Over a year ago, I wrote a post about how trauma is “not just in your head”. Here, I follow it up with corroborating evidence. I’ve dedicated most of my life to... Read more »
Why Shared Scares Bring You Closer: A Psychology Expert’s Guide to Fear and Bonding Have you ever noticed how a heart-pounding movie or a trip through a haunted house seems to spark... Read more »
We occasionally talk about someone holding authority abusively, and almost never ask how authority can be held effectively and creatively. There is little consideration of how to optimize the exercise of authority.... Read more »
Have you ever worried that your “gut feelings” or hidden biases are making choices for you before you even have a chance to think? It is a common frustration, especially when you... Read more »
First, some facts: One in 10 Americans are in an interracial or interethnic marriage. Using classifications from the U.S. Census Bureau, interracial marriage was defined as between five racial groups—American Indian or... Read more »
Emotional dysregulation (ED), common in ADHD, describes a consistent difficulty in managing the intensity and duration of emotional states. Within relationships, this appears as a diminished ability to modulate responses to stress... Read more »
People often say that it’s healthy to want a partner, but not to need one. Does the same apply to AI chatbots? Three years ago, most people had never had a conversation... Read more »
New research suggests that for many children, what we call ADHD is actually a complex response to early life stress. By looking at data from 10,869 children, scientists have mapped out a... Read more »
Twins of differing ages, from infants and children to adults, experience the loss of their twin in different ways. But always, no matter what, this is a devastating, highly sensitive and traumatic... Read more »
Adolescence is a time of massive change, from shifting friendships to new biological hurdles. For many young people, mental health struggles that start in late childhood don’t just disappear; they often follow... Read more »