How Parents Can Help Kids Navigate Election Tensions

Guide children through election stress by fostering open dialogue, encouraging positive action, and creating a balanced, nurturing home environment.

Guide children through election stress by fostering open dialogue, encouraging positive action, and creating a balanced, nurturing home environment.

“If I Could Turn Back Time": Falling Back With Grace

For many in the U.S., this week is a double whammy with adjusting to the time change and election angst. Here's how to not fall down while falling back.

For many in the U.S., this week is a double whammy with adjusting to the time change and election angst. Here's how to not fall down while falling back.

"Save the Cat!" Does Therapy

Therapy rewrites the patient’s narrative about who they are, how the world works, and what the story is about.

Therapy rewrites the patient’s narrative about who they are, how the world works, and what the story is about.

Can the Fighting Arts Promote Positive Personality Traits?

With martial arts training, we likely need not fear fostering the Cobra Kai no-mercy mentality. Kung Fu Panda's agreeable and conscientious personality is a more probable outcome.

With martial arts training, we likely need not fear fostering the Cobra Kai no-mercy mentality. Kung Fu Panda's agreeable and conscientious personality is a more probable outcome.

The Challenge of Cognitive Immobility

If you have relocated, you may have left something behind such as a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety, or sense of belonging. As a result, you may be mentally entrapped.

If you have relocated, you may have left something behind such as a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety, or sense of belonging. As a result, you may be mentally entrapped.

Zombies in the Workplace?

Are your teams or coworkers unmotivated and detached at work? Are they checking boxes and doing the minimum to get by? They may have become post-pandemic zombie-workers.

Are your teams or coworkers unmotivated and detached at work? Are they checking boxes and doing the minimum to get by? They may have become post-pandemic zombie-workers.

Love in the Shadows: Depression and Intimacy

Is depression creating distance in your relationship? Discover the hidden impact it has on intimacy and learn ways to rebuild closeness, trust, and passion.

Is depression creating distance in your relationship? Discover the hidden impact it has on intimacy and learn ways to rebuild closeness, trust, and passion.

The Swinging Pendulum of Clock Changes

Change time twice a year, or don't. Our body clocks adjust to whatever time we assign to our clocks.

Change time twice a year, or don't. Our body clocks adjust to whatever time we assign to our clocks.

Happiness: Is It Luck or Discipline?

Learn how to develop a "discipline of happiness" by making mindful choices and creating healthy habits. Happiness is about making conscious choices that support well-being.

Learn how to develop a "discipline of happiness" by making mindful choices and creating healthy habits. Happiness is about making conscious choices that support well-being.

How Seasonal Time Changes Mess With Our Brains

The clock change affects our brains and circadian rhythms, leading to sleep disturbances and mood shifts. Neuroscientists weigh in on what can be done.

The clock change affects our brains and circadian rhythms, leading to sleep disturbances and mood shifts. Neuroscientists weigh in on what can be done.

How Parental Narcissism Impacts Child Mental Health

A recent longitudinal study, the first of its kind, finds that parental narcissism predicts childhood mental illness.

A recent longitudinal study, the first of its kind, finds that parental narcissism predicts childhood mental illness.

‘Small Rain’: A Book Review

A new novel invites us to reconsider where we put emphasis, how we think about attachment, and how we might live differently.

A new novel invites us to reconsider where we put emphasis, how we think about attachment, and how we might live differently.

Strategies for Coping With Seasonal Mood Changes

Feeling blue as the days get shorter? Try these strategies for managing seasonal depression.

Feeling blue as the days get shorter? Try these strategies for managing seasonal depression.

A Day in the Life...After Your Child’s Life Ends

Whether it was a long goodbye, a short goodbye, or no goodbye, you want the pain to stop but you don’t think it ever will.

Whether it was a long goodbye, a short goodbye, or no goodbye, you want the pain to stop but you don’t think it ever will.

