Every family has its labels. There’s the “responsible one,” the “troublemaker,” the “baby,” the “shy one.” These roles aren’t always written down, but they get handed out and reinforced in countless small... Read more »
Studies continue to confirm the trending rise in single women. And yet, even though this has become more of the norm, there are still deep feelings of shame around singlehood. Many conversations... Read more »
Henry and Flora were married for 45 mostly blissful years before crisis arrived. Though they had argued over money and child-rearing concerns years earlier, they’d gotten along like the best of friends... Read more »
Despite coursework and training on how to do clinical work, for many, there is one subject lacking: how to “do supervision” (Falender, 2018). The APA has published Guidelines on Supervision, meant to... Read more »
We typically don’t stop to ask about the nature of meaning in our lives until there is a dissolution of meaning. Most of us build a life we desire, hoping that adversity... Read more »
If you’ve ever ordered dessert while swearing you were “just looking,” you’ve already met the sneaky side of your brain. That moment when your fork is halfway to your mouth and you... Read more »
I always thought phobias were dramatic inhibitions that stopped your life dead, like the germaphobe who practically lives in Saran Wrap to avoid contamination or the guy who can’t fly to his... Read more »
Masking, sometimes referred to as camouflaging, refers to when someone hides who they are authentically in order to meet an expectation that does not align with their true self. In autistic and... Read more »
I get asked a surprising question more often than you’d think—especially by Gen Z guys and teenage boys: “What was it like to grow up in the ’70s and ’80s?” No internet.... Read more »
Credible, confident eyewitnesses are typically very convincing to juries. This makes sense; assuming witnesses to be honest, there is a tendency to believe their accounts. After all, what honest people have seen,... Read more »