Are Dating Apps Training Us to See People as Replaceable?

Dating applications were originally promoted as technologies of connection. Platforms such as Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge promised to modernize romance by making attraction more efficient, accessible, and personalized. Geography became less important, social circles expanded, and millions of people gained access to potential partners they may never have encountered through traditional social environments. For many […]

Skill-Based Apps for Developing Emotional Awareness

I sometimes work with individuals who can’t put words to their feelings or can’t understand the emotional responses of others. It’s not that they don’t want to—it’s more that they don’t know how. The clinical term for this experience is alexithymia, which is defined as the inability to recognize emotions and their subtleties. The word […]