20 Tips For Better Sleep
Medically Reviewed by Nayana Ambardekar, MD 1. Power Down The soft blue glow from a cell phone, tablet, or digital clock on your bedside table may hurt your sleep. Tip: Turn off TVs, computers, and…
Mental Health
To Heal Is to Feel
By Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D. Negative events are a fact of life. Because they register powerfully, they have an uncanny ability to overtake our mental machinery. My career as a psychologist has been devoted to…
Keeping Brains Young
Both offensive and defensive strategies are needed to prevent cognitive aging. By Hara Estroff Marano If you want to keep your brain young—and who doesn’t—your best bet is to inhabit, or design, or tie yourself…
Can Logging Off Social Media Improve Mental Health?
New evidence from a randomized clinical trial on shutting off social media. By Alexander Danvers Ph.D. A new, small-scale clinical trial randomly assigned people to stop using social media for a week and compared them…
4 Reasons You May Never Feel Happy
By Niro Feliciano, LCSW Awareness of negative behaviors can help you move towards a happier life. Happiness can be elusive. It is here one moment and then seemingly out of reach the next. Our cultural…
Young Man Commits Suicide In Delta, Residents Suspect Mental Crisis
By Dele Ogunyemi A young horticulturist at the Seplat office in Sapele, Delta State, has allegedly committed suicide. The victim, however, gave no reason for his action. PUNCH Metro gathered that the young man, identified…
How to Avoid Depression Induced by Social Media
By The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research You check Facebook while in line at the grocery store. You glance at Twitter while waiting at a stop light. While working on your computer, social media alerts…
The Surprising Science Behind Being Well-Liked
It’s weird what makes you more likable. By Marina Harris Ph.D. Everyone wants to be well-liked. As humans, we are almost biologically wired to want to be valued and appreciated by others. From an evolutionary…
5 Surprising Tips For Taking The Sting Out Of Rejection
By Ellen Hendriksen, Ph.D. You probably have a rejection horror story: Finally mustering the courage to ask out your crush, only to realize he doesn’t know your name. Or pouring your heart into a project,…
How to Take Criticism Gracefully
These 12 tricks will help you respond to any critic. By Ellen Hendriksen, Ph.D. Criticism is part and parcel of living in the world. Posting on social media, performing your stand-up comedy, or even coaching…