Leeches and Loneliness
Sometimes in social situations, we can feel lonely even among other people. Now that we’re socially isolating, it’s even more true. I’m sure you’ve experienced this in the grocery store…
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Maintaining Hope Without “Toxic Positivity”
By Leah Benjamin, PsyD · · COVID, Featured, Helping Friends, Helping Yourself, Research, Social Skills, Take ThisRead MoreOften, life confronts us with situations in which we have little to no control. Maybe we become ill or sustain an injury. Maybe we receive difficult world news that significantly…
Mayim Bialik Preaches the Benefits of Family D&D Night
Read MoreMayim Bialik is an actress and neuroscientist, best known for her role as Dr. Amy Fowler on The Big Bang Theory. For her YouTube series/lifestyle website GrokNation, she recently shared…
‘Am I Part of the Problem’ Uses Game Tools To Teach Us How to Apologize
Read MoreNo matter how well-intentioned you are, you’re probably going to need to apologize to someone eventually. Nobody’s perfect. But while it’s easy enough to say that you’re sorry, offering a…
How to Offer Hope to Someone Who Needs It
Read MoreTomorrow, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. With an estimated 1 out of every 4 people in the US to be diagnosed with a mental health condition in their…
‘Hello’ Is a Card Game That Makes the Most Difficult Conversations Easier
Read MoreThe most important conversations are often the hardest to broach. When it comes to things like arrangements for death and long-term illness, many of us would do absolutely anything to…
Want to Build Better Friendships? Stop Speedrunning ‘Gone Home’
Read MoreSummer Games Done Quick has begun, but there’s a glaring exception on its speedrunning schedule: Gone Home. No? Nothing appealing about slamming through an emotional, narrative-focused game in 2 minutes…
What’s an Online Friendship Really Worth?
Read MoreOnline or off, our friendships matter — but how do you weigh them? Is an online friendship as good as an IRL friendship? Do they provide the same benefits? In…