“Cancel culture” has a bad reputation. There is growing anxiety over this practice of publicly shaming people online for violating social norms ranging from inappropriate jokes to controversial ...

Researchers are exploring what epidemiology—the science of how disease spreads—might teach us about spreading compassion.

Small, evidence-based practices are helping teachers foster connection, resilience, and hope amid extraordinary uncertainty.

A new book investigates how the U.S. criminal justice system targets survivors of domestic violence to prosecute them for ...

The disconnect between what I was expecting to feel and what I actually felt was so large that, at the end of last year, I ...

Kids learn to bully from adults’ threats, manipulation, and criticism. A child psychologist explains how parents can model ...

Having a purpose in life has been found to have many benefits for people, including better health and emotion management, less stress during stressful times, and even economic success. And it is ...

Confronting your unmet expectations can clarify what matters to you, strengthen your resilience, and spark creativity.

At the end of winter break at a West St. Paul, Minnesota, elementary school, more than 50 students did not return to class. At the time, federal immigration agents were conducting military-style ...

Sometimes, the things we can do for our happiness are small and easy: getting a little sun, saying thank you, lending a hand. Other times, they take a little more practice and work. That’s the case ...

The United States has never had a woman president. Even though many Americans believe women are just as deserving as men when it comes to leadership, gender bias remains, making it hard for women to ...

Leslie and Josh came to therapy to talk about their son’s problems in school. But it soon became apparent that they had a different problem altogether—one common to working parents. Their daily ...