Why a little magic is good for you
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Psychology Today Magazine
March 2008
Altering your personality with a little practice
The difference in men and women when it comes to love.
Appetite may be the ultimate mind-body problem.
How perfectionists undermine success—by focusing on failure.
Dictionary editor Erin McKean hunts for words.
Questioning your place on the pedestal.
Breathe, stretch and, meditate a migraine away.
Millennials and the thrill of fame.
How does bed-sharing affect your child?
How the brain warps the fourth dimension.
When half the map is missing.
Irrationality, sexual fantasy, and other book reviews.
The giving, getting, and taking of credit.
Mammismo trumps machismo in Italy.
The burdens and blessings of belief in free will
Hara Estroff Marano on step-moms, cheaters, and more.
Breaking up and making up.
How men convey dominance.
Tattoos and piercings aren't just for freaks.
Bits and bites on diet, altruism, anger, and more.
Raunch and humor can be the best cancer treatment.
Outsmarting chronic pain.
It's OK to be a little picky.
Eating right helps you sleep—and the other way around.
Nursing your house to good health.
Teller is all hocus and no hokum.
Love is nothing without fun—and forgiveness.
The potato: the ugly lump that's packed with goodies.
The benefits of scraggly and scarred produce.