psychology

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How COVID Warped Our Sense of Time

I’ve always had a good memory, at least in an autobiographical sense. In my little group of old-time friends, I’m the one everybody calls when […]

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Help Me, Doctor! I’m a Philly Sports Fan

Back in May, as the Sixers were a few games away from snagging the best regular-season record in the Eastern Conference, sportswriter John Gonzalez took […]

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How to Use Positive Psychology to Get Past Your Partner’s Annoying Quirks

No matter how Hollywood may paint it, falling in love is actually the easy part — it’s staying in love that’s the real trick. And […]

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So You Don’t Lose It: The Simple Tweak to Gain More Control of Your Emotions

Trying to calm down is no easy feat when you are feeling anything but calm. But per Futurity, new research published in Scientific Reports suggests that there’s a […]

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Aha! THIS Is Why All Your Greatest Ideas Are Realized in the Shower

Here’s a situation that might feel familiar: You spend all day at work racking your brain for a brilliant idea to present to your boss […]

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New Jersey To Vote on Conversion Therapy

New Jersey could become the second state in the nation (California was the first) to pass a new law that would ban reparative – also […]

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Coming Out at Thanksgiving

For many in the LGBT community, heading home for Thanksgiving means a lot more than turkey and all the fixings. As many as 55 percent […]

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Kids With Lesbian Moms Are Alright

Sorry, Mitt, but it turns out that teens with lesbian mothers are successful and happy with their lives, according to a new report from the U. […]

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I Survived Ex-Gay Therapy

A former ex-gay therapy patient speaks out about the horrors of conversion, or reparative, therapy.

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APA Rethinks Transgender Identity

The American Psychological Association is rethinking the way is defines gender identity.

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APA: Gay Parents are A-Okay

The American Psychological Association has criticized a new study that suggests gays and lesbians are less suited to parenting.

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Safe Sex for Seniors

“STDs are on the rise among older people,” says Terri Clark, co-chair of Philadelphia’s LGBT Elder Initiative. As a prevention services coordinator with ActionAIDS, the state’s […]

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Mike Wallace: The Homosexuals

This past weekend, the media world lost Mike Wallace, a pioneer in many ways when it came to broadcast journalism. It got us to thinking […]

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Parents of Trans Kids Speak Out

This week, In the Life Media debuted a web-exclusive “It Gets Better” video featuring parents of transgender kids – the first of its kind. In […]