Systemic racism needs to end, but at this moment in time it’s even more urgent that the modern-day lynch mob be brought to justice.
Should we care where in time our pains and pleasures are located?
Narcissism
By Elinor Greenberg Ph.D. on May 30, 2020 in Understanding Narcissism
Are you hurt by how deflating your narcissistic mate becomes when you try to share your joy or ask for support? This article explains why your mate is raining on your parade.
Are you hurt by how deflating your narcissistic mate becomes when you try to share your joy or ask for support? This article explains why your mate is raining on your parade.
Law and Crime
By Steven C. Hayes Ph.D. on May 30, 2020 in Get Out of Your Mind
Racism is a pattern within. It is not just a failure of perspective taking and empathy — it is a failure to feel openly. It is time to take a knee and to feel the pain of others.
Racism is a pattern within. It is not just a failure of perspective taking and empathy — it is a failure to feel openly. It is time to take a knee and to feel the pain of others.
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin, Black American Novelist and Activist
Options in the new abnormal.
If you’ve noticed vulnerable narcissistic traits in yourself, how can you move towards a happier life? Here are 5 tips to help you begin.
Resilience
By Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on May 30, 2020 in Hope + Resilience
Quarantine can have a negative psychological impact on people. In times of emergency, the WHO recommends rapid reviews to study the situation.
Quarantine can have a negative psychological impact on people. In times of emergency, the WHO recommends rapid reviews to study the situation.
Does anger from a past event still haunt you? Understand why and what to do about
Relationships
By Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on May 30, 2020 in The New Resilience
Keeping a positive connection with your partner can be hard in the best of times. These two important parts of a relationship, if overlooked, can shake its foundation.
Keeping a positive connection with your partner can be hard in the best of times. These two important parts of a relationship, if overlooked, can shake its foundation.
Therapy
By Arash Emamzadeh on May 30, 2020 in Finding a New Home
A paper examined 15 psychotherapies, and concluded that all were effective. However, after considering bias, only two remained significant.
A paper examined 15 psychotherapies, and concluded that all were effective. However, after considering bias, only two remained significant.
Frustration mounts without viable solutions. Learn to override your overwhelm and expand your thinking and your path forward.
What is a cytokine storm and what is its relationship to both the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and COVID-19?
Race and Ethnicity
By Traci Stein Ph.D., MPH on May 30, 2020 in The Integrationist
Racially motivated violence, police brutality, and white privilege are real and destroying America. To heal it, we must wake up, speak up, and come together.
Racially motivated violence, police brutality, and white privilege are real and destroying America. To heal it, we must wake up, speak up, and come together.
Denouncing symptoms of disease without treating the root cause is bad medicine.
Can therapists sometimes make situations worse between parents and their adult children? Yes. Here are some of the most common mistakes.
Self-Help
By Abigail Brenner M.D. on May 30, 2020 in In Flux
Relationships are always changing and evolving. We can never take them for granted. It’s essential to take the time and effort to reconnect and recommit to our relationship.
Relationships are always changing and evolving. We can never take them for granted. It’s essential to take the time and effort to reconnect and recommit to our relationship.
Anger
By R. Douglas Fields Ph.D. on May 30, 2020 in The New Brain
What was the trigger that caused this woman to feel she needed to strike back? The knee-jerk explanation of racism is too simplistic.
What was the trigger that caused this woman to feel she needed to strike back? The knee-jerk explanation of racism is too simplistic.
Can we replace the racism paradigm for explaining and dealing with white and black conflict in America?
Avoidance coping and its lingering effects.
Some schema therapists chat about how they make online therapy work.
Relationships
By Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on May 30, 2020 in Fixing Families
When relationships end, it’s easy to leave with too simple a story. Take the time to drill down and leave with a more complex story so you can learn its lessons.
When relationships end, it’s easy to leave with too simple a story. Take the time to drill down and leave with a more complex story so you can learn its lessons.
Does attaining power breed bad behavior? The surprising correlation between sudden power and sexual aggression.
COVD-19 has put a value on human life, but a person’s value isn’t the same as their worth.
The CDC has issued guidelines on how to reopen schools, and social media is panicking.
Stress
By Bryan E. Robinson Ph.D. on May 30, 2020 in The Right Mindset
Lisa Ling discusses what her new series reveals about the projected mental health pandemic headed our way and how people can cope.
Lisa Ling discusses what her new series reveals about the projected mental health pandemic headed our way and how people can cope.
Sex
By Scott A. McGreal MSc. on May 30, 2020 in Unique—Like Everybody Else
Studies show that men who pay for sex and porn users are more, not less, supportive of women’s rights than others. Why might this be the case?
Studies show that men who pay for sex and porn users are more, not less, supportive of women’s rights than others. Why might this be the case?
Cognition
By Steve Taylor Ph.D. on May 30, 2020 in Out of the Darkness
A psychiatrist and a psychologist debate whether science should take psi phenomena seriously and what they imply about consciousness.
A psychiatrist and a psychologist debate whether science should take psi phenomena seriously and what they imply about consciousness.
This 7-step action plan for overcoming loss and grief during COVID could help you move through loss with peace and comfort.
You can build your fighting spirit like a muscle. High morale supports good mental and physical health, both necessary to combat the coronavirus.
