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For most of us and across human history, the place we turned to in difficult times was a person: a parent or a good friend.

The Copernican Revolution was the beginning of a long psychological transition: from a world organised around humanity to a ...

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Cancer falsehoods spread fast, feel compelling, and cost lives. The fix isn't more facts, it's understanding why people ...

What happens when helping your adult child creates more stress, more dependence, and fewer opportunities for growth?

Curious kindness means having a genuine interest in what the world looks like behind another person's eyes, valuing them, and ...

"The Rest of Our Lives," shortlisted for the Booker Prize, illustrates the task of midlife as defined by Eric Erikson: to ...

If you struggle with your mental health, the root cause may be unmet childhood needs. But you can learn to get those needs ...

A recent study suggests that people have an innate tendency to walk counterclockwise, rather than the other way around.

Genetics notwithstanding, there are ways to positively affect our personal longevity. Creativity offers some intriguing ...

Speaking of wars, it is often said that football is a relatively peaceful sublimation of war. The disproportionate value that ...