mindfulness
CBT? DBT? Psychodynamic? What type of therapy is right for me?
Types of therapy are about as different as the people who use it.
Chatter: The dark side of your inner voice
Your inner voice can be the devil on your shoulder or the angel. It depends on where your focus lies.
The law of reversed effort: The harder you try, the harder you fall
There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back.
Why you should always question your perceptions
“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.
How to manage life’s “inflection points” better
Inflection points veer life in unexpected directions. While unnerving, they provide opportunities for those who can navigate them.
Sludge: How paperwork, wait times, and confusion degrade our well-being
Sludge may be inevitable, but there are better ways to manage such frictions in our daily lives.
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The stigma over being a stay-at-home dad holds everyone back
Too many people still view stay-at-home dads as feckless deadbeats, but their acceptance is an important step toward gender equality.
An act of self-forgery: Imposter syndrome and how to overcome it
No amount of success can overcome imposter syndrome without a mindset geared toward growth.
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The happiest country in the world is… Finland? Really?
Finland reveals that happiness is more about mindset than umbrella drinks and sun-warmed beaches.
What is walking meditation?
Thich Nhat Hanh, the late Vietnamese monk, thought walking could be a profound contemplative practice.
Implicit bias: What you can (and can’t) do about it
Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.
Why does experiencing “flow” feel so good? A communication scientist explains
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
Happiness and why “happily ever after” is a myth
The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
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Why you should be grateful all year, not just at Thanksgiving
When we are more focused on the good things we enjoy in life, we have more to live for.
Our crisis of attention: is it digital?
Our minds are hyper-taxed due to hyper-tasking. We need to slow down and allow ourselves to daydream if we want to improve our attention.
Mindfulness meditation can make some Americans more selfish and less generous
Engaging in a brief mindfulness exercise made people who identified “I/me” words 33% less likely to volunteer.
Seeing silence: what nature tells us if we listen
The beauty of this magical medicine called silence is that it is available to all of us, even in cities, if only we care to listen.
How psychological “specialness spirals” stop us from throwing things away
Why do people own so many unused possessions, treating them as though they are too special to use?
Ultrarunning: the ultimate experience of being in the world
Ultrarunning is a celebration of living and a rehearsal of dying all rolled up in a single intense experience.
The psyche diet: How mental wellness supports lifelong physical health
Popular diets view health as a calorie-crunching equation while excluding a critical variable: mental wellness.
Mindfulness: New age craze or science-backed solution?
Research has shown the benefits of mindfulness, but the current mindfulness craze cannot deliver on its overhyped promises.
Make a little time for yourself (in a 24/7 world)
We all know that work-life balance can be difficult, but do we make it harder on ourselves by how we choose to conceptualize the idea? More specifically, is the concept […]
Mindfulness may cause the human brain to transcend racial biases
The present-moment awareness that stems from mindfulness practices may be the cost-effective tool that our society needs.
New study suggests placebo might be as powerful as psychedelics
New study suggests the placebo effect can be as powerful as microdosing LSD.
Could playing video games be linked to lower depression rates in kids?
Can playing video games really curb the risk of depression? Experts weigh in.
BDSM therapy: Are there therapeutic and relational benefits to being submissive?
In-depth research suggests BDSM practitioners can experience altered states of consciousness that can be therapeutic.
7 dimensions of depression, explained
From baboon hierarchies to the mind-gut connection, the path to defeating depression starts with understanding its causes.
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How the pandemic has affected mental health internet searches
Did America's collective mental health get worse (and then better) after the first COVID-19 lockdown?
Which COVID-19 personality are you?
New research identifies 16 different COVID-19 personality types and the lessons we can learn from this global pandemic.