Microaggressions Are Major Problems in Relationships
Microaggressions can be challenging to detect and to manage. Effectively facing microaggressions in relationships requires patience, compassion, and assertiveness..
by: (Moshe Ratson MBA, MFT)
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Microaggressions can be challenging to detect and to manage. Effectively facing microaggressions in relationships requires patience, compassion, and assertiveness..
by: (Moshe Ratson MBA, MFT)
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Microaggressions Are Major Problems in Relationships
Here's how to detect and dismantle microaggressions in everyday interactions.
Harnessing the Power of Social Awareness
When we get emotional intelligence right, the other person feels so heard, seen, and validated that the relationship is instantly strengthened. .
by: (Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D.)
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When we get emotional intelligence right, the other person feels so heard, seen, and validated that the relationship is instantly strengthened. .
by: (Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D.)
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Harnessing the Power of Social Awareness
Social awareness plays a key role in shaping our interactions and relationships.
Autism Acceptance: A New Understanding of Neurodivergence
Our understanding of autism has shifted. Learn how to be neurodiversity affirming and support yourself or autistic people in your life..
by: (Carla Shuman Ph.D.)
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Our understanding of autism has shifted. Learn how to be neurodiversity affirming and support yourself or autistic people in your life..
by: (Carla Shuman Ph.D.)
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Autism Acceptance: A New Understanding of Neurodivergence
Be neurodiversity affirming. Accept people as they are and support them.
Small Talk: Cringe-Worthy, Yet Essential for Connection
You may have dozens of digital connections and seem well-connected, yet consistently feel lonely and as if you are missing out. .
by: (Leah Marone LCSW)
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You may have dozens of digital connections and seem well-connected, yet consistently feel lonely and as if you are missing out. .
by: (Leah Marone LCSW)
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Small Talk: Cringe-Worthy, Yet Essential for Connection
Successfully navigating connection in the digital age through small talk.
Five Things to Know about Functional Neurological Disorder
Many people, including therapists, remain unfamiliar with functional neurological disorder (FND), even though its diagnosis has increased exponentially..
by: (Jennifer Gerlach LCSW)
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Many people, including therapists, remain unfamiliar with functional neurological disorder (FND), even though its diagnosis has increased exponentially..
by: (Jennifer Gerlach LCSW)
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Five Things to Know about Functional Neurological Disorder
April is Functional Neurological Disorder Awareness Month. How aware are you?
Some Great Reasons to Make Amends
Making amends is a part of addiction recovery, but it is a beneficial practice for anyone. It can free us from guilt, repair relationships, and bring a new perspective..
by: (Ruth E. Stitt M.S., M.Div., LPCS)
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Making amends is a part of addiction recovery, but it is a beneficial practice for anyone. It can free us from guilt, repair relationships, and bring a new perspective..
by: (Ruth E. Stitt M.S., M.Div., LPCS)
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Some Great Reasons to Make Amends
Amends allow us to find reconciliation, understanding, and new perspectives.
Why Women Need to Use Caution Before Signing Up For Coaching
The importance of common sense and using discretion when choosing a coach over a therapist.
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by: (Luella Jonk, Ph.D.)
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The importance of common sense and using discretion when choosing a coach over a therapist.
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by: (Luella Jonk, Ph.D.)
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Why Women Need to Use Caution Before Signing Up For Coaching
Tips on when to hire a coach over a therapist.
What We Get Wrong About Men
Men may struggle to open up due to societal pressures, but vulnerability is key to breaking the negative cycle that masculine norms enforce. .
by: (Mountainside Treatment Center)
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Men may struggle to open up due to societal pressures, but vulnerability is key to breaking the negative cycle that masculine norms enforce. .
by: (Mountainside Treatment Center)
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What We Get Wrong About Men
How social norms silence men’s emotions and what to do about it.
One Big Way to Deal with Disappointment
Disappointment is part of life. If you've never felt disappointed, you haven't really lived. But when you do feel disappointed, ask yourself one big storied question. .
by: (Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A.)
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Disappointment is part of life. If you've never felt disappointed, you haven't really lived. But when you do feel disappointed, ask yourself one big storied question. .
by: (Bruce Y. Lee M.D., M.B.A.)
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One Big Way to Deal with Disappointment
There's something you need to give yourself before reaching any conclusions.
Stop Letting Self-Doubt Rob You
No one is exempt from self-doubt. Nobel prize-winners and successful entrepreneurs continue to feel anxiety about their projects and work. Let that awareness activate you now..
by: (Susannah and Nathan Furr)
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No one is exempt from self-doubt. Nobel prize-winners and successful entrepreneurs continue to feel anxiety about their projects and work. Let that awareness activate you now..
by: (Susannah and Nathan Furr)
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Stop Letting Self-Doubt Rob You
Research has shown that self-doubt is a debilitating reality experienced by most.
