Columbus, OH

Sometimes saying "I'm sorry" isn't enough. Effective apologies show remorse, take accountability, offer a plan of action, and make amends. Effective apologies are not excuses, a way to blame, or a way to get an apology. Being able to apologize is an important part of any relationship. No matter how...

How to Say I'm Sorry

About 97 percent of people report being burdened with at least one guilty secret. Concealing a secret can be emotionally draining. Feelings of fear, hostility, guilt, and sadness are common. Keeping a secret can cause you to feel lonely and isolated from other people. It’s one of the best—and worst—things...

The Weight of a Guilty Secret

Words have the power to shape our self-perception and move us toward our ideal selves. Misalignment of our thoughts and beliefs with our true identity can cause distress and imbalance. We can rewire healthier thoughts and behaviours and improve resilience to stress. The power of words has long been believed...

Believe You Can and Move Closer to Your Potential

Egyptian subjects prostrated themselves to pharaohs thousands of years ago. Proskynesis, the act of bowing down before a ruler, was common in Mesopotamia and India and China. Kowtowers to Chinese emperors knocked their heads on the ground nine times. It was rdj Hr-Xt, or going on your belly, in Egyptian...

A Brief History of Submission

Fear of death has been the most powerful driver of human anxiety throughout history. In a physical view, biological and environmental influences determine our time of death. Recent findings demonstrate that the aging process can be reversed through the elimination of aging cells. Determinists who do not believe in free...

Is the Time of Death Inevitable and Definitive?

Healthy boundaries are about letting others in safely, and others letting us in safely. Healthy boundaries protect us from other people. Healthy boundaries protect other people from us. Neither Sven nor Rose, both in their 40s, has been married or even in a long-term monogamous relationship. However, they started dating...

The Need for Healthy Boundaries

What truly defines our consciousness? How does it arise from mere biological processes? These questions have sparked countless debates and studies. Some fascinating new research in the quantum realm might bring a glimmer of light into this abyss of questions, potentially unraveling the enigma that is human consciousness. The mystery...

Quantum connection behind brain signals and human consciousness

We all manage a balance between truth and fiction when appraising our skills and abilities. Getting off balance can tip us toward depression or narcissism. These positive self-illusions have ripple effects throughout social circles and society. Cultural factors can influence how one balances this tradeoff between self-illusion and reality. This...

The Best Way to Lie to Yourself

Emotional discomfort is your body’s way of letting you know that something important needs your attention. Emotions are just momentary feelings passing through your body, not permanent states. We can listen to our pain with curiosity and kindness instead of judgment. I was born into a home that was...

Can You Name Your Pain?

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Growing up with a highly unstable parent means navigating a confusing mix of affection and emotional storms. This environment forces children to become hypervigilant, censoring their needs and emotions. Healing requires acknowledging the validity of your experience. They shower you with love and empathy for one minute, leaving you feeling...

The Rollercoaster of Love: Growing Up With an Unstable Parent

Albuquerque, NM

Micro- and nanoplastics are an unfortunate inevitability in this day and age, and their ubiquity has led it to one of the most important organs in the human body. A new study led by a team from the University of New Mexico used pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to analyze post-mortem human liver, kidney, and brain samples from 2016 and 2024.

Scientists sound the alarm after discovering microplastics in human brains: 'Imperative to declare a global emergency'

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Decisions require balancing many sources of evidence, including personal experience and scientific findings. Saying what you know and how you know it and presenting it as open to change supports accuracy. Still, people might believe you more if you present your ideas with confidence, even when you're wrong. Here’s a...

The Fine Line Between Confidence and Closed-Mindedness

Windows Central

Klarna, a Swedish fintech company, plans to integrate AI into its workflow, allowing it to get things done faster and easier with fewer employees.

"Our chatbots perform the tasks of 700 people" with better customer ratings: AI takes center stage as a Swedish fintech shrinks its workforce by half

How? According to Bloomberg, Google has trained its foundation AI model with 300 million pieces of audio that included coughs, sniffles, and labored breathing, to identify, for example, someone battling tuberculosis. Now, it has teamed up with an Indian company – Salcit Technologies, a respiratory healthcare AI startup — to...

Google is working on AI that can hear signs of sickness

It's not uncommon to feel blah and stressed following a vacation or long weekend away. Leisure sickness may result from changes in dopamine and an overall dissatisfaction with the regular routine. Preplanning something fun to do soon after your return can help beat the post-vacation blues. Evaluating your regular routine...

The Post-Vacation Blues

When my son Bill first exhibited signs of being sick after his freshman year away at college, it was surprisingly difficult to figure out what the problem was, even given my expertise as a psychiatrist with two decades of treating patients. The onset of psychiatric illness can be insidious. In...

A First Episode of Mental Illness

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

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Psychological Climate Change: The Cost of Our Digital World

The screen time debate masks a profound reality: We're experiencing psychological climate change. Traditional research methods are obsolete in the face of our rapidly evolving digital...

Psychological Climate Change: The Cost of Our Digital World

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