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Bias

Are We Living in a Post-Truth Era?

Pamela B. Paresky Ph.D. on January 17, 2026 in Happiness and the Pursuit of Leadership

Are we really living in a post-truth era? Understanding the psychology of belief can help us think more clearly and act more bravely.

Are we really living in a post-truth era? Understanding the psychology of belief can help us think more clearly and act more bravely.

Compulsive Behaviors

The Future of Gambling: Wired for Risk

Sam Goldstein Ph.D. on January 17, 2026 in Common Sense Science

Genetics, technology, and culture intertwine to shape modern humanity’s growing fascination with gambling.

Genetics, technology, and culture intertwine to shape modern humanity’s growing fascination with gambling.

Relationships

7 Reasons You Fall for Emotionally Unavailable Men

Duygu Balan LPCC on January 17, 2026 in Un-Numb

Choosing emotionally unavailable partners is often an unconscious attempt to heal old attachment wounds.

Choosing emotionally unavailable partners is often an unconscious attempt to heal old attachment wounds.

Resilience

7 Ways to Increase Your Resourcefulness

Alice Boyes Ph.D. on January 17, 2026 in In Practice

Practical ways to become someone who can figure anything out.

Practical ways to become someone who can figure anything out.

Gratitude

Transforming Anger Into Harmony

Rita Watson MPH on January 17, 2026 in With Love and Gratitude

To dissipate anger, try focusing on the good and practicing gratitude, which can channel positivity and create new neural pathways.

To dissipate anger, try focusing on the good and practicing gratitude, which can channel positivity and create new neural pathways.

Identity

I Am No One, and That's Changed Everything

Aigerim Alpysbekova MPH on January 17, 2026 in Trauma, Growth, and the Search for Meaning

Feeling defined by roles and expectations? Letting go of fixed identities can free your mind, creativity, and relationships.

Feeling defined by roles and expectations? Letting go of fixed identities can free your mind, creativity, and relationships.

Trust

Examining Our Compass of Trust

David Richo Ph.D. on January 17, 2026 in Finding the Way

We rely on different types of trust in our daily lives, including trust in ourselves and in others. Try this simple exercise to explore how trust functions in your life.

We rely on different types of trust in our daily lives, including trust in ourselves and in others. Try this simple exercise to explore how trust functions in your life.

Parenting

Where Did My Loving Child Go?

Joshua Coleman Ph.D. on January 17, 2026 in The Rules of Estrangement

Parents are often stunned when a once-loving adult child suddenly rewrites history and rejects them.

Parents are often stunned when a once-loving adult child suddenly rewrites history and rejects them.

Artificial Intelligence

The Rise of AI and Its Impact on Mental Health

Sandra Wartski Psy.D. on January 17, 2026 in Mindful Metaphors

The rise of artificial intelligence comes with risks and benefits for our mental health, requiring a thoughtful, mindful way forward.

The rise of artificial intelligence comes with risks and benefits for our mental health, requiring a thoughtful, mindful way forward.

Self-Help

It’s Time to Create Your Meaning List

Elaine Dundon on January 17, 2026 in The Search for Meaning After Age 50

Creating a "Meaning List" instead of lists of tasks or goals may reveal new insights into what is truly important to you.

Creating a "Meaning List" instead of lists of tasks or goals may reveal new insights into what is truly important to you.

Career

Surprises I Encountered on the Way to Publishing My Books

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 17, 2026 in Understanding Hypnosis

What kind of promotion efforts can be most helpful in publicizing a new book?

What kind of promotion efforts can be most helpful in publicizing a new book?

Alcoholism

Can Heavy Drinkers Learn to Moderate?

Arnold M. Washton Ph.D. on January 17, 2026 in Harm Reduction or Abstinence?

While some heavy drinkers can moderate, others cannot. A professionally guided trial of moderation can open the door to treatment and may even lead to abstinence.

While some heavy drinkers can moderate, others cannot. A professionally guided trial of moderation can open the door to treatment and may even lead to abstinence.

Parenting

Overthinking Is Rewiring Parents to Fear Adult Children

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on January 17, 2026 in Liking the Child You Love

Many parents aren't afraid of their adult children; they are afraid of their reactions.

Many parents aren't afraid of their adult children; they are afraid of their reactions.

Parenting

6 Tips for Managing a Challenging Co-Parent Relationship

Oona Metz LICSW on January 17, 2026 in Unhitched

Co-parenting with an unreliable or uncooperative ex can be stressful, but these tips can help you manage expectations, communicate more clearly, and maintain boundaries.

Co-parenting with an unreliable or uncooperative ex can be stressful, but these tips can help you manage expectations, communicate more clearly, and maintain boundaries.

Depression

The Best Nature-Based Activities for Your Mental Health

Ed Ergenzinger J.D., Ph.D. on January 17, 2026 in Night Sweats and Delusions of Grandeur

Simple nature-based activities can reduce stress, sharpen focus, and improve mental health—no wilderness or special gear required.

Simple nature-based activities can reduce stress, sharpen focus, and improve mental health—no wilderness or special gear required.

Perfectionism

Negative Self-Talk May Be a Sign of Indecision

Leon Garber LMHC on January 17, 2026 in Perfectionism

Often, rather than obsessively pursuing glory, perfectionists waver between what they want and what they should want, a tension that results in perpetual, negative self-talk.

