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Friends
Why It’s Time to Stop People-Pleasing
Do you struggle with standing up for yourself? Are you fearful that others will reject you, malign you, or punish you if you assert your needs? Then this article is for you.
COVID and the Teenage Brain
if parents push a teenager too far into conforming to their views, their teen may face identity confusion.
COVID Cocooning: Understanding Your Tween’s Isolation
To your tweens the COVID pandemic may seem like an outbreak described in their favorite dystopian graphic novel.
Developing Relationships in Challenging Times
It is a difficult time to develop new relationships. Yet we need relationships to keep us going, especially in challenging times like these.
The Mindfulness of a Dog:
What I Learned From My Dog
When Twitter Banned Trump
Disinformation campaigns are dangerous. People become convinced of false information, and act on it. But there is hope. We can disrupt disinformation.
How Face-to-Face Disagreements Hijack Available Brain Space
New research sheds light on what’s happening inside two people’s brains during an agreeable or disagreeable face-to-face dialogue.
When Twitter Banned Trump
A disinformation campaign provoked an insurrection attempt, an assault on the Capitol. This object lesson shows the risk of leaving people unprotected from misinformation.
Emotional Hostages
What do you do with friends who hold you “emotionally captive?” These are the friends who call you in the midst of the crisis and you feel burdened to help.