Trusting Yourself and Your Intuition

Kisha Braithwaite, Ph.D., MSCR, and M.B. Gooden, DC, MPH, CMT Trusting yourself and your intuition is essential to optimizing your well-being. KEY POINTS One of the most elusive but important feelings to embrace is your “gut feeling,” also known as…

Is Your Brain Sad or Sluggish? Maybe It’s Your Diet

Susan McQuillan Studies suggest how to eat (and not to eat) to beat mental decline. KEY POINTS If your life goals include more happiness and healthy, slower brain aging, you might want to take a closer look at your diet to identify changes you could make…

The Most Important 4-Word Question to Ask Yourself

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. The benefits can positively transform your life. KEY POINTS The most important question you can ask yourself is: “What do I want?” This deceptively simple question can transform aspects of your life from your career and relationships to your health habits….

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The New Fentanyl and Speedballing Crisis of 2024

Mark S. Gold M.D. KEY POINTS The last heroin epidemic in the ‘70s and early ‘80s led to speedballing (combining heroin with cocaine). Freebasing was an alternative to intravenous use and its associated needle risks. It was replaced by crack…

How Your Brain Makes Utilitarian Decisions

William A. Haseltine Ph.D. The brain’s role in balancing conflicting preferences for greater good. KEY POINTS How do you make a choice that will benefit the greatest number of people when there are conflicting preferences involved? How does the brain…

The Psychological Value of Balanced Pragmatism

Art Markman Ph.D. Research explores the value of listening to others and being a problem solver. EY POINTS We live in an era of intense political division. Indeed, things are so deeply split, that is hard for people who have…

THE IMPORTANCE OF MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

Hawai’i Pacific University Men commonly avoid seeking help for mental health issues and often try to handle them on their own. Unfortunately, this can lead to severe consequences, including risky behaviors, addiction, and suicide. Understanding the reasons behind men’s reluctance…

The Power of Supportive Environments for LGBT+ Youth

Michele Ybarra MPH, Ph.D. Research highlights the positive effects of actively supporting LGBT+ teens. The teenage years can be a mixed bag, filled with high highs (think, that moment when you learn that your crush likes you back) and low…

Finding Joy in the Journey

Cindy Watson B.A., LLB, JD A simple shift in perspective can enhance everyday experience. As May comes to an end, one can’t help but think of the old proverb, “April showers bring May flowers.” For many, it is a struggle…

Scarcity Psychology: Must We Compete for the Good Things in Life?

Thomas Henricks Ph.D. “Artificial” scarcity generates hunger for things we don’t need. KEY POINTS When I was teaching, I sometimes asked my students: Are the good things in life scarce? Based on those conversations, I can report that people tended to…

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