When You Need a New Mantra

Nancy K. Napier Ph.D. on August 4, 2022 in Creativity Without Borders

A Personal Perspective: On safari, I see animals I'd never see at home, from elephants and giraffes to monitor lizards and cape buffalo. It's exhilarating until the animals don't appear. Then what?

A Personal Perspective: On safari, I see animals I'd never see at home, from elephants and giraffes to monitor lizards and cape buffalo. It's exhilarating until the animals don't appear. Then what?

Producing a Proper Musical Prodigy

Robert H. Woody Ph.D. on August 1, 2022 in Live... In Concert

What are we to think of children who display amazing musical skills that are so far beyond what others can do?

What are we to think of children who display amazing musical skills that are so far beyond what others can do?

Appreciating Everyday Products That Add to Our Lives

John McCarthy Ph.D. on July 31, 2022 in The Innovator Next Door

Combine fascination with gratitude and perhaps a dose of awe at certain products.

Combine fascination with gratitude and perhaps a dose of awe at certain products.

How To Tame Your Ego and Gain Forward Momentum

Bernadette Stockwell Ph.D. on July 29, 2022 in The Naked Creative

Personal Perspective: Who or what are your demons?

Personal Perspective: Who or what are your demons?

The Great Tree at the Centre of the World

Gillian McCann, Ph.D., and Gitte Bechsgaard, RP on July 28, 2022 in Return to Stillness

A Personal Perspective: There is no simple answer regarding the conditions that help us to grow, but the tree can offer us some advice.

A Personal Perspective: There is no simple answer regarding the conditions that help us to grow, but the tree can offer us some advice.

Humor Is a Sign of Hope

Madelyn Blair Ph.D. on July 25, 2022 in Resilient Leadership

Life is serious business. Laughter helps us rebalance and take a moment to see another perspective. It is a gift to restore hope.

Life is serious business. Laughter helps us rebalance and take a moment to see another perspective. It is a gift to restore hope.

7 Things Everyone Should Know About Writing a Book

Kristin Meekhof on July 25, 2022 in A Widow's Guide to Healing

Thinking about writing a book? Here are seven things you should know and understand first.

Thinking about writing a book? Here are seven things you should know and understand first.

How Far Did Hunter-Gatherers Travel and Why Does It Matter?

Nigel Barber Ph.D. on July 22, 2022 in The Human Beast

Travel increased considerably before settled agriculture. This played a key role in technological innovation making societies more complex.

Travel increased considerably before settled agriculture. This played a key role in technological innovation making societies more complex.

The Value of "Warm Data"

Kenneth Silvestri Ed.D. on July 22, 2022 in A Wider Lens

How to create safe non-adversarial sharing forums to systemically mend and rise above today's everyday challenges.

How to create safe non-adversarial sharing forums to systemically mend and rise above today's everyday challenges.

What Marcel the Shell Teaches Us About Resilience

Kristen Lee Ed.D., LICSW on July 21, 2022 in Rethink Your Way to the Good Life

Is it hard to muster up courage? These big lessons from a tiny character can help you build gumption, bit by bit.

Is it hard to muster up courage? These big lessons from a tiny character can help you build gumption, bit by bit.

4 Functions of Expressive Arts Therapy

Cathy Malchiodi PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT on July 17, 2022 in Arts and Health

One way to unpack how expressive arts therapy works is through its four main functions. These are self-regulation, co-regulation, exploration, and restoration.

One way to unpack how expressive arts therapy works is through its four main functions. These are self-regulation, co-regulation, exploration, and restoration.

Why Hobbies May Help Kids Avoid Dangerous Situations

David Schwartz LMFT on July 15, 2022 in Adolescents, Explained

Personal Perspective: Finding interests and hobbies that they can be passionate about gives children a focus that may help them avoid dangerous behaviors in their future.

Personal Perspective: Finding interests and hobbies that they can be passionate about gives children a focus that may help them avoid dangerous behaviors in their future.

Dreams Are Even Weirder Than You Think

Daniel Graham, Ph.D. on July 14, 2022 in Your Internet Brain

It seems like anything can happen in a dream, and this invites creative interpretations. But if dreams were totally random, analysis wouldn't be very meaningful.

It seems like anything can happen in a dream, and this invites creative interpretations. But if dreams were totally random, analysis wouldn't be very meaningful.

AI-Image Generators and Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on July 12, 2022 in Dreaming in the Digital Age

The best way to realize the transformational power of AI-image generators as a tool for dream interpretation will be to collaborate closely with experienced dreamers.

The best way to realize the transformational power of AI-image generators as a tool for dream interpretation will be to collaborate closely with experienced dreamers.

Reimagining Your Possibilities as You Get Older

Ilene Berns-Zare PsyD on July 12, 2022 in Flourish and Thrive

Research suggests the benefits of letting go of societally imposed limitations about getting older. How can you create a bridge of possibility toward your next steps?

