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Grow up or Remain Dependent: Another Polar Dilemma
This adorable polar cub basks in the secure warmth provided by Momma. But soon, this little bear must learn to swim and start facing the harsh realities of the world....
Fear of Flying: Plane Crashes and Reverse Normalization
The recent Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max accident has created a stir for people who already experience flying anxiety. For people who aren’t afraid of flying, an incident like this tends...
To Others Who Have Experienced Trauma as Children
Most of us have real anger and suffering living inside us. Perhaps in the past we were oppressed or mistreated, and all that pain is still right there, buried in...
Persuasion and Manipulation
Photos by Adair733, If you want somebody to believe something or do something, there are two legal ways to go about it: persuasion and manipulation. The emotionally healthy way is...
7 Pointers for Setting Boundaries When You’re A True-Blue People Pleaser
When you’re a people pleaser, setting boundaries can feel painful. We worry we’ll hurt someone’s feelings. We fear we’ll fracture the relationship. We think saying no is rude or cruel...
Please Restrain Me
That sounds a little risque, doesn’t it? Well, I’m not trying to be risque, but the truth is that that fits in, in a meta sort of way, with today’s...
Today I Love Sunny Morning Drives
Today I love sunny morning drives on my way to the Wednesday office. I love this blue sky day of sunlight and opportunity. I love that I have a lot...
Are You An Adult Survivor Of Childhood Bereavement?
The death of a parent in childhood can be a very complicated experience. If you are lucky there will be people around you who will support you, and be with...
Texting and Arguing: Fighting Over Text Messages
How often do you find yourself wondering if you may have simply misunderstood the context or meaning of a text message? Most people are pretty adept at transmitting factual information...
The Health Benefits of Staying Organized: An Interview With John Linden
Ever since I moved into my very own office — away from the dirty laundry and magazine piles of my home office in the bedroom — I’ve been studying the relationship...
People Who Cohabit Have Higher Self Esteem than Married People
My interest is in people who are single, so do people who cohabit count? It depends on the definition of single. Legally, if you are not married, you are single....
Writing the Manual For Running the “You” Machine (post-narcissistic abuse)
What is every first-time parent’s frantic wish? That their baby had come with a manual! As we grow up, their wish becomes our wish too. Please! Somebody tell me how...
Free Live Webinar: Who Are You Dating? Learning About Our Patterns
(Please note: This free live webinar will be recorded and a copy made available to all who register.) So, who have you been hanging out with lately? Think about the...
Hook-Ups, Hangovers and Hopelessness: How not to Waste your College Years
Let’s get rid of it.The hook-up culture. I don’t know when it started. But let’s stop it. I’m guessing it began as a feminist thing. We want casual...
Spring Cleaning for Inner Growth: 4 Steps to Take
I’m a great believer in turning the page when you’re feeling stuck in your life, and what better moment than the beginning of Spring? We’ve all had the quiet of...
Parenting & The College Admissions Scandal
One can’t help but draw a correlation between modern day parenting, and the recent college admissions scandal. Today’s children more often times than not grow up running the show. In other words, parents...
Life Before HIPAA
Imagine if your health insurance company provided your employer with details about your mental illness, including diagnosis and notes. At the same time, your doctor didn’t have to give this...
Learning to Move Like You Love Yourself
“Move like you love yourself.” My YouTube yoga teacher, Adriene, has been saying this for the last year, which is the exact amount of time I’ve been taking her online...
It’s Time To End Emotional Exports
Have you ever heard someone express an emotional concern and then someone else gets busy trying to fix it? Someone might say, “I’m worried about the financial stability of our...
7 Gaslighting Phrases Malignant Narcissists, Sociopaths and Psychopaths Use To Silence You, Translated
Gaslighting is an insidious erosion of your sense of reality; it creates a mental fog of epic proportions in the twisted “funhouse” of smoke, mirrors, and distortions that is an...
Tweaking Exposure Therapy Can Improve Outcomes for PTSD
Researchers may have found a way to improve a first-line treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by changing how the brain learns to respond less intensely to fearful conditions. The...
Holocaust Survivors With PTSD May Pass Down Negative Views of Aging to Adult Children
A new Israeli study finds that negative views on aging are often passed down in families of Holocaust survivors with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The findings, published in the Journals...
Healthy Diet Early On May Mean Fitter Brain in Middle Age
Eating a heart-healthy diet in young adulthood — one rich in fruits and vegetables, moderate in nuts, fish and alcohol, and low in meat and full-fat dairy — is associated...
Facial Expressions Alone May Not Convey Emotional State
New research clarifies that emotional intelligence involves much more than reading people’s micro-expressions. When it comes to reading a person’s state of mind, the visual context of background and action...
Visiting Urban Park Can Foster Happiness, Workout or Not
New research suggests spending 20 minutes in an urban park can improve happiness, regardless of whether a person is engaging in exercise or not during the visit. Investigators from the...
Study Probes How Concussion Impacts Deep Brain Structure
Concussion researchers have long suspected that damage to the brain’s corpus callosum could be the underlying reason behind certain side effects of concussion, including dizziness or vision problems. Their hypothesis...
