On the outside, everything looks normal, even positive. People prone to overthinking have friends, go to work, pay their bills, and show up for many parts of their lives. For sure, many... Read more »
“John Henry, he could hammer. He could whistle. He could sing.” So begins Harry Belafonte’s famous 1954 rendition of a classic American song. Because his family needed money, John Henry went to... Read more »
The global hantavirus outbreak highlights one of the hardest tasks in public health: communicating uncertainty without creating either panic or false reassurance. That challenge becomes especially difficult during outbreaks caused by rare... Read more »
Domestic violence shatters the safety and refuge of home, making it a fearful place for any child who witnesses it. Children who see and hear violence experience it with their entire being—their... Read more »
Standard treatments of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) rely primarily on truth-functional logic to help clients overcome their irrational thinking. Thus, the client learns to avoid overgeneralizations (“My partner is always complaining”) and false... Read more »
Wish you could change, but think you’re too old? You’ll be happy to know that a growing body of research shows the continued evolution of personality across the decades of adulthood. What’s... Read more »
Perfectionists are often more concerned with goals and accomplishments than with their own well-being. Sometimes, we’re so busy trying to please people, avoid criticism, and prove we’re “good enough” that we don’t... Read more »
Many organizational leaders use a performance strategy that’s working against them while they take pride in it. It looks like calm under pressure, like a steady hand. It looks like exactly what... Read more »
There is a lot of concern about the impact of social media on the kind of information that people encounter that shapes their beliefs about the world. Misinformation about science and politics... Read more »
There is a quiet paradox at the heart of romantic love. One that touches nearly every intimate relationship, no matter how loving, intelligent, or well-intentioned the partners may be. We all long... Read more »