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Family Dynamics

5 Things Special Needs Siblings Want You to Know

Gina DeMillo Wagner on May 29, 2024 in Forces of Nature

Personal Perspective: Growing up alongside a sibling with a disability or special need has its joys and challenges. Here's what we wish more people understood about the experience.

Personal Perspective: Growing up alongside a sibling with a disability or special need has its joys and challenges. Here's what we wish more people understood about the experience.

Introversion

Introverts Aren't Who You Think They Are

Blake Griffin Edwards LMFT on May 29, 2024 in Progress Notes

Introverts often face biases at work. Research examines specific beliefs about and responses to introversion that can create challenges for quiet professionals.

Introverts often face biases at work. Research examines specific beliefs about and responses to introversion that can create challenges for quiet professionals.

Cognition

Are You More Insightful Than Other People?

Temma Ehrenfeld on May 29, 2024 in Open Gently

Be cautious if you feel you are more insightful than other people or other groups. This is a standard human cognitive bias.

Be cautious if you feel you are more insightful than other people or other groups. This is a standard human cognitive bias.

Media

The End of Reading

Liz Stillwaggon Swan PhD on May 29, 2024 in College Confidential

College students aren't reading anymore, unless you count texts, tweets, and social media comments (but I don't and here's why).

College students aren't reading anymore, unless you count texts, tweets, and social media comments (but I don't and here's why).

Relationships

How to Exit a Relationship Properly and Respectfully

Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A. on May 29, 2024 in A Funny Bone to Pick

The real measure of you as a person is how you behave when you are leaving a relationship, whether personal or professional. Here's how to break up the right way. 

The real measure of you as a person is how you behave when you are leaving a relationship, whether personal or professional. Here's how to break up the right way. 

Psychiatry

From Conversion to FND: An Interview With Anton Scamvougeras

Mark L. Ruffalo M.S.W., D.Psa. on May 29, 2024 in From Freud to Fluoxetine

The recent shift away from psychological explanations of conversion disorder/FND to neurobiological ones reflects a basic misunderstanding of the disorder, says Anton Scamvougeras.

The recent shift away from psychological explanations of conversion disorder/FND to neurobiological ones reflects a basic misunderstanding of the disorder, says Anton Scamvougeras.

Misophonia

How to Cope with Misophonia During the Summer

Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond MA on May 29, 2024 in Eclectic Approaches

Misophonia can be harder to manage in the summer months. Certain triggers such as lawn and garden machinery are difficult to mask with traditional white and pink noise.

Misophonia can be harder to manage in the summer months. Certain triggers such as lawn and garden machinery are difficult to mask with traditional white and pink noise.

Understanding Twins

Why Twin Families Disagree and Fight So Intensely

Barbara Klein Ph.D., Ed.D. on May 29, 2024 in Twin Dilemmas

Simply stated, twins can and do outsmart their parents and grandparents.

Simply stated, twins can and do outsmart their parents and grandparents.

Anxiety

Divert Worry With Distraction

Polly Campbell on May 29, 2024 in Imperfect Spirituality

Worry was taking hold, my thoughts were spiraling into all the things that could go wrong until I took charge of the one thing I could control—myself.

Worry was taking hold, my thoughts were spiraling into all the things that could go wrong until I took charge of the one thing I could control—myself.

Adolescence

Teen Tech Time: A New Approach to Dinner Etiquette

Sarah M. Coyne Ph.D. on May 29, 2024 in The Right Media Mindset

Have you ever wondered how to make smartphones at mealtimes less of a battle with your teen? Here are three ways to improve dinnertime habits and strengthen your relationships.

Have you ever wondered how to make smartphones at mealtimes less of a battle with your teen? Here are three ways to improve dinnertime habits and strengthen your relationships.

Family Dynamics

Celebrating the Sabbath with Family Stories

Robyn Fivush Ph.D. on May 29, 2024 in The Stories of Our Lives

Personal Perspective: Family stories are powerful because they provide us with roadmaps for perseverance and strength.

Personal Perspective: Family stories are powerful because they provide us with roadmaps for perseverance and strength.

Sex

What All Partners Can Learn About Orgasms From Queer Couples

Sari Cooper, CST, LCSW on May 29, 2024 in Sex Esteem

A 2024 study highlights a significant orgasm gap between heterosexual women and men. Addressing this gap is crucial for promoting wider access to orgasm for women.

A 2024 study highlights a significant orgasm gap between heterosexual women and men. Addressing this gap is crucial for promoting wider access to orgasm for women.

Emotional Intelligence

3 Emotionally Intelligent Techniques for Any Relationship

Erin Leonard Ph.D. on May 29, 2024 in Peaceful Parenting

These techniques can help you maintain closeness with the people in your life. They may also protect you from being manipulated and exploited by others.

These techniques can help you maintain closeness with the people in your life. They may also protect you from being manipulated and exploited by others.

Grief

Does the Summertime Make Grief Go Away?

Dee Stern Psy.D. on May 29, 2024 in Navigating Grief and Loss

When you have lost a part of your heart, there is no time limit to your grief. And the season, weather, and time of day do not matter to grief.

When you have lost a part of your heart, there is no time limit to your grief. And the season, weather, and time of day do not matter to grief.

