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When I look in the mirror I always see my sister staring at me and she sees me looking at her.

When we use language that witnesses rather than dismisses, engages rather than assumes, and connects rather than corrects, we create deeper human connection.

You've been trying to improve your sex life the wrong way. The real recipe has nothing to do with sex itself. It's simpler than you think.

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The models imprinted on us and the coping skills we developed as children no longer work in adulthood. How to upgrade your skills, control emotions, and use them as information.

Psychopaths can become temporary partners in crime—a grim symbiosis with unfortunate consequences for other people.

The evidence is irrefutable that weight loss is achieved only from caloric restriction.

A Jungian perspective on the momentous transition that awaits college graduates can help address issues of meaning and purpose that young people face.

You don’t need the right words. You don’t need to be “doing healing” the right way. You get to show up as you are, and we work from there.

Many patients believe antidepressants are addictive because withdrawal can be difficult. Addiction experts distinguish the symptoms from addiction/SUDs and drug-seeking behavior.

An important new book provides vital and exciting perspective on the interface between brain and culture.

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With the world getting more unstable and new challenges emerging every day, is there any place we can find hope?

You may have heard men on social media complaining about women using the "6-6-6 dating rule," Has dating really become such a numbers game? And if so, what should you do about it?

When you think about self-improvement, you probably focus on ways to change yourself. New research shows how change can come about by finding the right relationship.

GLP-1s challenge old ideas about weight loss and willpower. But can a drug disrupt the cultural ideals and myths attached to thinness?

Screaming at traffic or glitchy tech seems harmless, but it actively wires your brain for anger. Discover how everyday kindness protects your own peace of mind.

Schizophrenia is often known as a heritable disorder, but what some fail to realize is that the environment can play a major role in its development.

Regret, though painful, is one of fatherhood’s greatest teachers, awakening men to their shortcomings, guiding them toward repair, and helping them to become wiser parents.

As humanity settles new locations on and off the Earth, today's knowledge is inadequate for understanding and responding to future disaster mental health needs.