pressure of success when suddenly everyone is watching.
How to conceptualize and overcome the problem of procrastination.
Want to develop a stronger self and work more deeply with clients? Focus on honesty and harness the inherent power of a more honest relationship with yourself.
The hidden virus that infects our nation and our relationships is the separation of power from responsibility.
Our need for an afterlife demonstrates that the human urge to believe routinely beats the need for hard proof.
You think your emotionally reactive child needs a better explanation to finally calm down. But what they may need more than anything is for you to stop explaining.
Does philosophy only defend what people already believe?
I said AI was eating entry-level work. However, it depends on the employer.
Most people assume a father’s depression shapes his children through behavior and example. A new review suggests the biology runs far deeper and starts far earlier.
Has anyone ever believed a lie about you or misunderstood you? It's a painful experience. We explore what can happen when a person completely loses agency over own story.
A few thoughts to help you overcome maladaptive dependence.
Have you ever considered using your own creative writing as a psychotherapeutic tool much as you might someone else's? It's fascinating and enriches the therapy in unexpected ways.
What is the psychology of procrastination?
Why do we hold some opinions so tightly, or get agitated when they’re challenged? The answer may lie less in the evidence and more in what they say about who we are.
Try these simple strategies to break up and psychologically reset during your busy workday.
Is the use of parental power bad when raising children? Does it show disrespect for the child?
A reflection on caring for an ageing mother, the shifting roles between parent and child, and the delicate balance between being there and letting go.
We don’t have to wait for life to feel lighter before we let a little light in. Joy, play, and merriment can exist alongside the hard things.
Here's what uncertainty can teach us about finding our way.
No one freely became who they are, but we can influence who they become.
Legendary investor George Soros uses his backaches as a trading signal. Research suggests his animal instinct might carry real scientific weight.
You love your partner, and they are occasionally supportive, but as soon as you open up about a hardship, they counter it with their own troubles.
Breastfeeding research is constantly evolving. Here are five findings every new and expecting parent should know.
Personal Perspective: Over the past 41 years, I have seen 14 therapists. Two more and I get a free appointment.
What if anxiety is more than a symptom to eliminate? Psychodynamic therapy explores its emotional history, changing how we relate to fear and uncertainty.
The sentencing of a Georgia father reinforces a growing precedent of holding parents criminally responsible when their negligence contributes to a minor perpetrating a mass shooting.
A surprising number of people experience symptoms of sexsomnia, engaging in sexual behaviors during sleep. While research is growing, there's still much to learn.
Personal Perspective: Catastrophizing can be a catastrophe, but I learned how to stop it in its tracks.
We often treat emotional regulation as a soft skill. But what if learning to tolerate difficult feelings is the key to preventing aggression, addiction, suicide, and even violence?
ADHD skepticism is not without consequences. Those consequences may fall hardest on those already least likely to have their difficulties recognised.
New data could move meditation from a private practice to a measurable public health tool for addressing stress, loneliness, and burnout.
A psychiatrist's team wanted to send a Black autistic boy to the ER. She knew what would happen if he went. A new resource could help other families see the danger before it's too late.
Not all tolerance is created equal. One kind protects you. The other just teaches your nervous system to stop talking to you.
What does it really mean to be an "adult"?
Three cultural shifts are quietly making men's mental health worse, and clinicians may be part of the problem.
You got the title, but you still feel like the person you were three years ago. That gap is structural, not pathological, and it has a timeline.
The observation that self-mistrust is a central cognitive theme in adult ADHD has largely been based on clinical observation—until now.
What if our puzzlement about consciousness is itself a clue? A physicist turns the hard problem into a striking argument about how mind can matter.
Personal Perspective: Endings can be the portal to reinvention, but if you've had difficult early childhood losses, they can make you feel hopeless or lost.
How can my patient be dead when her heart is still beating steadily and her limbs are warm? The longest ten minutes of my life are those spent in the brain death examination.
Personal Perspective: When I feel the pain of grief, my tears transform into words cathartically laced together.
Winnicott's transitional objects theory reframes card collecting as psychological — cards become containers for memory, identity, and connection across generations.
Heat waves and other extreme weather worsen, but climate change deniers impede effective action. The best response may be to use messaging that addresses deniers' values.
What doesn't kill you still hurts, but there are ways to get stronger.
Longing for someone you'll never get seems wasteful. Doing so obsessively is a problem. Yet this common emotion has generated some of the world's great art. Is there an upside?
No matter where we live, people with brain injury need adaptive, productive coping capacities. What does the research say about coping when the injury reduces capacity?
