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The Paradox of Infidelity: Unveiling Why Happy Partners Cheat

Understanding the motivations that lead to affairs helps partners address underlying issues to strengthen their relationship.

Understanding the motivations that lead to affairs helps partners address underlying issues to strengthen their relationship.

Is Color the Key to Success?

So is the optimal turnout a red and black combination? Both colors increase your perceived attractiveness, and what else do you need to know?

So is the optimal turnout a red and black combination? Both colors increase your perceived attractiveness, and what else do you need to know?

Are You Open to an Open Relationship?

To succeed in nonmonogamous relationships, couples need deep trust, clear communication, and a balance between stability and freedom.

To succeed in nonmonogamous relationships, couples need deep trust, clear communication, and a balance between stability and freedom.

The Psychological Impact of Inclusive Leadership

An inclusive workplace fosters trust, reduces stress, and builds strong relationships. Leaders using empathy create a supportive culture where everyone can thrive.

An inclusive workplace fosters trust, reduces stress, and builds strong relationships. Leaders using empathy create a supportive culture where everyone can thrive.

A Fork in the Road: Which Path to Take?

We are often forced to make a decision that requires us to either take action or sit back and do nothing. How do we know which is the right path?

We are often forced to make a decision that requires us to either take action or sit back and do nothing. How do we know which is the right path?

How Should I Dress for Court?

Psychology research shows that your clothes shape first impressions, and first impressions matter. Dressing appropriately for court will help you get your desired outcome.

Psychology research shows that your clothes shape first impressions, and first impressions matter. Dressing appropriately for court will help you get your desired outcome.

Shrinkflation, Downsizing, and the Destruction of Trust

Personal Perspective: Does the practice of diminishing the size of consumer products, but charging more, eventually erode trust in other areas of human life?

Personal Perspective: Does the practice of diminishing the size of consumer products, but charging more, eventually erode trust in other areas of human life?

How to Establish Trust and Credibility

You’re not playing poker; you are connecting. To build a relationship, you need to ditch the poker face and show us what you are feeling.

You’re not playing poker; you are connecting. To build a relationship, you need to ditch the poker face and show us what you are feeling.

Without Trust, Hospitals Struggle to Promote Guidelines

Hospitals and physicians won't be able to help patients seek appropriate care and stick to medical guidelines unless we address the trust crisis in our healthcare system.

Hospitals and physicians won't be able to help patients seek appropriate care and stick to medical guidelines unless we address the trust crisis in our healthcare system.

The Paradox of Fighting to Win

The voices we hear in politics, business, and sport echo states of threat and lead us out of our bodies, steer us away from connection, and rip apart our biological basis for trust

The voices we hear in politics, business, and sport echo states of threat and lead us out of our bodies, steer us away from connection, and rip apart our biological basis for trust

9 Ways to Get Others to Confide in You

If you’re prone to judge people negatively, you’ll generate an environment too threatening for them to feel comfortable divulging their private thoughts and feelings to you.

If you’re prone to judge people negatively, you’ll generate an environment too threatening for them to feel comfortable divulging their private thoughts and feelings to you.

Are You Open to an Open Relationship?

Many couples are interested in expanding their intimate, emotional, and sexual experience beyond one partner. Read and learn what kind of non-monogamous relationship fits you.

Many couples are interested in expanding their intimate, emotional, and sexual experience beyond one partner. Read and learn what kind of non-monogamous relationship fits you.

Public Health Needs to Respond to RFK, Jr.

Personal Perspective: RFK, Jr. has been spouting conspiracy theories and fashioning himself a charismatic leader for quite some time. The public health community must respond now.

Personal Perspective: RFK, Jr. has been spouting conspiracy theories and fashioning himself a charismatic leader for quite some time. The public health community must respond now.

How to Trust Your Gut (Instead of Overthinking)

When you practice trusting your gut, you make it stronger. Use these five tactics to leverage your intuitive sense in your decision-making.

When you practice trusting your gut, you make it stronger. Use these five tactics to leverage your intuitive sense in your decision-making.

Self-Reliance Sets the Stage for Creativity and Self-Care

A Personal Perspective: Self-reliance is personally empowering. It frees you to make the decisions that are best for you and puts you on an equal footing with others.

A Personal Perspective: Self-reliance is personally empowering. It frees you to make the decisions that are best for you and puts you on an equal footing with others.

Four Types of Trust at Work

There is just one word for trust, yet numerous ways to trust or distrust someone. Learn these four types of trust in the workplace to more effectively remedy problems with trust.

There is just one word for trust, yet numerous ways to trust or distrust someone. Learn these four types of trust in the workplace to more effectively remedy problems with trust.

Bridging Gaps Through Culturally Congruent Care

Ever feel like you’re struggling to connect with a therapist? Discover what experts have to say about culturally congruent care.

Ever feel like you’re struggling to connect with a therapist? Discover what experts have to say about culturally congruent care.

Is Trust Uniquely Human?

While trust might be most sophisticated in humans, there's good reason to believe that other animal species also experience this fascinating phenomenon.

While trust might be most sophisticated in humans, there's good reason to believe that other animal species also experience this fascinating phenomenon.

About Involuntary Commitment

A Personal Perspective: Whether or not to take away a person’s freedom and liberty through an involuntary hospitalization is a difficult question to consider.

A Personal Perspective: Whether or not to take away a person’s freedom and liberty through an involuntary hospitalization is a difficult question to consider.

The Path to Love: From Reassurance-Seeking to Real Connection

Is your fear of uncertainty wrecking your romantic relationships? Try these DBT skills and practical strategies to form a loving, secure attachment and trust with your partner.

Is your fear of uncertainty wrecking your romantic relationships? Try these DBT skills and practical strategies to form a loving, secure attachment and trust with your partner.

Love, Judgment, and Diagnosis — Can They Get Along?

Worried your partner is judging you? You've probably judged yourself already. Instead, develop loving relationships built on trust, communication, and supporting behaviors.

Worried your partner is judging you? You've probably judged yourself already. Instead, develop loving relationships built on trust, communication, and supporting behaviors.

The Best Way to Connect With Others

The emotional connection you make with people in a conversation will affect results. Ensure your connection is positive even in difficult conversations.

The emotional connection you make with people in a conversation will affect results. Ensure your connection is positive even in difficult conversations.

Inclusive Citizenship: A Film Review

An award-winning new documentary on the many benefits of social trust and civic engagement, including a stronger democracy.

An award-winning new documentary on the many benefits of social trust and civic engagement, including a stronger democracy.

The Curiosity Cycle: Developing Trust and Engagement

Healthy relationships are key to professional success. Curiosity, active listening, authenticity, and vulnerability create invaluable trust and engagement.

Healthy relationships are key to professional success. Curiosity, active listening, authenticity, and vulnerability create invaluable trust and engagement.

Dating Someone Who's Been Cheated on Before

Discover how to enjoy a healthy relationship with someone you're dating independent of that person’s past betrayal trauma.

Discover how to enjoy a healthy relationship with someone you're dating independent of that person’s past betrayal trauma.

Who Do Americans Trust Most?

Which are the most trusted professions, and why do they gain our trust?

Which are the most trusted professions, and why do they gain our trust?