A popular social media trend in 2025 was the celebration of social isolation. Reels, posts, and memes abound that celebrate rebuffing social invitations, giving up on dating, doing the bare minimum at... Read more »
To understand toddlers, three aspects of development in the transition from infant to toddler are particularly important. They arise at about 18 months of age (with a range of roughly 1 to... Read more »
As a child, if I sat around feeling sorry for myself, my mother would gently rap her knuckles on the top of my head and admonish me. “So selfish,” she would say.... Read more »
By the time people reach their seventh decade, they have learned many lessons. From a psychological standpoint, they understand what really matters. They have learned what to let go of. They know... Read more »
For over 15 years, I’ve heard therapists describe clients as resistant. I’ve heard it when a client doesn’t complete homework, avoids a topic, pushes back on a recommendation, cancels sessions, or disagrees... Read more »
Author’s Note: Right now a great many people are trying to comply with their New Year’s resolutions. Many of them will rely on rewards of some sort to motivate themselves, never realizing... Read more »
As the new year begins, many of us feel an implicit pressure to reinvent ourselves. The cultural narrative is familiar: Set ambitious goals, push past discomfort, and emerge transformed. For some people,... Read more »
I heard something profound in a grief support group this week, and I can’t stop thinking about it. It may surprise you that I still attend grief support more than five years... Read more »
Work has always meant more than a paycheck. For many of us, it has been proof of worth. Protection. A way to stay visible in systems that often only notice us when... Read more »
Are heroes real, or are they simply stories we tell ourselves? Either heroes are objectively real—brave people who perform extraordinary acts of courage and sacrifice—or heroism is merely in our heads, a... Read more »