Using your imagination is important for your mental health and wellbeing. Many psychotherapy models use imagination, through visualization imagery for self-regulation, processing memories, unpacking ...

At the turn of the 21st century, a sociologist from the University of North Carolina published an article claiming that in utero hormones could predict how “feminine” or “masculine” women became as ...

Do you ever look at your life and feel that you expected more from it? More excitement, recognition, money, status or freedom? More vaguely, perhaps you expected you to be more. This is uncomfortable ...

A basic concept in the field of adult relationships is that it is actually the ones you had as a child which set the stage for your future. According to the theory of attachment styles, you carry with ...

A brief commentary on director Christopher Nolan's new film The Odyssey (2026), in the context of Homer's epic poem and its significance for psychotherapy today: While I am admittedly no movie critic, ...

A prostate cancer diagnosis can be devastating. It brings us face-to-face with our mortality. Even knowing the high survival rates may not limit the worry and grief. While surgery can remove a tumor, ...

Orexin drives arousal, motivation, and reward-seeking. Understanding this brain system may help explain motivation, addiction ...

A 16-year-old comes into the emergency department after a night that went sideways. Maybe it's a car crash. Maybe it's a panic attack that won't stop, or a friend who called 911 because someone wasn't ...

Disrespect can change us more than we realize. Sometimes it’s obvious. Other times it happens in moments that seem too small to matter—being repeatedly interrupted before we finish a thought, having ...

Everyone loves compliments. They help make us feel seen and appreciated for who we are. Whatever your role (parent, partner, friend, colleague), you are in a unique position to make those around you ...

Recent headlines and social media feeds have become dominated by the news of the Cyclospora outbreak. Like many people, you may have seen an ongoing stream of posts, videos, and updates covering the ...

The opposite of people pleasing isn’t always saying no. It’s slowing down enough to choose when care, boundaries, and ...