Research suggests the benefits of letting go of societally imposed limitations about getting older. How can you create a bridge of possibility toward your next steps?

3 Ways Psychedelics Could Lead to Self-Actualization

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 12, 2022 in Social Instincts

Psychedelic substances may take us places that standard treatment hasn’t yet.

Psychedelic substances may take us places that standard treatment hasn’t yet.

How to Have a Happy Life: Learning From Cultures Around the World

Scott Haas Ph.D. on July 11, 2022 in Shrink in the Kitchen

There are many ways to achieve happiness. Here are some approaches from other cultures around the world.

There are many ways to achieve happiness. Here are some approaches from other cultures around the world.

Why So Many Assume "You're Welcome" Is Insincere

Valerie Fridland Ph.D. on July 10, 2022 in Language in the Wild

Here's how “You’re welcome” went from being a polite gratitude response to a snarky retort. Yup. You’re welcome.

Here's how “You’re welcome” went from being a polite gratitude response to a snarky retort. Yup. You’re welcome.

Is Your Child an Entrepreneur?

Nigel Barber Ph.D. on July 8, 2022 in The Human Beast

Is it a good idea to encourage the entrepreneurial youngster?

Is it a good idea to encourage the entrepreneurial youngster?

Carl Rogers in China: 100 Years Later

Edward Hoffman Ph.D. on July 6, 2022 in The Peak Experience

100 years ago, the founder of modern counseling had a life-changing visit to China.

100 years ago, the founder of modern counseling had a life-changing visit to China.

Emily Dickinson: The Later Years

Wallace B. Mendelson M.D. on July 5, 2022 in Psychiatry, a History

Part II: With Dickinson, like other figures such as Herman Melville and Charles Darwin, the life of the writer has been as rich a source of fascination as the writings themselves.

Part II: With Dickinson, like other figures such as Herman Melville and Charles Darwin, the life of the writer has been as rich a source of fascination as the writings themselves.

Inside My Manic Mind: Stoking the Fires of Creativity

Ed Ergenzinger J.D., Ph.D. on July 4, 2022 in Night Sweats and Delusions of Grandeur

A bipolar neuroscientist reviews notes and art from his manic episodes, focusing on creativity and delusions of grandeur with hyper-religiosity.

A bipolar neuroscientist reviews notes and art from his manic episodes, focusing on creativity and delusions of grandeur with hyper-religiosity.

How to Hyperfocus in a World of Interruption

Rod Judkins M.A., RCA on July 1, 2022 in Connect to Creativity

The ability to focus relentlessly on what matters is a skill we can all develop and benefit from.

The ability to focus relentlessly on what matters is a skill we can all develop and benefit from.

The Unexpected Value of Boredom for Well-Being and Creativity

Jeffrey Davis M.A. on June 30, 2022 in Tracking Wonder

Why cultivating a practice of deliberate boredom can help you reconnect with your creativity and what matters most.

Why cultivating a practice of deliberate boredom can help you reconnect with your creativity and what matters most.

How Metaphor Can Help You Find the Hidden You

Joseph Cardillo Ph.D. on June 26, 2022 in Attention Training

This literary tool treads the fine line between art and cognition. It can open the gate between your outer and inner worlds.

This literary tool treads the fine line between art and cognition. It can open the gate between your outer and inner worlds.

Metabalance: How to Combine Balance with Imbalance

Paul Thagard Ph.D. on June 24, 2022 in Hot Thought

In art, music, economics, and everyday life, we can enrich experience by combining desirable balance with the excitement of imbalance, requiring metabalance.

In art, music, economics, and everyday life, we can enrich experience by combining desirable balance with the excitement of imbalance, requiring metabalance.

Planning on Ambling

Sally Augustin Ph.D. on June 24, 2022 in People, Places, and Things

Take a walk to feel better and think better. Here's why.

Take a walk to feel better and think better. Here's why.

3 Ways to Supercharge Your Brain

Michelle McQuaid Ph.D. on June 23, 2022 in From Functioning to Flourishing

Recent research challenges many of the assumptions we hold about how to get the most from our brains.

Recent research challenges many of the assumptions we hold about how to get the most from our brains.

Nutrition, Cognition, and Affection

Dona Matthews Ph.D. on June 22, 2022 in Going Beyond Intelligence

Good nutrition is as important to your child’s developing brain as it is to their body—but your attitudes toward food and mealtime may matter as much or more than what your child actually eats.

Good nutrition is as important to your child’s developing brain as it is to their body—but your attitudes toward food and mealtime may matter as much or more than what your child actually eats.

Taking the Fear Out of Decisions

Madelyn Blair Ph.D. on June 20, 2022 in Resilient Leadership

When you are presented with a totally new idea, what are the first things you call upon to consider it for yourself or your business?

When you are presented with a totally new idea, what are the first things you call upon to consider it for yourself or your business?