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Appearance Dissatisfaction in Teens and Adults: Reclaiming Your Criteria
How satisfied are you with your appearance?
Across the ages, norms of beauty have been set by cultures and passed down in the context of family, close community and friends....
For Clinicians, The Very Best That We Can Offer to Clients is Ourselves
As clinicians, we are built from the ground up to disregard ourselves. This begins in our training process, when we are instructed on how to listen well to someone....
Hurrah for ACONs’ Micro-Rebellions in Their Middle-Aged Years
Perhaps once a year, a phrase comes flying out of my subconscious that tickles me so much, I giggle about it for weeks. That happened the other day when I PMed a friend....
How to Empower Yourself When You Feel Powerless and Helpless
Lately, you’ve been feeling powerless and helpless. Maybe you’ve experienced a devastating loss. Maybe you’re going through a difficult situation, and you feel stuck. Maybe there’s always been an undercurrent...
Today I Love Apples
Today I love apples and all the different types and flavors of them. I love how they have grown along the rail trails from people throwing apple cores out of train windows decades ago....
Get Off the Not So Merry-Go-Round of Arguing and Arguing
Amusement park rides can be exhilarating and lots of fun for young and old alike. However, disagreements that seem to spin out of control faster than we know what the...
Psychology Around the Net: September 14, 2019
Let’s dive into this week’s Psychology Around the Net for some perspective on how we decide to trust the news we trust, new research on a hormone we secrete when...
Suicide Prevention: Are you up to the task?
I have a heavy heart tonight. This week has been a difficult week since it focused on suicide prevention. You can’t talk about prevention without being touched by the bad stuff,...
Tips for Parents and Dentists for Helping Autistic Children Through Dental Visits
Dr. Greg Grillo is a dentist who is passionate about working with under-served populations, including people with disabilities and veterans. I interviewed Dr. Grillo
Neurodiversity and Digestion: 13 Ways to Regulate Gut Health
I often operate on extreme highs and lows: either I have a ton of energy and I get everything done or I have so little that getting out of bed takes all the energy I have....
Drinking Tea May Improve Brain Health
Regular tea drinkers have better organized brain regions compared to non-tea drinkers, according to a new study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS). In particular, participants...
Routine Sparring in Boxing Tied to Short-Term Cognitive Problems
Routine sparring in boxing can lead to short-term impairments in brain-to-muscle communication and decreased memory performance, according to a new study from the University of Stirling in Scotland. The researchers...
Distractions Can Change Perceptions of What is Real
A new study shows that distractions might change our perception of what’s real, making us believe we saw something different from what we actually saw. “We wanted to find out...
Many Aging Chinese Immigrants Struggle With Depressive Symptoms, Health Issues
More than half of older Chinese-American immigrants experience depressive symptoms, which in turn may be linked to increased disabilities and chronic health conditions, according to two new studies from Rutgers...
