Everyone comes equipped with a mind. No one comes with a manual.
Fortunately, your mind works all on its own, performing everyday marvels without requiring any intervention from you. Only when our minds...
(Originally published as Girls, Women, and Internalized Sexism: chapter 8 of the book Internalized Oppression: The Psychology of Marginalized Groups, edited by E.J.R. David. If you like this chapter, please...
Everyone comes equipped with a mind. No one comes with a manual.
Fortunately, your mind works all on its own, performing everyday marvels without requiring any intervention from you. Only when our minds...
The armies of the anxious, and the droves of the depressed, continue to swell in number. Their members yearn to unlock the mysteries of anxiety and depression, but the keys are lost. We’ve searched for them in every corner of the paradigm of...
Think about the last time you cried. Was it one of those cries that left you feeling much better afterwards: relieved, lighter, less sad, more free? Or did it make you feel even worse, like you wish you had just managed to keep it contained and...
Once upon a time, on the nights when my wife had trouble sleeping, she would close her eyes, lie on her back, and say, “teach me how to sleep.” In my best lulling voice, I would give her these basic instructions:
“Close your eyes, and...
