Cookie Monster wants to eat better! The long-time resident of Sesame Street is ready to eat fewer of those famous chocolate chip cookies. He has talked to his doctor and his famous friends about his ...

Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, can take a toll on our mental health. Here are five such thinking patterns and ways to overcome them. We are all vulnerable to certain “thinking errors,” ...

You are watching yourself fail to stop caring about being watched. This advice also misunderstands the source of the prob ...

How clearly do you think you see the world? Well, I have scary news. We don’t see things as they are. We don’t even see. We perceive. Your eyes, ears, and senses receive information from the outside ...

In previous posts, I’ve written about the cognitive side of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The main technique involves identifying negative automatic thoughts and reframing those thoughts into ...

The Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish explores the case of two thirteen-year-olds, Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny, who received thousands of anonymous, harassing messages ...

On the eve of her theatrical debut, Mariel is experiencing a rush of negative thoughts that have her second-guessing whether or not to perform. Yet do not be frightened, kind viewers! Along with the ...

Cookie Monster wants to eat better! The long-time resident of Sesame Street is ready to eat fewer ...