Kids start sassing as early as age 3. As horrifying as this is, big reactions often reinforce it. This response may seem counterintuitive, but it is the most powerful correction.

You don't need to be a victim of violence for it to cloud your thinking: Research finds that just recalling it can be enough to tax your brain.

Homicide is one of the leading causes of death in pregnancy in the United States. During pregnancy and the weeks just after birth, a woman is more than twice as likely to be murdered as she is to die ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons What are a few of the key characteristics of truly effective therapy? This question goes beyond the typical “evidence-based” argument commonly employed by researchers and ...

A pickleball lesson from my mom reveals how the stories we tell ourselves after a setback help decide what we do next, and how to change them.

Women in midlife often find themselves sandwiched between kids and aging parents. Growing up parentified can add another emotional layer to that sandwich—one that may make it likelier to topple.

Or, more specifically, haunted office spaces? Something is unsettling about a large, well-lit space that goes on forever, room after room. In Backrooms, we see desks with no people, chairs stacked in ...

Why do we trust ChatGPT for advice, and what do we lose when it always agrees with us instead of challenging our blind spots?

My mother understood how staying true to your values creates hope and reduces anxiety. Here are five values-based principles ...

Feeling like an imposter is more common than you think, and could even signal something positive. Learn when it's a problem, ...

Is your patriotism secure or superficial? As the U.S. turns 250, we break down the crucial difference between a healthy national identity and dangerous national narcissism.

The most successful streaming platforms have been created using media psychology in designs that keep viewers immersed, loyal ...