Often, rather than obsessively pursuing glory, perfectionists waver between what they want and what they should want, a tension that results in perpetual, negative self-talk.

Social Networking

Are We Trading Convenience for Connection?

Kelly-Ann Allen Ph.D. on January 16, 2026 in Sense of Belonging

Everyday convenience is reshaping how we connect. Here's why small social moments matter, what we misjudge about others, and how to rebuild connection in daily life.

Everyday convenience is reshaping how we connect. Here's why small social moments matter, what we misjudge about others, and how to rebuild connection in daily life.

Artificial Intelligence

8 Tips for Managing AI Dependence

Scott Glassman Psy.D. on January 16, 2026 in Living Your Best Life

AI chatbot dependence is a real concern. Learn the signs of excessive AI chatbot use and practical, research-informed strategies for limiting its negative effects.

AI chatbot dependence is a real concern. Learn the signs of excessive AI chatbot use and practical, research-informed strategies for limiting its negative effects.

Motivation

Choose Your Hard or Let it Choose You

Jessica Koehler Ph.D. on January 16, 2026 in Beyond School Walls

Avoiding discomfort doesn’t make life easier. It just delays the cost. Here’s what psychology tells us about choosing the hard that matters.

Avoiding discomfort doesn’t make life easier. It just delays the cost. Here’s what psychology tells us about choosing the hard that matters.

Neuroscience

How Music Enhances Our Brains and Our Lives

Samuel H. Markind, MD on January 16, 2026 in Music Between Your Ears

Professor Paul Colombo has studied music-based mentoring, memory, and the benefits of music training over the course of his career at Tulane University. Here's what he found.

Professor Paul Colombo has studied music-based mentoring, memory, and the benefits of music training over the course of his career at Tulane University. Here's what he found.

Wisdom

The Myth of Progress

Maggie Rowe on January 16, 2026 in Bodhisattva Wannabe

Personal Perspective: What if the most socially rewarded behavior in our culture is also the most quietly destructive?

Personal Perspective: What if the most socially rewarded behavior in our culture is also the most quietly destructive?

Sleep

3 Ways to Stop Overthinking From Stealing Your Sleep

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on January 16, 2026 in Liking the Child You Love

Overthinking does not just follow you to bed. It chases your mind and takes over the night. Isn't it time to take your sleep back?

Overthinking does not just follow you to bed. It chases your mind and takes over the night. Isn't it time to take your sleep back?

Happiness

The Happiness Paradox: Why Chasing Happiness Backfires

Amir Levine Ph.D. on January 16, 2026 in Things to Consider

What if the way we pursue happiness is part of the problem? This post explores why meaning, vulnerability, and depth—not pleasure alone—create lasting well-being.

What if the way we pursue happiness is part of the problem? This post explores why meaning, vulnerability, and depth—not pleasure alone—create lasting well-being.

Unconscious

The Psychology of the Collective Unconscious

Mark Shelvock, RP, MACP, MA on January 16, 2026 in Navigating the Serpentine Path

How something ancient, unseen, and deeply human lives through us.

How something ancient, unseen, and deeply human lives through us.

Forensic Psychology

What Explains Why Homicide Levels Are Historically Low?

Tahir Rahman M.D. on January 16, 2026 in Clinical and Forensic Dimensions of Psychiatry

Violence is threshold-dependent, not inevitable: when culture reduces symbolic rewards and offers nonviolent paths to dignity, even those “on the edge” do not cross.

Violence is threshold-dependent, not inevitable: when culture reduces symbolic rewards and offers nonviolent paths to dignity, even those “on the edge” do not cross.

Deception

Suppressing Doubt Is Lying to Ourselves

Steven Stosny, Ph.D. on January 16, 2026 in Anger in the Age of Entitlement

Only doubt can help us overcome our proclivity for the psychological underpinning of polarization (and the nemesis of knowledge): confirmation bias.

Only doubt can help us overcome our proclivity for the psychological underpinning of polarization (and the nemesis of knowledge): confirmation bias.

Artificial Intelligence

We Do Not Have the Luxury to Be Bystanders in a Hybrid World

Cornelia C. Walther Ph.D. on January 16, 2026 in Harnessing Hybrid Intelligence

In a hybrid world, the bystander stance is not neutral. Today, every individual who stands up for their values and beliefs matters twice — as both an online and offline player.

In a hybrid world, the bystander stance is not neutral. Today, every individual who stands up for their values and beliefs matters twice — as both an online and offline player.

Religion

Gods Among Men

Laura Betzig Ph.D. on January 16, 2026 in The Political Animal

People have worshipped god since the beginning of recorded time. Some have been demigods, or half-human, or semi-divine.

People have worshipped god since the beginning of recorded time. Some have been demigods, or half-human, or semi-divine.

Health

Understanding and Addressing Limited Health Literacy

David Susman, Ph.D. on January 16, 2026 in The Recovery Coach

Learn about the many negative effects of limited health literacy and simple steps you can take to improve health care communication and understanding.

Learn about the many negative effects of limited health literacy and simple steps you can take to improve health care communication and understanding.