2 Self-Defeating Attitudes To Leave Behind
Make 2023 your year of enjoying life’s simple pleasures. By Mark Travers Ph.D. With the new year, many of us can pick out at least a few unhealthy thought processes, feelings, and behaviors that held…
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3 Tips to Detox Your Love Life and Not Get Played
A psychologist explains how to spot relationship red flags from a mile away. By Mark Travers Ph.D. It’s hard to predict how any new relationship will turn out. But this does not mean that every…
8 Ways To Live More Fully In 2023
Finding greater joy, peace, and wonder by turning inward instead of outward. By Jordan Fiorillo Scotti Ph.D. If you are about to make more half-hearted, stale resolutions for 2023, I urge you to consider something…
What If I Go to Therapy and Find Out I’m “Crazy”?
Many people fear that a therapist will tell them they’re fundamentally flawed. By Seth J. Gillihan PhD “So… what do you think?” Meghan asked toward the end of her first appointment with me. I gave…
3 Big Blind Spots We Have About Love
Yes, love is blind—but not in the way you might think. By Tyler Jamison Ph.D. “Love Is Blind,” a popular series created by Netflix, bills itself as an experiment to see if people can fall…
The Key To Good Intimacy
How to improve intimacy in your relationship. By Kari Rusnak, MA, LPC,CMHC Intimacy is an important part of relationships. In John Gottman’s research, he found that couples have better connection and relationship satisfaction when they…
24 Signs That A Romantic Relationship Is Likely To End
By Seth J. Gillihan PhD Find out if the best breakup predictors apply to your relationship. Decades of research have identified many predictors of whether romantic relationships will last. Here are 24 of the most…
Cognitive Strategies of Elite Soccer Players and Athletes
By Raj Persaud, M.D. and Peter Bruggen, M.D. Can time dilation explain soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? Soccer is the planet’s most popular sport (outside of the USA), and the FIFA World Cup…
3 Signs You May Have Become A Bitter Person
A pattern of bitterness doesn’t have to be a permanent mental state. By Seth Meyers Psy.D. The progression to becoming emotionally bitter is much like the progression of the physical growth of a child. While…
Men And Women Handle Sibling Estrangement Differently
Men often avoid discussing their pain, but that doesn’t mean they don’t suffer. By Fern Schumer Chapman When my brother and I reconciled eight years ago, I was finally able to pose a question that…