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Holiday Travel: How to Reduce Travel Stress and Anxiety
Sherry Amatenstein, LCSW I have always loved traveling and have been fortunate to visit a myriad of fabulous destinations from Nairobi to Nevada to New Orleans. However, the getting to and from the destination part of traveling has sometimes been so stressful I’ve occasionally been tempted to call off the trip. According to the Travel Research…
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The Discrepancy Between American and European Suicide Rates
Radhule B. Weininger M.D., Ph.D. A shocking headline in Neue Zuercher Zeitung, a mainstream Swiss newspaper, recently read: “In the USA People are Killing Themselves Like Never Before, while in Europe Less and fewer People are Taking Their Own Lives.” This article compares suicide rates in the U.S. to rates in Europe. Just today I found out…
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Four Qualities of Mentally Strong People
Steven C. Hayes Ph.D. We often reserve the term “mentally strong” to describe people who accomplished extraordinary feats in the face of great adversity. Rarely, however, do we use these words to describe ourselves; possibly because we are painfully aware of our own shortcomings, or because we don’t consider our achievements as noteworthy enough. But…
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Fear of Failure Holding You Back?
Recognize when it’s wise to make a move with these simple steps Shonda Moralis MSW, LCSW “Do not fear mistakes: There are none.” Easy for me to say? Well, no, not really. Even though one of my favorite personal mistakes* ultimately led to the successful publishing of my first book, this Miles Davis quote, which is posted…
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How We Read Other People’s Emotions, and Why It Matters
Nick Morgan Ph.D. Humans read each other’s emotions with great enthusiasm. There is not a lot of accuracy. Who hasn’t been annoyed by the question: “What’s the matter?” If you answer, “Nothing, that’s just my face,” people strangely assume that they’re correct and you are grumpy. But we do this because we care, enormously, about other people’s…
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Growth Mindset Parenting
Dona Matthews Ph.D. Fixed vs. Growth Mindset Those who have a growth mindset think of intelligence and other abilities—athletic, musical, artistic, etc.—as developing over time and that there are always opportunities to learn. Those with a fixed mindset see abilities as fixed at birth. Someone with a fixed mindset might say in response to failing a math…
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Human Doing, Being, and Becoming: How Do You Find Happiness?
Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. When asked to describe yourself, what comes to mind? You might think of your interests, such as gardening or playing golf. Said another way, you might think of the things you do. You might also think of your personality traits, such as having integrity, and your roles, such as being a parent or a cashier. These…
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Working From Home and the Psychological Contract
Melissa A. Wheeler Ph.D. Consider this: It is two weeks before Christmas, and you receive an email from your CEO stipulating that all staff will be required to return to the office at least four days per week in the new year. Although you and your colleagues have enjoyed the flexibility of working from home since…
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Scientific Thinking and the Inner Journey
Mona S. Weissmark Ph.D. The Path From Philosophy to Science Early psychology was considered a branch of philosophy that focused on understanding the human soul. In Western philosophy, the word “psychology” is derived from the Greek word “psyche,” meaning spirit or soul, and “logos,” meaning study. In ancient Greece, philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle developed theories…