Supporting the Non-Genetically Related Parent

When couples use donor conception to build their family, they often do not share the same experience. These differences are often more pronounced when one partner cannot conceive using their eggs or... Read more »

What Do We Do About a Barking Dog?

I recently wrote about what’s wrong with ultrasonic bark deterrents, particularly when a neighbor aims one at someone else’s dog. That piece raised a harder question: if we shouldn’t punish a dog... Read more »

A Story of Postpartum Psychosis

Postpartum Psychosis (PPP) is a life-threatening mental health issue that affects a small percentage of mothers. Causing delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia, PPP is a mental health emergency that puts babies’ and mothers’... Read more »

How Owning vs. Renting Impacts Your Psychology and Happiness

Homeownership is part of the American dream and, for some, a rite of passage into adulthood. Over the last five years, we have seen a stagnant housing market due to a variety... Read more »

Whatever Happened to Implicit Attitudes?

In the mid-1990s, there was an uptick in interest in the concept of implicit attitude (sometimes called implicit bias). A key motivation for this idea was the recognition that in industrialized nations... Read more »

Smart People, Poor Decisions: The Blind Spot of Success

Successful people who are early in their careers and successful people who are very experienced obviously have different perspectives on how they approach their professional choices. But where they are perhaps most... Read more »

Preventing Workplace Incivility From Leading to Violence

Anyone in the workforce is aware of the potential damage created by workplace incivility. I have previously written about the high cost of workplace incivility[i] including its link to attrition, depression, and... Read more »

The Tall Poppy Problem: Why Excellence Often Faces Backlash

Envy may be humanity’s oldest flaw. In the Judeo-Christian creation story, Cain kills Abel after God favors Abel’s offering. Whether or not one reads the story literally, it captures something psychologically ancient:... Read more »

Tracking Ukrainians’ Mental Health Through 5 Years of War

Before Russia invaded his country, Vladyslav Sentiakov envisioned building a family and being a steady provider. To further that ambition, the florist from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv volunteered to join... Read more »

When Your Neighbor Has a Weapon for Dogs That You Can’t Hear

In my last post, I made the case against using ultrasonic bark deterrents on your own dog. This post focuses on another facet of ultrasonic device use—one that is even more insidious,... Read more »
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