The psychology of ostracism helps explain why you can sometimes shrug it off, yet other times feel the urge to lash out Have you ever felt invisible, ignored or left out? Maybe your friends made plans ...

People tell stories all the time: at parties, at dinner with family or friends, at work, in job interviews, on blind dates. Storytelling is pretty much everywhere. But somehow the skill of ...

For most people, experiencing just a few of these does not reflect an addiction to social media. However, the behaviour may still be problematic, in one or more of these ways, to the extent that it’s ...

How did the most influential friendship in the history of psychoanalysis fall apart? The historic break-up of Freud and Jung ...

I envy voracious book readers. They seem worldly and wise. Also, whatever is happening in their lives, they’re never completely on their own – they always have their books. My mother is one of these ...

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Screens and social media get the blame, but the real problem lies in how we measure intelligence in the first place ...

An 80-year-old botanist and poet reflects on her life and work in this contemplative portrait of discovery and loss ...

Memory lapses are a part of life. How many times has someone said hello as if they know you and yet you couldn’t quite place their face? What about returning home from the store only to realise you ...

The reality of how painful a broken heart could be first hit me many years ago. I know the term we use is heartbroken but, when my relationship ended, I just felt broken, punched in the gut. I had ...

Such stuff as dreams are made on: the characters who populate your dreams have their own minds, separate from yours My fascination with dream characters began while I was in college. That’s when, in ...

Struggling to change in the ways we want to is a common human experience. Many of the practical steps required aren’t easy or fun. This makes motivation a challenge. No matter our excuses – not enough ...