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There is an informal gift economy that folk psychologists have trouble understanding and navigating. A little reflection can ...

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Why does the wall go up before choice is even possible? An Internal Family Systems perspective on pathological demand ...

Most people have never heard of “paternal post-natal depression” or “postpartum depression in men,” yet roughly one in 10 new ...

One of the most common issues I see therapists face in this context is this: What do you do when you try a new intervention, ...

We call children “brave” when they are in the hospital, but do we silence their fear? It’s time to rethink hero narratives ...

Researchers studying language, cognition, and verbal processing have identified behaviors that correlate with higher ...

Much of what we know, we know first by feel. The subtle quality arriving before words is raw psychic material. Paying ...

We expect danger to dull the mind. New research on 2,708 people shows the threat you face quietly shapes how you think—and ...

When someone grows up in an environment where safety and support were inconsistent or absent, they may become hyper-vigilant ...

A divorce attorney explores how conditioning, blind trust, fear of conflict, financial dependence, and emotional investment ...