When someone you trust hurts you
Psychology offers plenty of tools for healing emotional pain, but not all of them work for everyone. Here’s what the research says, what helped me personally, and why time matters more than we’d like to admit.
From forest trails to parking lots: How humans sense direction (and why some of us really, really can’t)
Your sense of direction isn’t luck – it’s neuroscience. Here’s how your brain builds maps of the world and why some of us navigate more easily than others.
A clearer, kinder, braver New Year
The science of how gratitude, apologies, forgiveness, and appreciation can change your brain December. Here we are, winging our way toward the end of the year, with our inboxes overflowing, our hair mussed up (not in a cute way), and our brains wondering if it’s...
Nose Dive: How scents unlock emotion and memory
A single whiff can send you tumbling through time. Find out why scent is your brain’s most powerful memory trigger—and how to use it to lift your mood, sharpen your mind, and calm your nerves.
How to nudge the naysayers: Gentle ways to spark positivity (without the preachy vibes)
Negativity is contagious, but so is positivity. Here are 8 science-backed ways to shift the energy without nagging, lecturing, or faking cheeriness.
Wait, what’s a heuristic, and why is my brain using one right now?
Too tired to think straight? Good news: your brain has built-in cheat codes, called heuristics. Learn how your brain makes smart decisions even when you’re running on empty.