I discovered my first Great Lie in third grade. We took 100-question timed math quizzes on Fridays, and I was determined to win the much-coveted prize: a trip to the front of... Read more »
You might feel like everyone you know is suddenly getting an ADHD diagnosis. Scroll through social media, and you will see countless videos explaining symptoms. It raises a pressing question: Is our... Read more »
“It isn’t for me.” This is the answer I often get when I suggest psychotherapy to friends or patients who are struggling with infertility, divorce, long-standing anxiety or depression, career upheavals, or... Read more »
Imagine a student tapping their pencil against the desk, gazing blankly out the window, or blurting out an answer before the question is finished. For the teacher standing at the front of... Read more »
Our twenties can feel like a lot: first real jobs, first big heartbreaks, first “I have no idea what I’m doing” moments. They’re exciting, exhausting, and sometimes chaotic. In the middle of... Read more »
Dementia is one of the great fears of aging, especially as rates continue to climb in many countries. So when headlines suggest that tinnitus—a condition affecting nearly one in five adults—may be... Read more »
“Be more confident.” If you’ve ever searched for dating advice, you’ve seen this line a thousand times. Worried no one will approach you? Be more confident. Nervous about making the first move?... Read more »
Who was Nietzsche? Philosopher, psychologist, poet, madman, provocateur—these names orbit around him but never settle. He is the “strange German,” dismissed by some as the father of nihilism and amorality, revered by... Read more »
There is a moment in every career when the external markers of success stop being enough. It is not always tied to age, though it often arrives around midlife. It can show... Read more »
Goals are standards that individuals use to evaluate how well they are doing now relative to where they want to end up. Goals basically guide our choices. Once you have a goal,... Read more »