Imagine biting into the perfect potato chip. What’s the first thing you think of? “Yum. Now I want another,” probably. …
How to Combat Internalized Homophobia
Every queer person has a different relationship with their identity. Some are raised in an accepting household where all orientations …
Darker Days Are Coming. Don’t Let Them Get You Down.
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Relationship Anxiety: What It Is, Why It Happens, And How to Cope
It’s normal to have fears and doubts in your relationship, but Tennesha Wood, dating coach, matchmaker, and founder of The Broom …
How to Recognize and Address Seasonal Depression
Despair in the winter months can point to a serious condition. Experts recommend light boxes, earlier wake-up times and therapy. …
The importance of finding a good therapist – and why it’s so difficult
Finding a good therapist can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack – next to impossible. The truth? …
What to Do If You Don’t Know Who You Are
While some people have a strong sense of who they are, others may be left feeling that they don’t really …
What to Do When Your Summer Reality Doesn’t Live Up to Expectations
The new normal is coming just in time for a safe and social redo of last year’s isolated summer. With …
How To Boost Your Mental Health
The relationship between resilience and mental health Having solid mental health doesn’t mean that you never go through bad times …
What to Do When You Have No Motivation
Whether you can’t get motivated to clean your house or you just aren’t feeling motivated to lose weight, a lack …
Living Alone Can Feel Lonely, Especially In a Small Space — Here’s How Experts Recommend Beating the Blahs
For as much freedom as living by yourself can provide, it can also make you feel lonely at times. “One can …
How Our Feelings Help Us Survive and Thrive
Emotions can play an important role in how we think and behave. The emotions we feel each day can compel …
What is Self-Confidence?
The self-esteem movement has swept through Western culture over the past 50 years, with parents and teachers alike doubling down …
The Toxic Effects of Negative Self-Talk
We all have an inner critic. At times this little voice can actually be helpful and keep us motivated toward …
How To Be Kinder To Yourself
People who have greater levels of self-compassion tend to be more motivated, less lazy, and more successful over time. But …
15 Issues Women Still Face in the Workplace
Although we’ve come a long way throughout history by gaining the right to work and vote, there is still an …
A Step-By-Step Guide To Doing Therapy From Home
Figuring out how to do what’s best for your mental health is about more than taking a bubble bath or …
7 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Home When You’re Single
Let’s face it: Valentine’s Day can be a tough day for single people. Whether you’re yearning for a romantic partner …
Telehealth Best Practices: Dr. Alice Shepard of Mirielle Therapy Practice On How To Best Care For Your Patients When They Are Not Physically In Front Of You
Be yourself, but slightly more expressive. It is important that clients feel your presence as if you were in the …
How to Get Some Emotional Distance in an Argument
Getting angry? Try a practice called self-distancing to help resolve conflict. Your heart races. Your blood pressure soars. You can …
Staying Close to Your Friends Without Kids
You used to go on girls’ trips to Iceland. Now you have a baby. How to keep your old friendships …
Be Kind, It’s Hot and My Therapist Is on Vacation
Can I make it through August in New York City? Each year like clockwork, my therapist leaves the city for …
Casual Relationships: Are There More Than One Kind?
If I say “casual relationships,” what comes to your mind? Maybe a one-night stand, or friends with benefits? How about …
Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds
The number of people dying by suicide in the U.S. has been rising, and a new study shows that the …
Why Our Brains Are Focused On The Negative
Have you ever found yourself dwelling on an insult or fixating on your mistakes? Criticisms often have a greater impact …
The Right Way to Follow Your Passion
Passion can be a gift or a curse. Passion can be an energizing, fulfilling force, the stuff upon which businesses …
Six Ways to Help Girls Become Strong Women
A new book reviews some of the pressures girls face in today’s culture and what we can do to help …
Scans Show Female Brains Remain Youthful As Male Brains Wind Down
Women tend to have more youthful brains than their male counterparts — at least when it comes to metabolism. While …
What You Think About Your Emotions Matters
Our underlying beliefs about emotions, whether or not we’re aware of the, can affect our happiness in life. Emotions can …
How to Stop Yourself From Crying
Crying is a natural human response to joy, stress or sadness. But what if you don’t want to let the …
How Theory of Mind Helps Us Understand Others
Theory of mind is an important social-cognitive skill that involves the ability to think about mental states, both your own …
We’re All Born With Mathematical Abilities (And Why That’s Important)
As an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, Kristy vanMarle knew she wanted to go to grad school for psychology, …
Understanding the Psychology of Flow
What exactly is flow? Imagine for a moment that you are running a race. Your attention is focused on the …
Hormone Levels Influence A Woman’s Risk Of Alzheimer’s, But How?
