Lent: Psychological Benefits Inside a Religious Tradition
There are numerous psychological benefits to lent. Most people think of Lent as a religious obligation or a seasonal act of sacrifice. Historically, it is that — but psychologically, it…
Short-Term Stress Is Good For You
Short-term stress is good for you. Short-term stress, also known as acute stress, can indeed have benefits for overall health. When faced with a brief and manageable stressful situation, the…
Alcohol & Substance Use Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a research-driven approach that is highly effective in treating a variety of psychological distress disorders (Hofmann, Asnaani, Vonk, Sawyer, & Fang, 2012). Unlike other recovery…
Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational Trauma Intergenerational trauma also referred to as transgenerational or multigenerational trauma refers to the specific experience of trauma across familial generations. Much of the research surrounding intergenerational trauma emerged…
Avoiding All Suffering Is A Fools Game
Suffering Philosophers, theologians, and psychologists have long recognized that suffering is an inherent condition of human life. The atheist philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "To live is to suffer; to survive…
Fatherless-The Fifty-Year Pandemic
Fatherless Growing up without a father or having an emotionally absent father can have lasting negative effects on children. There is a significant amount of research that elucidates the adversity…
Don’t Talk When You’re Angry
Don't Talk When You Are Angry Don't talk when you're angry, no one can hear you. Although anger is a common emotion that many people experience regularly. If you have…
The Science of Love: What Psychology and Research Reveal About Happiness and Health
The Science of Love Love is often treated as a feeling. Because of that, many people are surprised that there is something called the science of love. But modern research…