Intersections

Meditation

The Ever-Elusive Present: Attending to It via Breathwork

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on March 29, 2024

Thinking about the past or worried about the future? Take a free mini-vacay any time of day via breathwork.

Loneliness

Why Are Millennials the Loneliest Generation?

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on March 22, 2024

Research shows that young people are the loneliest generation. Why, and what can they do about it?

Loneliness

I Have Nobody: The Loneliness Health Crisis

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on February 29, 2024

Loneliness represents a severe health crisis. Let's explore why it is on the increase and some possible solutions.

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Intimacy: When AI Is Caregiver and Confidante

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on December 23, 2023

Love in the age of digital production.

Depression

(Un)comfortably Numb: 5 Ways to Alleviate Emotional Numbing

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on December 19, 2023

What is emotional numbness, how can you identify it, and what are some ways to remedy it?

Happiness

Why Being a Little Kinder Is Good for Everybody

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on November 30, 2023

Being kind seems to be a lost art today. Here are four tips for enacting kindness in an age of grievance.

Resilience

Happiness Correlates with Self-Care and Vicarious Resilience

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on September 20, 2023

If it makes you happy: A new study finds that cultivating self-care and vicarious resilience is highly correlated with well-being.

Relationships

What It Really Means When a Partner Annoys You

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on September 4, 2023

Does your partner ever annoy you? Of course they do. Here is a different take on what annoyance says about your relationship.

Environment

Healthy Responses to Climate Change and Climate Anxiety

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on August 5, 2023

When do normal concerns about the impacts of climate change become something else—climate anxiety? Here are tips for responding to it and to climate change itself.

Anxiety

Getting Back Out There: People I Met in the Past 24 Hours

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on June 26, 2023

Each of us has a multitude of characteristics that make us uniquely who we are. Therefore, we all react a little differently to things like a pandemic.

Trauma

To Go or Skip a School Reunion: The Past's Multiple Meanings

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on June 20, 2023

Wondering if you should accept an invitation to a school reunion? Here are some pointers as you make your decision.

Career

How Inner Monologues Work, and Who Has Them

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on April 25, 2023

Inner monologues can represent a rich experience for some, as long as they don’t get out of hand.

Career

It Beats the Alternative: 5 Things to Wake Up Happy To

Kyle D. Killian Ph.D., LMFT on March 28, 2023

What we first think and feel as we awaken from our slumber can influence us for the rest of the day. Here are five positive prompts to start your day.