What Are the End Goals of Therapy?
What Is the End Goal of Therapy? This is an important question to ask a therapist or to at least reflect on in your own time. Many of us come to therapy with immediate and acute goals—to manage anxiety, to have better focus, to feel less depressed. In many cases, some relief in therapy for […]
Cyberstalking and the Role of Mental Health Professionals
Cyberstalking involves using digital technology—including social media, digital tracking devices, digital messaging, email, spyware, surveillance cameras, or keyloggers—to track, follow, intimidate, or harass an individual, family, group, or community (Marcum & Higgins, 2021). Cyberstalking scenarios may range from someone harassing their former spouse after separation, to racist or homophobic bullying in a school or other […]
Taking steps toward gender equality
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The theme this year focuses on the need to Accelerate Action emphasizing the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers […]
Is Climate Change Hurting Our Relationships?
Residents of Asheville, North Carolina, and Lahaina, Maui, are still trying to rebuild their lives after their cities were decimated by extreme weather—a tropical storm in Asheville and a wildfire in Lahaina—in 2023. Meanwhile, residents of Los Angeles County have barely begun rebuilding, after numerous fires in January forced tens of thousands to evacuate and […]
Greater Good Resources for Women’s Well-Being
March 8 is International Women’s Day, which celebrates women’s achievements and calls us to action for gender equality. Here, we’ve gathered articles, practices, and videos from Greater Good that offer tips and resources to support women’s well-being, whether you’re taking care of yourself, supporting the women in your life, or advocating for women in your […]
What Collective Trauma Feels Like
Recent and ongoing events in the U.S. and throughout the world—unstable political leadership, natural disasters, armed conflicts, violence, and racism—have a profound impact on our collective sense of well-being. Stress levels among Americans have skyrocketed over the past 20 years. Depending on a group’s proximity to experiencing the event, the effects can range from chronic […]
Why Is My Husband Acting So Immature?
Many women struggle with husbands or boyfriends who are emotionally immature. The frustration of living with a partner who struggles to handle adult responsibilities or express emotions appropriately has become so prevalent that terms like ‘man child’ have arisen to help describe this phenomenon. The concept of the emotionally immature adult male is explained along […]
Your Partner’s Support May Not Be Enough
Social Support Enhances Health With decades of research showcasing the health benefits of a support network, it is clear that social support given to individuals improves their health. Multiple studies show that social support promotes longevity, helping reduce disease in individuals with high levels of support, and improves cognitive resilience. And a lack of support […]
Escaping Escapism: From Drinking to Scrolling to Being Present
“Sit with it. Instead of drinking it away, smoking it away, sleeping it away, eating it away, or running from it. Just sit with it. Healing happens by feeling.” ~Unknown I had no idea I had so many feelings until four years ago. I became sober and immediately started overflowing with emotions—emotions I never knew […]
14 Movies That Highlight the Best in Humanity: 2025
Every year, we at Greater Good give “Greater Goodies” to movies that illuminate human strengths and virtues. For us, the film of the year was Inside Out 2, which you won’t see listed here because we’ve already published multiple articles and organized an event about the Pixar film. Even so, this year’s is our longest […]