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An earthquake interrupted a restorative justice session and left me reflecting on grief, identity, and the people we reach ...

A physician can successfully treat a disease without helping a person heal. At first glance, that statement may seem contradictory. Isn't curing disease the same as healing? Not always. Imagine two ...

They say that laughter is the best medicine. If you’ve ever been having a hard day but then told a good joke or, better yet, caught off guard by something comedic, you can likely attest to how levity ...

In Part 2 of this series on myths, I proposed that the protagonist Odysseus, portrayed by actor Matt Damon in their new film "The Odyssey" (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan, intentionally or not, ...

“Lucky girl syndrome” was a TikTok trend involving the repeated mental affirmation that one is the luckiest person alive in order to make it so. Explained on social media in terms of neuroscience and ...

Chronic illness requires flexible coping with stressors. Coping can be seen as effective information processing. Coping is a ...

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Explore the high-contrast world of BPD through Caravaggio's chiaroscuro and the volatile soundscape of The Doors.

A psychologist who once dismissed mindfulness explains why it feels impossible for emotionally neglected people, and a simple ...

Learn how solutions like overthinking, seeking reassurance, and worrying may become problems when we're trying to figure ...

Not long ago, I wrote about my frustration with the way we use the word trigger. I hear another word being thrown around just as casually, and maybe even more often—narcissist. “My ex is a narcissist.