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A Small But Insanely Important Aspect Of Identity That Most People Get Wrong. Top Story - November 2025.
Who Are You? This is perhaps one of the most important, yet completely misunderstood, questions of all time. The goal of the question is to understand our identity...
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)3 months ago in Psyche
What I’ve Learned Since I Escaped Domestic Violence Twice. Content Warning.
(Trigger warning: This article covers the topic of domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline for help https://www.thehotline.org/ 1–800–799–7233)
By Kristine Franklin3 months ago in Psyche
When the Chaos Stops: What Healing Really Feels Like
This is what healing feels like once the chaos stops. It’s not fireworks or victory parades. It’s the quiet after a battle — a silence that hums in your bones, leaving you unsure whether to rest or run. After leaving an abuser, you begin to understand how much energy survival really took. You were living on adrenaline for months, maybe years, keeping yourself small and alert to every shift in mood, every potential storm. Now that the noise is gone, the body starts to shake loose all that it held.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Psyche
How a mushroom trip led me to discover I’m actually left-handed. Content Warning.
One day, out of nowhere, I discovered I could write with my left hand. Throughout my life, I had written with my right hand. There was a strange indicator that something was off. As a child, I would help my grandma with dishes; she would randomly ask if I was actually left-handed. At this point, I didn’t think much of it. When I became an adult, I would occasionally remember her bringing it up. She had dementia at the end of her life. I had taken that question to be a part of the disease. Years have passed, as has she, so I will never get to ask her about it. However, last May, I was high on mushrooms, leading me to, for some reason, try writing with my left hand. My handwriting was nicer than my right hand. I was 38 years old when this happened.
By Kristine Franklin3 months ago in Psyche
Gift Giving Must Be Mindful . Top Story - November 2025.
Gifts are given to others for a myriad of reasons: to celebrate joy or a specific milestone. Gifts travel way beyond marked occasions like Christmas, Birthdays, and other commercially oriented days such as Valentines Day to name. Gifts are given when people are awarded promotions; they recover from surgery; and at weddings, baby showers and graduations to name.
By Justine Crowley3 months ago in Psyche
The Introverts Guide to Getting Out of the House More
The Myers-Briggs personality test is an accurate way of knowing whether you are an introvert or not. Some of us introverts (including yours truly, who has swayed between an INTJ and an ISTP on this test) can be extroverted sometimes as well; yet if you have an "I" at the start of your personality test result, or you just know in your heart of hearts that you are a true introvert is that you are most "in your element" when you are at home, whether by choice or through some form of quarantine. When you know you know right?
By Justine Crowley3 months ago in Psyche
Psychology of Overthinking and How It Hijacks Focus
It starts small. A single thought you should’ve let go of hours ago. But you don’t — you hold it, turn it over, try to understand it better. Then another thought shows up. Then ten more. Before you know it, it’s midnight, and you’re still in the same place, same circle, same noise.
By Aarsh Malik3 months ago in Psyche
Your Mind Won’t Shut Up? Here’s How To Finally Stop Overthinking
If you're worrying too much, you're not alone. And if you're overwhelmed with your thoughts, you have good reason to be. New research shows that the average person has about 6,200 thoughts a day. And we want to help you shut down the noise and give your mind a break. We all think too much sometimes. This can happen when we feel insecure when we experience anxiety, self-doubt, or fear. Excessive thinking is usually inappropriate and unhelpful and often leads to feelings of anxiety and worry.
By Tarek Rakhiess3 months ago in Psyche
My journey to better sleep
For years, I thought sleepless nights were just part of life. I’d lie in bed, staring at the ceiling, tossing and turning, counting imaginary sheep, and still wake up exhausted. Mornings felt like a fog, and no amount of coffee seemed to help. At first, I brushed it off as “stress” or “just one of those phases,” but over time, I realized my lack of sleep was slowly taking over my life. I was irritable, unmotivated, and constantly anxious. Something had to change.
By Nangyal khan3 months ago in Psyche
The Smell They Pretend Not to Notice:
The Familiar Smell of Other People’s Choices If you grew up with chain-smoking parents like I did, you know that smell. It lived in your hair, your clothes, and the upholstery of your entire house. The odds were high that I’d become a smoker too—but I never did. Not because of that smell, but because of something I saw in fourth grade.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin3 months ago in Psyche
Ethical Leadership Across the Health Professions: Building Trust and Accountability
In an era when healthcare systems face both public scrutiny and internal strain, the need for ethical leadership has increased tenfold and has become very urgent. Trust is the key to building a good caregiving institution.
By Ankita Dey3 months ago in Psyche
