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Category: Psychology

How to Stop Worrying in Five Steps

If you worry about one specific thing (e.g., work, kids, money) but you don’t worry about everything, you should consider … More

How to stop worrying, Stress, Worry, Worrying

Is There Such a Thing as Unrequited Love?

Very often, I wish to suggest, the object of allegedly unrequited love is a fiction, or rather, a fictionalized version … More

Love, Unconditional Love, Unrequited love

Three Pillars of Permanent Happiness

New psychological research suggests that autonomy, mattering, and age are three important components of happiness. While the age component will … More

Happiness

There’s No Such Thing as Constructive Criticism

by Tony Schwartz in Harvard Business Review The problem with criticism is that it challenges our sense of value. Criticism implies … More

Constructive criticism, Criticism, Feedback

Psychedelics and Spirituality

Psychedelic drugs are a hot topic right now. These controversial substances are showing promise as both psychiatric treatments and research … More

mystical experiences, psychedelics, Spirituality

Healing Your Shame and Guilt Through Self-Forgiveness

Four Avenues Toward Self-Forgiveness As difficult as it may seem to be able to forgive yourself for the harm you … More

Compassion, Forgiveness, Guilt, Past mistakes, Self-compassion, Self-forgivenss, Shame

Antidepressant Power of Aerobic Exercise

Aerobic exercise is widely recognized for its antidepressant potential. Over the past three decades, countless human and animal studies have … More

Aerobic exercise, Antidepressant, Depression, Exercise

How Do We Create a More Compassionate World?

New research shows the importance of authenticity in fostering compassion. Today’s world seems short of compassion. When there are racially … More

Authenticity, Compassion

Who Cares What Others Want?

You should! For your own sake. Why helping others is good for you, whether or not they actually return the … More

Altruism, Benevolence, Helping others
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