You’re sure that society is spiralling and we’re all doomed. Now what? | Psyche Videos
Psycheby Psyche Video·2d ago
From the climate crisis, to the breakneck pace of technological change, to the threat of further pandemics, there’s no shortage of reasons you could find to throw up your hands and proclaim ‘the...
How to rediscover your purpose later in life | Psyche Guides
Psycheby Denise Taylor·2d ago
is a chartered psychologist and author of 10 books, including ThriveSpan: Walking Gently Into What Matters Now (2026).
Arabic has four words for sadness. Philosophy explains why | Psyche Ideas
Psycheby Chereen Shurafa·3d ago
As a PhD student researching mental health data among Arabic speakers, much of my time is spent analysing how they talk about emotional experience.
The grief and fragile hope of deciding to freeze my eggs | Psyche Turning Points
Psycheby Matilda Hay·4d ago
My mum got married at 27, then had her first child, me, when she was 32. I always thought I’d have children at that age too.
It’s not too late to strengthen your ties to nature | Psyche Notes to Self
Psycheby Hannah Seo·4d ago
Growing up, I always admired my grandmother’s relationship with plants. Every spare inch of her small backyard was used to grow vegetables and herbs for her kitchen, including medicinal Asian...
To make better memories, prioritise high peaks and happy endings | Psyche Videos
Psycheby Psyche Video·5d ago
The ‘peak-end rule’ is a psychological heuristic which holds that, in retrospect, people’s impressions of events tend to be judged by their most intense point (their ‘peak’) and their conclusion...
Sometimes, the road to virtue comes by way of vice | Psyche Ideas
Psycheby Sabrina B Little·5d ago
Imagine you want to improve your character. You are a bit irresolute and would like to be able to persevere on tasks.
Talking to yourself isn’t just normal – it can be beneficial | Psyche Videos
Psycheby Psyche Video·9d ago
When adults talk to themselves aloud, it’s sometimes stigmatised or considered a sign of mental distress.
Writing letters is a spiritual practice for our age of speed | Psyche Ideas
Psycheby Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein·9d ago
Before a long trip, my father would often hand me a white envelope with my name written on the front. ‘Do not open it until you land,’ he’d insist.
The deep satisfaction of doing work that lasts | Psyche Notes to Self
Psycheby Matt Huston·9d ago
Among the factors that make for a good life, some psychologists argue that ‘mattering’, or feeling like you make some difference in your world, is key – it’s been linked to mental health and the...
How acting in a surreal play in my pyjamas healed my heartache | Psyche Turning Points
Psycheby Melissa Matthewson·10d ago
Though I dabbled in theatre as a teenager, even once playing a thief alongside Will Ferrell (before he was the Will Ferrell) at a repertory theatre in southern California, I consider myself an...
Why do crowds make our emotional experiences more intense? | Psyche Ideas
Psycheby John Drury·11d ago
You’re in the crowd at the cup final, supporting your football team, when your side suddenly scores.
Whimsy and tragedy exist side by side in Liliana Porter’s art | Psyche Videos
Psycheby Psyche Video·12d ago
Set in her home and studio in Rhinebeck, New York, this short documentary by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) follows the Argentinian-born artist Liliana Porter as she talks about her prolific...
How to think like a Hegelian | Psyche Guides
Psycheby Jeffrey Reid·12d ago
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is a notoriously difficult thinker, and students sometimes ask me how I came to be interested in his philosophy, which I have now been studying and writing about for...
Why nurturing your compassionate side is simple and deeply beneficial | Psyche Videos
Psycheby Psyche Video·16d ago
Compassion is important – not just because it makes us sensitive to the suffering of others, but because practising it can make our brains more resilient and our relationships stronger.
Mother Teresa was virtuous, but she was wrong about virtue | Psyche Ideas
Psycheby Michael Brownstein & Alex Madva·16d ago
In 1975, a collection of Mother Teresa’s thoughts and reflections was published as a short book titled A Gift for God: Prayers and Meditation.
Climbing gives me a much-needed break from my brain | Psyche Notes to Self
Psycheby Alizeh Kohari·16d ago
I began climbing because I’d developed a fear of falling. A few unlucky stumbles, cartoonish in the details of how they happened – tripping over my own feet, for instance, while posing for a selfie...
How to enter a state of flow | Psyche Guides
Psycheby Susan A Jackson·17d ago
is a researcher, author and performance psychology consultant, who has worked in the field of flow since the mid-1980s.
My double life came to a head when I pretended to be vegan | Psyche Turning Points
Psycheby Evan E Lambert·18d ago
Your mission: to infiltrate an organisation of animal rights activists. You must arrive at the office with a smile on your face.
Birth doulas are almost exclusively female. Enter Teddy | Psyche Videos
Psycheby Psyche Video·19d ago
Timothy Gant Jr (aka Teddy) is one of just a handful of male birth doulas in the state of Texas. In her short documentary Teddy, the US director Lauren Santucci profiles Gant, exploring how the...
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