AI and Mental Health Care through a Psychoanalytic Lens with Dr. Amy Levy - the latest episode of my Podcast for the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA) @psychoanalysis_

How to fall asleep practically anywhere

"If you feel good about who you are inside, it will radiate." (Patti Smith) #quotes

New York State will now require warning labels on social media platforms

"If it feels like there's a lot of AI slop on YouTube, that's because there is a lot of AI slop on YouTube."

It’s not just kids who can’t stop scrolling. buff.ly/ue4ivy0

Winter break can be weird for kids

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave." (Mary Tyler Moore) #quotes

His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade buff.ly/zdfyaeM

"But there’s more to infertility than old eggs. Recent research is bringing greater attention to the ovaries."

"As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea."

Teens are having disturbing interactions with chatbots. Here's how to lower the risks

4 Things to Do After an Incredibly Draining Family Visit

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." (Lao Tzu) #quotes

"The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love." (Henry Miller) #quotes

"If you read somebody's diary, you get what you deserve." (David Sedaris) #quotes

"Proxy goals are important because they create a sense of direction, without which you cannot make progress, which is itself a source of great satisfaction, at least temporarily." buff.ly/qs5Cq9U

Shopping Addiction: What Are the Signs and How to Find Support

How to actually get kids off their phones

A new study suggests that the people who reach the pinnacle of their fields typically dabbled in multiple disciplines when they were young.

Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” (Hamilton Wright Mabie) #quotes

"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling." (Edna Ferber) #quotes

A Charlie Brown Christmas is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. buff.ly/Uf7FdZm

“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.” (Maya Angelou) #quotes

“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” (Mother Theresa) #quotes

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” (Hamilton Wright Mabie) #quotes

"Christmas is about giving from the heart more than giving from the store." (Toni Sorenson) #quotes

How to break out of functional freeze

Do your parents have a screen-time problem? buff.ly/DCIn8Kz

Too often, we place forgiveness and anger on opposite sides, as if they’re in competition. The truth is more complex. buff.ly/ufI3CKP

What Hallmark Christmas Movies Do to Your Brain and Mood

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Chaos could be coming for children's vaccines

"Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get." (H. Jackson Brown, Jr.) #quotes

"Yelling a properly timed swear word isn’t only emotionally satisfying—it may have real physical and psychological benefits"

How to Prioritize Self-Care During the Holidays with ADHD

4 ising mood-boosting tips to combat the winter blues

In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects.

A brief history of mistletoe

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.) #quotes

Can You Get Addicted to a GLP-1?

Outdoor time is essential to the developing eye. We're getting less and less of it

What a 2,000-year-old debate about free will can tell us about Silicon Valley’s race to build a machine god.

6 tips on how to embrace the awkwardness and practice social courage.

The shingles vaccine might prevent and slow progression of the disease, per a growing body of research. @korinmiller

“This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.” (Anita Diamant) #quotes

"In ever flame, a story. In every night, a blessing." (Anonymous) #quote

"A little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness." (Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi)

Drama is normal—but when does it call for a professional intervention? 4 Signs Your Family Could Really Use Therapy buff.ly/ixHzQbY