Families have had to face the changes forced by the pandemic and cope with the new norm. How can we keep our families active and happy when normal life has changed so much? Dr. Chen Chen from Xiangya Hospital, China and Dr. Bao Lixian, a psychologist from Canada...
As a psychologist, I believe the solution is by helping eachindividualbecome more aware of his or her own cognitive biases and tribalist excesses, and how those biases perpetuate cycles of conflict. To keep our tribalist impulses in check, I believe we must regularly ask ourselves...
According to some scientists, we don't even try to do that. "Sometimes there's more harm than good in trying to control your sleep position," says Ramon Malhotra, a medical expert. Joseph De Komnich, a psychologist(心理学家) in Canada has wondered how people really sleep at night. He...
best friends, teachers or even psychologists. In my case, I told my parents what I was going through, and they kept me strong in resisting the urge to quit social media. I also went to a psychologist to help me overcome...
According to some scientists, we'd better not even try to do that. "Sometimes there's more harm than good in trying to control your sleep position," says Raman Malhotra, a medical expert.Joseph De Koninck, a psychologist 心理学家) in Canada has wondered how people sleep at night. He ...
About the Author Andrea Bonior, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and speaker on the faculty of Georgetown University. She is the author of Detox Your Thoughts: Quit Negative Self-Talk for Good and Discover the Life You've Always Wanted. Online: My Website, Facebook, Instagram,...
Recent evidence has suggested that valuing happiness to an extreme degree has a potential downside in Western but not in East Asian countries. We tested how valuing happiness relates to well-being in mainland China (N = 721) and Western countries (UK, US, and Canada) (N = 349) ...
According to Colin Ellard, a research psychologist at Waterloo University, Canada, there is a lot of evidence which shows "the profound impact that the design of buildings has on how we feel, how we treat one another, and our overall psychological well-being". A study from the University of...
Happily, I was rescued by a major opportunity where I was asked to collaborate with a counselling psychologist and other practitioners to create a day-long seminar on treating low self esteem. I presented this course to more than 20,000 health professionals over the next two years and later ...
There is no one right way to be a good parent, although there are many proven ways to be a flawed one, such as abuse, neglect, or overindulgence. A key challenge is resisting the urge to manage, guide, or control kids at all times, but research suggests