There’s new evidence that a woman’s levels of female sex hormones, including estrogen and progesterone, can influence her risk of …
Successful Women Are Freezing Their Eggs. But It May Not Be About Their Careers.
“Freeze Your Eggs, Free Your Career,” announced the headline of a Bloomberg Businessweek cover story in 2014. It was the …
Telling an Adult They Are a Hard Worker Can Backfire
The way parents and teachers praise children is known to influence not only their future performance, but how they feel …
Even a Little Exercise Might Make Us Happier
Small amounts of exercise could have an outsize effect on happiness. According to a new review of research about good …
Why Timing Matters for Your Happiness and Success
A new book explains the psychology of time and how to harness it for greater well-being. Are you a morning …
The Roots Of Consciousness: We’re of 2 Minds
After surgery to treat her epilepsy severed the connection between the two halves of her brain, Karen’s left hand took …
Improving Ourselves to Death
Happy New Year, you! Now that the champagne has gone flat and the Christmas tree is off to be mulched, …
The Mental Health Crisis In Our Schools
Our public schools are struggling to handle millions of students with mental health problems. Here’s why. A mental health disorder …
Constantly texting your friends about problems may be increasing your anxiety
Our culture has changed immensely as a result of the smartphone. We can get reassurance for every doubt just by …
Roz Chast: From Free Fall to Full-Time Cartoonist
The New Yorker cartoonist once saw her career going over a waterfall. Four decades as a working artist later, and …
Why Are More American Teens Suffering From Severe Anxiety?
The disintegration of Jake’s life took him by surprise. It happened early in his junior year of high school, while …
This Test Can Determine Whether You’ve Outgrown A Food Allergy
An estimated 4 percent of Americans have food allergies, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded that …
How to Project Power
‘‘Keep your limbs away from your body,’’ says Deborah H Gruenfeld, a social psychologist who teaches at Stanford University. Some …
Women Opt To Skip Pelvic Exams When Told They Have Little Benefit
This is a story about conflicting medical advice. One group of doctors, represented by the American College of Obstetricians and …
Want to succeed? Get More Sleep
In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a …
How Films Helped Me Through Postpartum Depression
Every Wednesday, after my husband left for work, Everest and I headed out for a movie date. “Wild” was a …
Your Elusive, Creative Genius
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, …
The Psychology of Eye Contact
Many of our relationships begin with that moment when our eyes meet and we realise the other person is looking …
Patients Cared For By Female Doctors Fare Better Than Those Treated By Men
In a study that is sure to rile male doctors, Harvard researchers have found that female doctors who care for …
The Ideal Mother Vs. The Ideal Worker
A couple of weeks ago, I participated in a panel discussion about motherhood in academia. Along with other female professors …
After the election, New York mental health professionals treat a traumatized city
The failure of pollsters to accurately predict the outcome of the presidential election exacerbated the shock that many New Yorkers …
Evidence suggests women’s ovaries can grow new eggs
Scientists have uncovered the first evidence that the human ovary may be able to grow new eggs in adulthood. If …
What Should You Choose: Time or Money?
Given the choice between more time or more money, which would you pick? For a beach vacation, you might pay …
How Periods Might Affect Women’s Athletic Performance
When the outspoken Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui casually told reporters at the Olympics that she was suffering from period pain …
Remind yourself that you’re OK.
It’s easy to sink into a pit of self-loathing when faced with the fact that you don’t eat any vegetables …
When Worry Takes Over
Why We Worry, And When It Takes Over Most of us worry about things from time to time, whether it’s …
Healing A Strained Mother-Daughter Relationship
Mother-daughter relationships are completely unique to any other relationships we form and develop throughout our lives. Some mothers and daughters …
Early Puberty in Girls Raises the Risk of Depression
When girls come in for their physical exams, one of the questions I routinely ask is “Do you get your …
Kids In Private School In NYC
New York City is a mecca for public and private schools alike, and of course a central hub for people …
Dating Issues For Women
The dating world can feel overwhelming for just about anyone stepping into it. Whether you’ve been on the dating scene …
Mother/Daughter Relationships
On paper, there may be no closer relationship in the world than that of a mother and her daughter. The …
Career Issues For Women
Women in the workplace are a powerful, driving force that have really been given a stronger voice than ever over …
Being A Single Woman In NYC
We stereotype the world of singledom as something freeing, funny, and at the same time, unfortunate. From television shows about …
The Teenager With One Foot Out the Door
High school graduation can give way to an uneasy season in the raising of a teenager. In place of a …
Worried? You’re Not Alone
I’m a worrier. Deadlines, my children, all the time they spend online — you name it, it’s on my list …
To Better Cope With Stress, Listen to Your Body
Resilience is the ability to rapidly return to normal, both physically and emotionally, after a stressful event. To handle stress …