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Parenting pressure can come from all sides. When we feel the ever-encroaching opinions of others begin to wrap around us, that is a cue to step back and check our boundaries.

Nothing’s more human than occasionally feeling like “it sucks to be me.” How can you change those self-pitying feelings into true self-compassion?

A forensic psychologist notes what others fail to observe in the widely acclaimed novel "Groundskeeping."

AI machine learning identifies patients with long COVID-19 using data from electronic health records with high accuracy.

The loss of control over one’s body regarding reproductive freedom may trigger individuals to experience feelings of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ideation, and suicidality, amongst other potentially disabling mental health disorders.  

A new study finds social rejection expectations influence the development of depression. Similarly, depression increases the likelihood of rejection expectations.

Doing an eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program has lots of benefits, but it may not change your brain in ways you've been told.

Children are feeling the effects of overprotective parenting and it's impacting their mental health and relationships dramatically. This is why.

Does taking cocaine when you're younger make a difference in whether it increases risky behaviors? Yes it does.

Recent research finds nature programs and forest bathing improve mood, reduce stress, and improve cognition.

New data show how humans trespassing "here, there, and everywhere" affects the movement and behavior of wolves and bears, especially when looking for food and trying to rest.

We avoid the discomfort of cognitive dissonance by remaining oblivious about our ambivalent feelings and contradictions in our thinking.

Psychedelics re-route neural traffic to free up the overloaded pathways - preventing a continuous loop of negative focus.

How we undervalue the middle manager role, and how we can help.

Not all failures are equal.

Infidelity may be motivated not by irresistible desire but by a wish to take revenge.

Just as people change over time, friendship needs do, too. Dynamic and forgiving friendships hold their value over a lifetime.

Why is video conferencing so taxing? Here are the leading theories.

Consciously cultivating desire and attraction is not only possible, it’s necessary for building a long-term relationship that flourishes as our bodies and circumstances change.

How do we cope when we feel let down by someone we trust? Here are a few suggestions as inspired by Dr. Mike's conversation with the artist Jewel.

An interview with a Medecins Sans Frontieres a.k.a. Doctors Without Borders psychologist on what happened at the Ukrainian-Moldovan border.

Can you take a strategic approach to building professional relationships without losing your authenticity?

Challenges experiencing orgasm? Learning more about the common factors that inhibit our sexual response can go a long way to enhancing our sexual pleasure potential.

Social anxiety is one of the most common anxiety disorders, and the key to managing it is to experiment with acting despite how you feel. Here are some tips on how to get started.

Many tools exist for teachers and school administrators to reduce the need for physical management in classrooms.

Are teenagers' brains being parasitized by electronic technology? Here I count a few of the ways, and ask: Is there anything we can do about it?

We all spend a fair amount of effort detecting how people around us really feel by using their body language clues to determine what we think their real intent is.