writes on health, immigration, motherhood, and identity. Once a hater of makeup, she and her three children now use eyeshadow ...

Well-meaning campaigns urge openness and conversation about mental health struggles. But there are those who cherish silence ...

Behind a ballerina’s beautiful performance lie hours of discipline, tenderness and an abiding attention to detail ...

The muscle metaphor based on ego-depletion theory hasn’t survived scrutiny. But there’s an alternative that holds promise ...

grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and after living elsewhere for a time, went back home. A novice genealogist, she has a particular interest in discovering the stories that have vanished from the family ...

Playing online games. Sorting my considerable collection of knitting yarn. Reading reviews of gadgets even after I’ve made a purchase. What do these activities have in common? They’re all things I’ve ...

To some, the idea of leaving a religion can seem as innocuous as cancelling a gym membership. However, for many who have left a faith tradition, the reality is much more complicated. As a psychologist ...

is an artist, writer and mudlark who has spent years discovering objects from centuries past in London’s River Thames.

Articles, Films and practical Guides on learning and education, part of Psyche’s coverage of self-knowledge and personal growth.

Aphantasia veils the past and the future from the mind’s eye. That can be a gift to philosophers like Derek Parfit and me There’s an early memory from my childhood, representative of its peak ...

Deciding to give more experiences a second chance changed my personality for the better and made me a happier person ...