Psyche | on the human condition
Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.
How to support someone with depression | Psyche Guides
Jan 8, 2025 · Key points – How to support someone with depression. Support matters. Millions of us will know someone who has depression at some point in our lives. Your support can help …
Why teenagers are deliberately seeking brain rot on TikTok
Oct 8, 2024 · Talking to teens reveals a hidden sophistication to their media use. Rather than policing it, maybe we could learn from it. It is midday on a Friday, and I am in a room with …
Schadenfreude: why do we find joy in the pain felt by others?
Jul 9, 2024 · A brief history of schadenfreude – taking pleasure in the misfortune of another – from ancient China to Charlie Chaplin. Most of us are sad when we see someone who is sad.
How to forgive (even if they’re unrepentant) | Psyche Guides
Nov 13, 2024 · Links & books. My book Practicing Forgiveness: A Path Toward Healing (2021) highlights the Forgiveness Reconciliation Model. The book is meant both for lay readers and …
What we gain by recognising the role of chance in life
May 23, 2024 · is Herbert S Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. His most recent book is The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck …
What a psychiatric diagnosis means – and what it doesn’t mean
Nov 14, 2024 · With stigma and misunderstanding surrounding mental health, it’s vital to know the benefits and limits of a formal diagnosis. Just as nearly everyone experiences physical health …
Rather than fearing getting old, here’s how to embrace it
Apr 10, 2024 · is the author of Ageing Upwards: A Mindfulness-based Framework for the Longevity Revolution (2023). She holds an MSc in health, ageing and society, a BA (Honours) …
How to have more meaningful conversations | Psyche Guides
Oct 28, 2024 · Key points – How to have more meaningful conversations. Meaningful conversations dive deeper. Many social exchanges involve only small talk, in which limited …
How to motivate yourself to change | Psyche Guides
Jan 21, 2024 · What to do. There are four key stages involved when practitioners use motivational interviewing: engagement, focusing, evocation and planning. Engagement, which we won’t …