Recently, I came across an outstanding book that combined two of my favorite topics: happiness and love. It’s called How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What... Read more »
Way back in 2008, an amazing thing happened that changed everything. It changed the way I saw myself and parented my children. Ultimately, it changed the way I practice psychology. Here’s what... 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 phenomenon in the misophonia community for parents where the caregiver, most often mom, feels her kid’s misophonia triggers as though she herself has misophonia. Anger, frustration, and an immediate... Read more »
One of the most common misconceptions about personality is that certain traits are universally better than others. We assume that being even-keeled is better than being emotionally sensitive, or that being conscientious... Read more »
Way back in 2008, an amazing thing happened that changed everything. It changed the way I saw myself and parented my children. Ultimately, it changed the way I practice psychology. Here’s what... Read more »
Loneliness is increasingly described as an epidemic. In 2023, the surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, warned that widespread loneliness and lack of social connection had become a national public health crisis. A key... Read more »
Languishing is defined not by the presence of mental illness, but by the absence of good mental health. It is often described as the “neglected middle child” of mental health, sitting between... Read more »
Compliments are as normal as they can be terrifying. Some feverishly court them while they repulse another. We’re taught that we need to love ourselves, to find solace in our own self-image,... Read more »
Do pets really have the wonderful lives we think they have? What do dogs and other animals really think and feel about their captive lives? Is it possible that some dogs and... Read more »