Coming Soon: 14+ Life-Changing Tools for the Price of One
Every January for the past few years, I’ve run a big bundle sale offering a collection of online tools to help you heal, grow, and reconnect with peace, joy, and meaning. But this year, it didn’t happen when I planned. Life happened instead. Between health issues, tests and treatments, and a loved one’s diagnosis, I […]
The Mental Health Benefits of Free Speech
Sarah Ross / CC BY-NC 2.0 What is free speech? The First Amendment of the United States Constitution says that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, […]
Discovering I Lived in Fear, Thinking It Was Love
“Fear is the opposite of love. Love is the absence of fear. Whatever you do out of fear will create more fear. Whatever you do out of love will create more love.” ~Osho I did not realize I was driven by fear for most of my life. I thought I was making choices from love […]
Beyond Genetics: A New Equation for Understanding Psychiatry
When it comes to Mental health, we’ve all heard the phrase: “It runs in the family.” And it’s true—psychiatric conditions like autism and schizophrenia have a clear genetic component. But if genes were the whole story, identical twins (who share 100% of their DNA) would always share the same fate. In reality, if one identical […]
Who Are Boys’ Role Models Today?
Andrew Tate—online content creator, podcaster, former kickboxer, and subject of ongoing human trafficking investigations—has gained widespread influence with millions of men and boys. Tate promotes financial independence, being “mentally and physically strong,” and being successful with women, interspersed with (sometimes violent) misogyny. For my Ph.D. research, I worked with 30 boys and young men aged […]
Your Happiness Calendar for Educators for May 2025
Our monthly Happiness Calendar for Educators is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you reconnect with the natural world and inspire wonder in your school community. We also invite you to join our free community meeting for educators in May as we welcome special guest John Muir Laws of the […]
Is Time Management a Strength or a Challenge For You?
Time management is often framed as a simple life skill, but did you know it’s a complex, brain-based skill? That’s right! Many times, it’s assumed that if we’re running late, we must be disrespectful, uncaring, or lazy! In fact, our brains manage how we perceive, plan, and operate within time, and like any brain-based function, […]
The Psychological Toll of Harsh Immigration Policies
From changes to asylum laws and removal of temporary protected status, to the separation of families at the U.S. border and threats to end the protections guaranteed under the Deferred Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA), harsh immigration policies enacted over the last 10 years have left behind serious psychological trauma for many Latinx adults, youth, and […]
How to Teach Students to Embrace Wonder
Heidi Lawrence’s path to awe started more than a decade ago when she began working on ideas for her Ph.D. in English literature. Exploring Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time and other adolescent novels, she began noticing patterns of connection between the characters’ inner worlds and their relationships with nature—specifically, the ways characters’ emotional worlds […]
Peace Psychology in a Time of War
Last week, as I was scrolling through my phone, I came across disturbing images of violence and unrest in Kashmir, including recent news reports of tourists tragically dying. The news deeply affected me because I had been there as a child as well as a tourist. It had been years since I visited the valley, […]