Perfectionism

Healing Yourself With Greatness

Leon Garber LMHC on May 29, 2024 in Perfectionism

Some chase success as a way of resolving trauma, but it often feels empty anyway. Yet, perfectionism doesn't have to be eliminated—just reframed into a healthier version of it.

Some chase success as a way of resolving trauma, but it often feels empty anyway. Yet, perfectionism doesn't have to be eliminated—just reframed into a healthier version of it.

Personality Change

Can We Change Our Nature?

Leon F Seltzer PhD on May 29, 2024 in Evolution of the Self

Often inborn tendencies don’t evolve according to your nature because of such factors as parental abuse, bullying experiences, and traumas altering your perception of reality.

Often inborn tendencies don’t evolve according to your nature because of such factors as parental abuse, bullying experiences, and traumas altering your perception of reality.

Artificial Intelligence

Grappling With Self-Aware AI—I Think, Therefore?

John Nosta on May 29, 2024 in The Digital Self

Powerful AI language models may be exhibiting behaviors suggestive of primitive self-awareness and existential dread, raising critical ethical and moral questions.

Powerful AI language models may be exhibiting behaviors suggestive of primitive self-awareness and existential dread, raising critical ethical and moral questions.

Ethics and Morality

Fighting Greed Makes for Great Theatre and Film

Joanne Intrator M.D. on May 29, 2024 in Breaking Down the Walls

Personal Perspective: Corporations' legal protections tend to overwhelm the struggle for social justice. It takes a brave person, a hero, to go against the odds.

Personal Perspective: Corporations' legal protections tend to overwhelm the struggle for social justice. It takes a brave person, a hero, to go against the odds.

Child Development

Guardians of Health: Vaccines Are a Medical Success Story

The Research Room on May 29, 2024 in The Inflamed Brain

On current vaccine controversies and the challenges confronting low-to-middle-income countries.

On current vaccine controversies and the challenges confronting low-to-middle-income countries.

Parenting

How to Give Birth Is an Important Parenting Decision

Calvina Ellerbe Ph.D. on May 29, 2024 in The Parenting Playbook

Birth is a life-changing experience. Parents should play a pivotal role in making decisions about how they bring their children into the world.

Birth is a life-changing experience. Parents should play a pivotal role in making decisions about how they bring their children into the world.

Wisdom

A World Without Grandmothers: What Would We Lose?

Dale M. Kushner on May 29, 2024 in Transcending the Past

In our collective experience, grandmothers provide wisdom, comfort, and support. What impact will declining fertility rates have on the role and appreciation of grandmothers?

In our collective experience, grandmothers provide wisdom, comfort, and support. What impact will declining fertility rates have on the role and appreciation of grandmothers?

Growth Mindset

Cultivating a Lucky Mindset

Dayna Lee-Baggley Ph.D. on May 29, 2024 in The Psychology of Weight Loss

Whenever you encounter challenges, make it a habit to finish the sentence with: “How lucky am I?" Watch how it transforms your perception and experience.

Whenever you encounter challenges, make it a habit to finish the sentence with: “How lucky am I?" Watch how it transforms your perception and experience.

Mental Health Stigma

Why Mental Health Awareness Month Matters

Sarah A. Benton LMHC, LPC, LCPC, AADC on May 29, 2024 in The High-Functioning Alcoholic

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and while many people hear or read references to it, who does it apply to?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and while many people hear or read references to it, who does it apply to?

Parental Alienation

Do You Use the Term Parental Alienation in Court?

Amy J.L. Baker Ph.D. on May 29, 2024 in Caught Between Parents

Just because you think parental alienation is taking place doesn’t mean you should talk about it. With all aspects of your high-conflict custody case, you need to be strategic.

Just because you think parental alienation is taking place doesn’t mean you should talk about it. With all aspects of your high-conflict custody case, you need to be strategic.

Education

The Siren Song of "Evidence-Based" Instruction

Alfie Kohn on May 29, 2024 in The Homework Myth

Educational traditionalists and behaviorists like to invoke "evidence" or the "science of learning," but those terms are often misleading.

Educational traditionalists and behaviorists like to invoke "evidence" or the "science of learning," but those terms are often misleading.

Free Will

Reclaim Your Existence in an Anti-Human World—I, Exist

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on May 29, 2024 in Unnatural Selection

Personal Perspective: The death of meaning is the fundamental problem of our time in a technology-driven, anti-human world.

Personal Perspective: The death of meaning is the fundamental problem of our time in a technology-driven, anti-human world.

Alcoholism

From Curiosity to Dependence: The 4 Stages of Alcohol Misuse

Jeanette Hu AMFT on May 29, 2024 in Sober Curiosity

How does casual drinking spiral into a daily routine? Discover the stages of alcohol misuse and how to recognize the signs before it's too late.

How does casual drinking spiral into a daily routine? Discover the stages of alcohol misuse and how to recognize the signs before it's too late.

People-Pleasing

Ditch People-Pleasing With Smile-Seeking

Jennifer Gerlach LCSW on May 29, 2024 in Beyond Mental Health

Six differences between people-pleasing and smile-seeking.

Six differences between people-pleasing and smile-seeking.

Motivation

The Secret of Successful Goal-Setting at the Workplace

Gil Winch Ph.D. on May 29, 2024 in Caring Leadership

Employers often craft goals aimed at placating the emotional needs of C-suite executives, and consequently, get less.

Employers often craft goals aimed at placating the emotional needs of C-suite executives, and consequently, get less.