Blame the Dynamic, Not Your Partner
In the throes of relationship dynamics, the problem isn’t the problem; the partner is the problem. .
by: (Steven Stosny, Ph.D.)
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In the throes of relationship dynamics, the problem isn’t the problem; the partner is the problem. .
by: (Steven Stosny, Ph.D.)
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Blame the Dynamic, Not Your Partner
We either control relationship dynamics, or they control us.
Social Media Scams Continue to Dominate Losses
Social media scams are rampant: How consumers can protect themselves..
by: (Stacey Wood, Ph.D.)
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Social media scams are rampant: How consumers can protect themselves..
by: (Stacey Wood, Ph.D.)
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Social Media Scams Continue to Dominate Losses
Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram scams abound.
Ambiguous Loss
Ambiguous losses are often unacknowledged and unspoken. They are often stressful and difficult to process..
by: (Corinne Masur Psy.D.)
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Ambiguous losses are often unacknowledged and unspoken. They are often stressful and difficult to process..
by: (Corinne Masur Psy.D.)
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Ambiguous Loss
Acknowledging the losses that are often unacknowledged.
Retirement Blues
A Personal Perspective: Focusing on wellness during our career years can help counter the trepidation and emotional turmoil felt by many at the time of their retirement..
by: (Gary R Simonds MD MS FAANS)
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A Personal Perspective: Focusing on wellness during our career years can help counter the trepidation and emotional turmoil felt by many at the time of their retirement..
by: (Gary R Simonds MD MS FAANS)
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Retirement Blues
Personal Perspective: A surgeon puts down the scalpel, redux.
Historical Roots and Psychology of Liberals, Conservatives
Political polarization has deep roots in human history. Liberals and conservatives show differences in personality, emotions, and brain structures. .
by: (Gina Simmons Schneider Ph.D.)
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Political polarization has deep roots in human history. Liberals and conservatives show differences in personality, emotions, and brain structures. .
by: (Gina Simmons Schneider Ph.D.)
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Historical Roots and Psychology of Liberals, Conservatives
What polarizes us today stems from deeply rooted psychological and social norms.
Do Lovers Overestimate Losing Their Partner?
Loss aversion influences human decision-making. Relationships, initially misperceived as perfect, grow to reveal their "normal" imperfections..
by: (Frank J. Ninivaggi M.D., DLF-A.P.A.)
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Loss aversion influences human decision-making. Relationships, initially misperceived as perfect, grow to reveal their "normal" imperfections..
by: (Frank J. Ninivaggi M.D., DLF-A.P.A.)
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Do Lovers Overestimate Losing Their Partner?
In the morass of decision-making, loss aversion exerts a powerful sway.
How to Break the Panic Attack Cycle
If you experience panic attacks, there are some helpful changes you can make to live a more panic-free life. .
by: (Bonnie Zucker Ph.D.)
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If you experience panic attacks, there are some helpful changes you can make to live a more panic-free life. .
by: (Bonnie Zucker Ph.D.)
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How to Break the Panic Attack Cycle
What you do between attacks is a key factor in recovery from panic.
Can Empathy Heal Democracy?
By listening with empathy, we risk changing our minds and our hearts. This is empathy's greatest danger and its most powerful strength..
by: (Riana Betzler Ph.D.)
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By listening with empathy, we risk changing our minds and our hearts. This is empathy's greatest danger and its most powerful strength..
by: (Riana Betzler Ph.D.)
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Can Empathy Heal Democracy?
How to listen across intractable conflict.
It's Not My Fault! Why Defensiveness Is Damaging
All couples argue. It may surprise you to learn that arguing does not in and of itself harm your relationship — but how you argue can cause damage. .
by: (Cheryl Fraser Ph.D.)
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All couples argue. It may surprise you to learn that arguing does not in and of itself harm your relationship — but how you argue can cause damage. .
by: (Cheryl Fraser Ph.D.)
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It's Not My Fault! Why Defensiveness Is Damaging
Fighting doesn't predict divorce, but how you fight does.
Us Versus Them: An Intractable Problem in Human Nature?
Humans have been engaging in tribalistic "us versus them" behavior for millennia. These dynamics are responsible for a great deal of human suffering. How do we move past them?.
by: (Seth J. Schwartz Ph.D.)
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Humans have been engaging in tribalistic "us versus them" behavior for millennia. These dynamics are responsible for a great deal of human suffering. How do we move past them?.
by: (Seth J. Schwartz Ph.D.)
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Us Versus Them: An Intractable Problem in Human Nature?
Humans so often classify others as either "with us" or against us."