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Remaking a Mental Health Approach in Belgium

You may be familiar with Brussels, Antwerp, or Bruges, but another city in Belgium has a pivotal history in innovative mental healthcare.

You may be familiar with Brussels, Antwerp, or Bruges, but another city in Belgium has a pivotal history in innovative mental healthcare.

How Buddha's "Right View" Cultivates Compassion

Let's explore the 'Right View' in this series on the Buddha's Eightfold Path and its remedy for healthcare burnout. Start a transformative journey toward compassionate care now.

Let's explore the 'Right View' in this series on the Buddha's Eightfold Path and its remedy for healthcare burnout. Start a transformative journey toward compassionate care now.

The Power of Vision-Making in Cross-Cultural Relationships

Creating a relationship vision is a journey that enables cross-cultural couples to openly discuss their cultural values and beliefs, serving as a roadmap for the relationship.

Creating a relationship vision is a journey that enables cross-cultural couples to openly discuss their cultural values and beliefs, serving as a roadmap for the relationship.

South Asian Parents and Their Expectations

Dealing with parental expectations can be challenging and impact various areas of life in the South Asian Diaspora. Find ways to disrupt the script!

Dealing with parental expectations can be challenging and impact various areas of life in the South Asian Diaspora. Find ways to disrupt the script!

Immigrant parents and teens often differ in how easily they adapt to their new home.
How to Argue Calmly With Your Teen (for Immigrant Families)

Find yourself arguing with your teenager about sleepovers or later curfews? Here's a tip for calmer conversations, particularly for immigrant parents and teens.

Find yourself arguing with your teenager about sleepovers or later curfews? Here's a tip for calmer conversations, particularly for immigrant parents and teens.

Cultural Biographies for Cross-Cultural Couples

Cross-cultural couples can build mutual understanding by sharing cultural memories that foster empathy and provide valuable insight into their perspective.

Cross-cultural couples can build mutual understanding by sharing cultural memories that foster empathy and provide valuable insight into their perspective.

Cities Where Tourists Are More Likely to Receive Help

Picture yourself sightseeing in a foreign city. If misfortune comes your way and you stumble and fall, where will you be most likely to receive help from a passerby?

Picture yourself sightseeing in a foreign city. If misfortune comes your way and you stumble and fall, where will you be most likely to receive help from a passerby?

The U.K. Post Office Scandal

The recent post office scandal in the U.K. saw postmasters accused and prosecuted for crimes they did not commit due to inept software and a massive cover-up across decades.

The recent post office scandal in the U.K. saw postmasters accused and prosecuted for crimes they did not commit due to inept software and a massive cover-up across decades.

What a Head Operation Under a Tree Taught Me

Can an operation on the head succeed without anesthesia or antiseptics? Yes, and I witnessed one.

Can an operation on the head succeed without anesthesia or antiseptics? Yes, and I witnessed one.

The Practices of "Exemplary" Guatemalan Mothers

Highly regarded mothers in Guatemala raise their children to be kind, hard-working, and family-oriented. They also set strict limits. Should other mothers follow their example?

Highly regarded mothers in Guatemala raise their children to be kind, hard-working, and family-oriented. They also set strict limits. Should other mothers follow their example?

The Independence Myth: Have We Pathologized Dependency?

A Personal Perspective: When we devalue disabled people for their support needs, we reinforce the myth that any one of us is truly independent.

A Personal Perspective: When we devalue disabled people for their support needs, we reinforce the myth that any one of us is truly independent.

Documenting Cultural Lineages

By entering your own actions and ideas, you’ll see how they pave the way for other cultural developments, and see where they fit into the interwoven tapestry of human achievements.

By entering your own actions and ideas, you’ll see how they pave the way for other cultural developments, and see where they fit into the interwoven tapestry of human achievements.

Can You Read Your Way to a Better Death?

"Death-positive" literature emerges as a powerful tool that can lead to a more knowledgeable approach to the mystery that awaits us all.

"Death-positive" literature emerges as a powerful tool that can lead to a more knowledgeable approach to the mystery that awaits us all.

How Thought Leaders Can Support Workload Fairness

The well-meaning “overdeliver to make up for the bias” advice perpetuates biases and the exhaustion tax on stigmatized individuals. Here is how thought leaders can do better.

The well-meaning “overdeliver to make up for the bias” advice perpetuates biases and the exhaustion tax on stigmatized individuals. Here is how thought leaders can do better.

Listening to Our Better Angels via Creativity

Tapping into our creative impulses can awaken and empower our better angels and set us on a path of greater cultural humility.

Tapping into our creative impulses can awaken and empower our better angels and set us on a path of greater cultural humility.

How to Reclaim Your Right to Rest—While Stigmatized

People from marginalized groups often overwork trying to override the impact of prejudice. We are also often pushed into overwork. Here, I share four principles that help me cope.

People from marginalized groups often overwork trying to override the impact of prejudice. We are also often pushed into overwork. Here, I share four principles that help me cope.

Who's Afraid of AI—and Why?

Recent developments in artificial intelligence have raised some concerns. New studies in psychology shed light on who fears AI and why.

Recent developments in artificial intelligence have raised some concerns. New studies in psychology shed light on who fears AI and why.

The Practice of "Experiencing"

Personal Perspective: Through "experiencing," we can deepen our cultural humility, overcome bias and stigma, and gain greater acceptance and love for each other and ourselves.

Personal Perspective: Through "experiencing," we can deepen our cultural humility, overcome bias and stigma, and gain greater acceptance and love for each other and ourselves.

The Magic Behind the Molecules: Psilocybin vs. Alcohol

Learn about the science of spirits and magic mushrooms. Alcohol and psilocybin have different chemical structures and very different effects on the body and mind.

Learn about the science of spirits and magic mushrooms. Alcohol and psilocybin have different chemical structures and very different effects on the body and mind.

Supporting Youth With Eating Disorders

Family can help youth who are struggling with eating disorders and how cultural expectations and social media may play a role.

Family can help youth who are struggling with eating disorders and how cultural expectations and social media may play a role.

Two Lessons From Psychology for Policymakers

When designing solutions to social problems in the U.S., we should (1) look at what other countries do and (2) shape behavior by modifying situations and environments.

When designing solutions to social problems in the U.S., we should (1) look at what other countries do and (2) shape behavior by modifying situations and environments.

Most Languages Are Not English

Research conducted in WEIRD countries shouldn't be seen as generalizable, whether it's in psychology or linguistics.

Research conducted in WEIRD countries shouldn't be seen as generalizable, whether it's in psychology or linguistics.

The Pragmatic Impact of Emotional Background Memory

We constantly exchange ideas, thoughts, feelings, and emotions, which are sometimes not overtly expressed through speech and must be guessed from the context.

We constantly exchange ideas, thoughts, feelings, and emotions, which are sometimes not overtly expressed through speech and must be guessed from the context.

The Stance of Cultural Humility

In a world where cultures are clashing in an increasingly violent manner, cultural humility offers hope as a means to foster understanding and facilitate transformation.

In a world where cultures are clashing in an increasingly violent manner, cultural humility offers hope as a means to foster understanding and facilitate transformation.