Change is hard. But ambivalence can be harder. If you're feeling stuck, a research-informed communication approach called motivational interviewing could be the push you need to begin charting your path forward.

According to economics, curiosity is the smartest move you can make. Here's why exploring new ideas offers better returns than staying in one lane.

When someone has a strong desire to feel in control, their effort to avoid negative surprises can skew their thinking in an overly pessimistic direction. This can lead to procrastination and anxiety. Here's how self-talk can help, by @DrAliceBoyes

In crowded public places, some people will make room for others to be comfortable too. But some will subtly take up more space. Here’s what that says about their personalities.

We know that some people drain us, and others uplift us, because emotions can be contagious. But science shows just how strong the effect is, and how easily we can bring it to our own connections, writes @emmaseppala

Women make up 70 percent of chronic pain patients, and yet they are still under-diagnosed and under-treated. Fortunately, researchers studying sex differences are finding new and better treatments.

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Ideally, we want a partner who appeals to us both physically and mentally, but if we had to choose, would we prioritize looks over intelligence, or vice versa? Here's what the research reveals.

Most coupled adults have the same sexual complaint—they want more sex.

Loneliness is a symptom that at least one of our social needs is not being met. Here are 3 possible deficits and how to address them, by @jholtlunstad

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Here's the thing about self-esteem: When you’re succeeding, you feel unstoppable. When you’re struggling, it can make you feel like you’re not enough, writes @DrLeslieBP

Facial expressions offer reliable and immediate cues to how someone is feeling in real-time. Here's how we learned to read others' faces, by @DrSamGoldstein

Partners who are also close friends don't love each other because they "have to." Instead, they love each other because of who they are to one another—trusted allies, chosen companions, and unwavering sources of joy and comfort.

When the body responds to anxiety, the resultant symptoms can mimic more serious physical conditions, like a heart problem. Here's what you need to pay attention to so that you can address the root cause of the issue.

"Curiosity is rare, precious, and worth cultivating. A life stripped of it shrinks into routine—a life fed by it becomes, paradoxically, both longer and larger."

If learning feels easy, you're probably not learning much. Here's why the brain thrives on challenge and how making things harder can help you retain them better.

Bipolar disorder mood swings are driven by two internal “clocks”—one is the sleep-wake clock, and the other involves dopamine-producing neurons. Here’s what that means for treatment.

Gaslighters use specific phrases to control the narrative and undermine your sense of reality, whether in a romantic relationship, a friendship, or even the workplace. Here's what to watch out for—and healthy ways to respond.

Similar to AI, human beings don't actually see reality—just our brain's best predictions of it. Here's how perception works.