Is it possible that psychological trauma that your grandparents suffered long before you were born could have been passed down through generations to reappear as mental health issues that afflict you? New…
8 Tips to Stop Rushing Around (and Still Get Things Done)
Photo by Cory Schadt on Unsplash Cowritten by Eser Yilmaz and Tchiki Davis. Sometimes, we genuinely race against the clock, such as when we try to catch a flight. Yet many people…
How to Help Your Anxious Child
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in children. The rates of children with anxiety have been growing dramatically. In 2021, a meta-analysis (translation: a study that combines data from…
5 Instant Benefits From Working the Change Triangle
The Change Triangle is an empirically validated tool adapted from accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy. Source: Hilary Jacobs Hendel The Change Triangle is a map—a guide to carry you from a place of…
Does Your Child Have Grade Anxiety or Just Anxiety?
Source: ABO PHOTOGRAPHY/Shutterstock There is such a thing as too much worry about grades. Alex had just started high school – and at our September session she had reported that things were…
How to Manage Problems With Executive Function
I hold my planner like a life book. It’s dazzled with color-coded words, stickers, notes, symbols, and doodles. One might think it’s all for fun. In truth, it’s all quite necessary. It’s…
How to Calm Your Body in Times of Stress and Crisis
We are built to reset from stress. Simple strategies like hugging help. Source: AaronAmat/iStock One of the most uncomfortable inner experiences we can have when we are in a state of stress…
You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Worry
As an anxiety specialist, I work with people struggling with a variety of anxious thoughts. Commonly, people have some sense that their fears are inflated, and that they’re unlikely to come true….
The Problem With “Dr. Google”
Source: 422737 / Pixabay In this age of instantaneous information, our search for answers has never before been so easily and quickly gratified. The internet affords us the ability to research practically…
Half-Belief in Superstitions |
Bessi/Pixabay A recent study provides important new insights into the psychology of superstition. Considerable work over the years has examined the causes and characteristics of superstitious beliefs (e.g., Vyse 2013). However, this…