Mona arrived in this world on December 16, 1940, an early Christmas gift to an adoring family. After 85 remarkable years, on the morning of August 4, 2026, she said one final... Read more »
In my work, I generally dislike the concept of “work-life balance” for several reasons. First, it treats work and life as opposites. But increasingly for many people, these two intermingle. There is... Read more »
I sat in the Boston University library, on the fourth floor, and I counted out the M&Ms—10 of them—placing them on a piece of paper in the corner of the desk. I... Read more »
The growing public interest in unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) isn’t just about wanting to know what’s in the sky. It is about answering the question of what implications they have for mankind.... Read more »
Most of us think listening means staying quiet while someone else talks. We nod, wait our turn, and hope we’ve understood what they meant. The trouble is that silence isn’t the same... Read more »
A new global study on meditation and well-being arrives at a moment of rising stress, loneliness, declining mental health, and workplace burnout. If used well, it could do what the best public-opinion... Read more »
Are you experiencing decision fatigue or cognitive overload after using ChatGPT? Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing people’s daily decision-making, but it may also be creating more cognitive strain, attention deficits, and... Read more »
Can we talk about the mental load? This is not a new topic. Women have been talking about this for years. Honey, do we have more diapers? Sweetie, where are his clean... Read more »
Erin, a mom at her wits’ end, looked at me pleadingly and said, “Dr. Jeff, what am I missing here? I was being completely reasonable with Paige” (names have been changed to... Read more »
The therapeutic use of literary works of art–novels, short stories, and the like–fall under the broad term bibliotherapy when employed as a means to heighten or expand the dialogue, deepen the core... Read more »