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The Rise of the Beta Mom
2+ hour ago (266+ words) Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan Last month, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "The Era of the Tiger Mom Is Over. Enter the Beta Mom." It refers to a recent Tik Tok trend featuring moms who reject…...
The Forgotten History of Amphetamine Psychosis
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (963+ words) Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk In 2024, a highly publicized study in the American Journal of Psychiatry (Moran et al. 2024) showed that people taking drugs like Adderall for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were more than five times more likely to…...
Why Group Fitness Feels So Good | Psychology Today Australia
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (1096+ words) Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan On Getting Better With Jonathan Van Ness, I talked about why group fitness can feel so emotionally different from working out alone. The short answer is that movement is more than a physical process;…...
How to Survive the Sting of Artistic Criticism
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (672+ words) Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Rosalie stands alone in her dressing room, listening to the murmur of the audience beyond the walls. She takes a steadying breath, smooths her costume, then nods at her reflection, as if borrowing courage…...
Navigating Emotional Expression in Asian American Parenting | Psychology Today United Kingdom
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (753+ words) Navigating Emotional Expression in Asian American Parenting Psychology Today Navigating Emotional Expression in Asian American Parenting Cultural mismatches can obscure immigrant parents' best intentions and efforts. Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan - Emotions tend to be expressed more verbally in…...
Why We Follow Leaders, and When and Why We Don't
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (287+ words) Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This is the topic of leadership scholar Barbara Kellerman's new book, Why We Follow Leaders, and Why We Don't. The book is one of the most detailed analyses of followership and the reasons for…...
Identity and the Allure of Certainty
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (581+ words) Updated June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina In her book, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, essayist Rebecca Solnit offers a beautiful piece of advice for navigating the complexities of human existence: "Leave the door open for the unknown, the door…...
Navigating Emotional Expression in Asian American Parenting
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (753+ words) Psychology Today Navigating Emotional Expression in Asian American Parenting Cultural mismatches can obscure immigrant parents' best intentions and efforts. Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan - Emotions tend to be expressed more verbally in the U. S. compared to many non-Western societies. - Many…...
Autistic Children Are Not Lab Rats
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (183+ words) Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Another news article about expensive, experimental autism treatments showed up in my feed this weekend'this time in the British paper, The Guardian. Is this a good investment? Are stem cells a safe and effective…...
What Is the Right Amount of Screen Time for a Preschooler?
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (230+ words) Posted June 15, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk As countries like Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada move to ban children under the age of 16 from online social media platforms, there is another, perhaps even more serious problem posed by screen time....