Some ‘thinks’ only a psychologist can believe!

Resilience from bio to socio-political and “P.T.G."

Resilience in the face of mental health trauma exposure and the issue of Post Traumatic Growth; indicators and promotion

Horsing around, neuro-basis for/of EMDR(?), and replication crisis, again

A discussion as to why girls and women are over-represented in horse care and ownership, the brain and things like EMDR, and more detailed review of  replication fails.

Bias blindness and an article on anti-vaccination in historical context

Bias and the ‘bias’ regarding bias, long term social effects of COVID, and old school anti-vac scholarship. 

Aging issues and wellbeing

The danger in believing you are only as old as you think/feel, conscientiousness as key to brain endurance, and a program that supports elder homelessness from Finland. Finally, music and distress, young or old...

Trumpism: A distinction between taking him literally vs. seriously or seriously vs. literally

The use of the distinction between taking Trump literally vs. seriously and the use of this distinction to describe his use of this politically: the battle between ‘feeling' right and ‘being’ right
 

From “Sludgin”to Scandinavian antidotes to winter...

Sludge vs nudge, the perceptions of sexual harassment based upon political inclination, who reads context better, and the politics of taste buds...winter goes better with...

Some confirmative research, and some disconfirming...

Looking at things like money and education in relation to life satisfaction, the ‘elder exposure effect’, alcohol use in relationship, and the whimsical aspects of therapy models. Oh yeah, parental mental health and kids...

Religious typology, Cognitive bias, and Autism research

Examines variance in religions expression, bias as impediment in clinical work, and some things related to autism,

EMPATHY

Discussion of recent concerns for and definitions of empathy

The science of nerdiness and where are we “giving psychology away?”

The nerd is less ambitious than motivated and psychology is giving itself more to the market than public domains