Interesting Articles
The Body's Incredible Ability to Heal Itself
There is nothing magical or esoteric about it. It also has nothing to do with unfounded popular beliefs. It's actually…
When There's a Deep-Seated Conflict
Conflicts begin with a disagreement or opposition of values, beliefs, or interests between two or more people. Lack of agreement is…
7 Ingenious George Bernard Shaw Quotes
These George Bernard Shaw quotes are literary footprints of the great Irish writer and playwright who lived between the nineteenth and…
Motherhood: How to Take it on and Not Die Trying
Motherhood is a unique experience that makes us grow and enjoy life. It's also a rollercoaster of emotions: a vital stage…
Psychology
Sport and Women: A Glass Ceiling More Evident than Ever
The term “glass ceiling” can be very much applied to the area of sport and women. This is a term…
The Benefits of Co-Therapy
Often, therapy sessions are led by one psychologist. However, there are situations where having two mental health professionals can bring great advantages, both for the patient and for the therapists…
The Peace Corner: An Essential Space
The peace corner is a space available to everybody that's meant for learning and developing emotional maturity. Both children and…
The Strauss-Howe Generational Theory
Neil Howe is one of the authors of a controversial theory published in the 90s called the Strauss-Howe generational theory.…
Neuroscience
The Power of Emotional Self-Regulation
Becoming your own master is the only way to be utterly free. In that sense, in order to be your…
Abulia: A Common But Misunderstood Condition
Lethargy is painful. You feel unmotivated and unenthusiastic and you can't decide or do anything. It's another kind of exhaustion,…
The Most Common Cognitive Distortions in Anxiety
Cognitive distortions in anxiety have a very clear goal: to intensify suffering. The mind falls captive of rigid and negative…
Sleep Cycles: Understanding Your Brain Can Help You Sleep Better
REM cycles, non-REM cycles, delta waves, theta waves, K-complexes... The sleep cycles are as fascinating as they are important to…
Human Relationships
Parents Who Control Their Adult Children
Giving unsolicited advice. Constantly berating their children about what they do or don't do. Using emotional blackmail to get what…
Becoming a Father Can Trigger Hormonal Changes
Becoming a father is a very intense experience for some men. So much so that some dads experience a similar…
Why Do People Who Love Each Other Split Up?
Why do people who love each other break up? This happens all the time. Maybe you've experienced this yourself and…
Parents Who Psychologically Abuse their Adult Children
Many parents psychologically abuse their adult children with manipulation, blackmail, hurtful words, and comments that feed childhood insecurities. The passage…
Intimate Partner Separation Anxiety
Although all breakups are painful, the intensity varies depending on the relationship. Some breakups leave scars. However, others can become…
Wellness
Why are Emotional Presents Useful for Children?
Today's article contains a short story that'll illustrate the importance of emotional presents. A parent comes home after a day of…
"Things Could Be Worse" - Does This Statement Actually Help?
Many of us have found ourselves in this situation. We've just lost a job, finished a relationship, suffered a disappointment…
The Importance of Intellectual Humility
It's easy to make the mistake of thinking that our standpoint is the best one and that we possess absolute…
What to Do if You Feel You Don't Fit In
You feel that you don't fit in, so what can you do? Many people spend a lot of their precious…
Health
Studies Show People Have Five Different Appetites
Scientists have discovered that humans and other animals have five different appetites. Appetite is actually a much more complex phenomenon…
Emotional and Behavioral Changes Brought on By a Stroke
The effects of a stroke can be very serious, and the degree of disability ranges from moderate to serious. However,…
Palliative Psychological Care for Terminal Illness
Adapting to your surroundings is always challenging. After all, they're ever-changing, and you can only have very limited control over…
Boredom Eating: What it Is and Why it Happens
The act of eating can be explained from different standpoints. The most known is usually the biological one. However, there…
Culture
The Painted Veil: The Paradoxical Nature of Human Relationships
Based on the novel by William Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil had been the subject of two earlier adaptations prior to the…
Thomas Quick - The Swedish Hannibal Lecter
Truth is stranger than fiction more often than you might expect. Many true stories will surprise and fascinate you. For…
All About the Myth of Achilles
The myth of Achilles talks about the prototype of the epic hero; a mortal but almost perfect and practically invulnerable…
The Psychological Effects of Tik Tok
Generation Z (young people born between 1997 and 2015) are obsessed with Tik Tok. If you're not familiar with this…
Work
The Psychological Implications of Eternal Unemployment
Think about something for a second. What does everyone do from the time they finish school and until retirement? You…
7 In-Demand Jobs for the Next 5 Years
The world is changing at a dizzying pace. Things we can't live without today may be gone and forgotten just…
Lean Philosophy: The Key to Business Management
Business management is often the subject of social science research, and there are quite a few theories about how to…
5 Team Building Activities for the Workplace
Hiring managers tend to look for people who are good team players because they tend to be better and more…