Have You Negotiated Your Monogamy?
Most relationships contain unstated assumptions. In therapy, I ask couples, “What does monogamy or polyamory or ethical nonmonogamy mean...
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Becky Diamond
Mar 27
I Want My Son to Take Risks, Not Stress Over Grades
The focus on academic achievement robs kids of the chance to build life skills. The pressure to excel turns troublesome when kids feel...
Claire Jack Ph.D.
Mar 25
"Am I Too Old for an Autism Diagnosis?"
Receiving an autism diagnosis at any age can be life-transforming. People are increasingly being diagnosed with autism in adulthood....
What Is Familial Sexual Grooming?
Understand how perpetrators manipulate families to gain access to children. Perpetrators of child sexual abuse may not only sexually...
Megan Chesin Ph.D.
Mar 20
Victims of Intimate Partner Violence and Suicidal Behavior
Who’s at risk and why. In the United States, 40 to 50 percent of adults report lifetime sexual and physical IPV victimization. Suicide...
Joseph E. Davis Ph.D.
Mar 18
What's Really Behind Burnout
The roles of disposition, engagement, and self-efficacy. More than half of younger workers report feeling burned out. Besides...
Fern Schumer Chapman
Mar 15
The Fine Line Between Sibling Rivalry and Abuse
Unlike a rivalry, abuse is one-sided, and it's too often tolerated. Even professionals often mislabel sibling intimidation or violence as...
Elizabeth McMahon Ph.D.
Mar 13
9 Steps to Keep Worry From Hijacking Your Brain
Schedule a time to worry. It sounds crazy, but it works. Paradoxically, scheduling a time every day to worry reduces worrying. Do your...
Mariana Bockarova Ph.D.
Mar 13
Friendship Betrayal: Emotional Impacts by People We Trust
Here are examples of friendship betrayals and how they affect us. People have expectations of friendship, including support, respect,...
Rates of Depression and Anxiety Are Rising in Young People
How much are our own attitudes and behaviors contributing to the problem? Rates of depression and anxiety have been rising among young...
Sharon Saline Psy.D.
Mar 8
How to Find a Career That Fits Your ADHD Brain
Apply your strengths to land work that you love. ADHD brains are motivated for things that interest them. Certain careers keep people...
Dan Mager MSW
Mar 6
How Anger Keeps Us from Thinking Clearly and What You Can Do
When emotions are strong, our thinking can go offline. Anger leads us to act before we think, and when under its influence, the activity...
Embrace Aging: 10 Strategies to Foster Positive Body Image
Strategies for women in a youth-obsessed culture. Women 40-plus navigate societal norms and physiological changes in aging. Societal...
Practical Tips on Changing Anxious Thoughts
Learn a powerful way to explore, question, and change worries and fears. Challenging distorted thinking is hard when dealing with the...
Peter Gray Ph.D.
Feb 28
Benefits and Challenges of Social Media Use for Teens
What do teens themselves say they gain from social media? This is the second of two posts devoted to the contentious issue of social...
Donald Altman
Feb 26
2 Words Stop Dependency
Forget those frustrating resolutions; there's a new way to change habits. A mechanical-replacement model of change works great for cars...
Monica Vermani C. Psych.
Feb 23
How to Become a More Positive Thinker
Try this step-by-step process for cleaning up your negative thoughts. Your negative thoughts and self-limiting beliefs prevent you from...
Rubin Khoddam Ph.D.
Feb 21
What to Look for in a PTSD Therapist
How they can guide you with a trauma-informed approach. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe mental health condition that...
Shawn M. Burn Ph.D.
Feb 19
Was It Passive-Aggressive?
Identifying passive-aggressive behavior is challenging, but it's worth trying. The ambiguity of passive-aggressiveness adds to the...
Amanda Gilbert
Feb 16
How Mindfulness Helps You to Overcome People-Pleasing
What you can do when you feel like you are losing yourself. It can start small, like dressing the part to fit into a particular social...
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