Julia Ries | Self
Author Julia Ries features the knowledge and guidance of Michelle Herzog, LMFT in this relatable article about what happens when you snap at your partner (and feel like a jerk). This piece details simply and thoroughly what happens psychologically to lead us to that point, and offers pragmatic advice for how to recover from it.
Lilia MacLellan for QZ.com
It may seem counter-intuitive. Many people regard their “negative” feelings with fear, distaste, or shame. But our feelings (ALL our feelings) are there for a reason, and when we are able to accept a full range of human emotion (yes, even the painful ones) we are more likely to thrive.
Maria Popova | The Marginalian
“Why our instinctive efforts to salve another’s sadness tend to only deepen their helpless anguish and broaden the abyss between us and them—and what to do instead.”
This brief and beautiful piece about grief helps to answer the long-pondered questions: “What do I say to someone who is suffering?” and “why do my efforts to cheer someone up almost always fall short?”
Lily Datz, Dr. Afton Kapuscinski - University of Syracuse
Psychology professor at the University of Syracuse offers up her guidance and insights into some of the biggest holiday season stressors. In this brief interview-style article, she offers ideas for how to reframe our expectations and prepare ourselves for some of these stressful situations in order to enjoy the holidays.
By Briana Last, Psyche
University of Penn Doctoral Candidate Briana Last authors this article which elaborates on the relationship between psychoanalysis and behavioral economics. Whereas it may be tempting to assume the work of psychoanalysis (beginning with Dr. Freud himself) and that of behavioral economics occupy totally opposite spaces in the field, Ms. Last draws our attention to the ways this may not be true.
By Molly Fischer, TheCut.com
We live in a world where apps and tech promise to solve all of our ails—but could these services every truly deliver on the promises they sell to us? Molly Fischer writes an incredibly thoughtful and thorough piece diving into what these apps really are, and what the true cost of using them can be.