Research Reveals That Sound and Frequency Can Reduce Stress

Recent research shows that a sound bath using ancient vibrational musical instruments may help reduce stress and other negative mood states.

Recent research shows that a sound bath using ancient vibrational musical instruments may help reduce stress and other negative mood states.

How to Apologize, According to a Couples Therapist

Show interest in how your partner was impacted, and hold off on explanations.

Show interest in how your partner was impacted, and hold off on explanations.

Men and the Hidden Costs of Overthinking

Uncover the hidden costs of men's relentless "what-ifs" and "whys"—and how to quiet the inner dialogue.

Uncover the hidden costs of men's relentless "what-ifs" and "whys"—and how to quiet the inner dialogue.

The Butterfly Effect of Choices

Explore the power of mindful decision-making and learn how to harness your choices to create a life you love.

Explore the power of mindful decision-making and learn how to harness your choices to create a life you love.

Navigating Overwhelming Emotions

Unlock the power of your emotions. Discover how to navigate your feelings with insight and courage, transforming challenges into growth.

Unlock the power of your emotions. Discover how to navigate your feelings with insight and courage, transforming challenges into growth.

Light Therapy 101: Time for Seasonal Affective Disorder Lamps

Light therapy not only aids winter doldrums, but can help depression, PMS, anxiety, and even bipolar disorder. Don’t knock it 'til you’ve tried it!

Light therapy not only aids winter doldrums, but can help depression, PMS, anxiety, and even bipolar disorder. Don’t knock it 'til you’ve tried it!

When Depression Tells You That You're Worth Less Than Others

Research shows that when we are depressed we tend to see ourselves as less worthy of good things, which can sabotage us. What can we do?

Research shows that when we are depressed we tend to see ourselves as less worthy of good things, which can sabotage us. What can we do?

Love, Marriage, and Anxiety

How a neurotic belief system could threaten the happiness of your marriage.

How a neurotic belief system could threaten the happiness of your marriage.

Write Your Mini-Memoir

Writing a mini-memoir can stimulate the recognition of experiences that have shaped your life in positive ways and help you recapture happiness.

Writing a mini-memoir can stimulate the recognition of experiences that have shaped your life in positive ways and help you recapture happiness.

Magic Mushrooms, Teens, and Young Adults

Some states have decriminalized psilocybin-containing magic mushrooms, which are not FDA-approved as a medicine. They are particularly dangerous to teens and young adults.

Some states have decriminalized psilocybin-containing magic mushrooms, which are not FDA-approved as a medicine. They are particularly dangerous to teens and young adults.

5 Heliotropic Ways to Boost Your Mood This Fall

Boost your mood this fall with 5 tips to stay positive and prevent seasonal affective disorder.

Boost your mood this fall with 5 tips to stay positive and prevent seasonal affective disorder.

16 Signs of a Difficult Childhood Home Life

Struggles to trust or to relax, people-pleasing, anxiety, and more.

Struggles to trust or to relax, people-pleasing, anxiety, and more.

Three Behavioral Strategies to Control Anxiety

Anxiety as a disorder is increasing despite attempts to minimize it. In ten minutes, learn three neurobehavioral strategies you can apply immediately to reduce or stop it.

Anxiety as a disorder is increasing despite attempts to minimize it. In ten minutes, learn three neurobehavioral strategies you can apply immediately to reduce or stop it.

How Stress Can Lead to Cancer

A change in diet can make a surprisingly powerful difference.

A change in diet can make a surprisingly powerful difference.

Are the Snack Foods You’re Eating Making You Depressed?

Eating ultra-processed snack foods might make depression worse. There are better ways to lift your mood without eating.

Eating ultra-processed snack foods might make depression worse. There are better ways to lift your mood without eating.

When a Hospital Feels Like a Prison

Psychiatric hospitalization in America is traditionally done in a highly restricted setting. Are these practices counter-therapeutic?

Psychiatric hospitalization in America is traditionally done in a highly restricted setting. Are these practices counter-therapeutic?