Talking Tuberculosis
Some thoughts about Andrew Speaker, who traveled to Europe after being diagnosed with a drug resistant form of tuberculosis.
Pot Politics: On Vaporizing
Mitch Earleywine looks at vaporizers.
The Weeping Willow
The Weeping Willow: Encounters With Grief collects real-life stories which teach lessons about coping with grief, we have excerpted one of the stories below.
Coercive Control: A Follow-Up
A look back at the response to last week’s post about Coercive Control.
The Entrapment Enigma
An excerpt from Coercive Control by Evan Stark.
Why Spock could never have evolved
If you ever watched Star Trek, you’ll remember Spock, the pointy-eared alien. Spock was half human, half Vulcan; a species that, by some quirk of fate, happened to look remarkably human in all respects other than those tell-tale ears. The visual similarity, however, concealed a deeper difference.
National Autism Awareness Month: Stress and Coping
Autism confounds researchers but one way of understanding it is to look through the lense of stress and coping.
Coping With Depression at School
Earlier today we posted an article by Cait Irwin about art and expression. In Irwin’s book, (co-written by Dwight Evans, M.D. and Linda Wasmer Andrews), Monochrome Days, she shares her experiences as a young women suffering from depression and her road to recovery. The book also explains what is currently known about depression in adolescents, […]
Managing Your Mind: Relationships Part Two
Managing Your Relationships.
Managing Your Mind: Relationships
Relationship advice.
Managing Your Mind: Two Principles Underlying Mental Fitness
Valuing yourself and three conditions for fruitful change.
Psychology of Terrorism: An Excerpt
An excerpt from the book, Psychology of Terrorism.
Managing Your Mind: Work Tips
Four ways of helping yourself get down to work.
Justice Matters
A 14-minute documentary about a Chicago psychologist who managed to have a German family awarded the Yad Vashem “Righteous Among the Nations” title for saving her father’s life in April 1945. The recognition represents the culmination of a long, difficult personal and professional journey for Mona Sue Weissmark, psychology professor and author of “Justice Matters.” The documentary aired nationwide on WDR German television (1.channel in Germany) and was just distributed to schools and churches throughout Germany.
What Do You Think of Violent Video Games?
What do you think of violent video games?
Happiness 101: Positive Psychology
A closer look at happiness.