“I’ll never find someone who will really love me.” “Nobody ever really understands me.” “Here we go again.” “I knew it would turn out this way, it always does.” I hear people express thoughts like ...

Each of us maintains a collection of Core Truths about our lives. Our Core Truths are repeating pattern of thought and behavior defined by our various assumptions and expectations, as well as our ...

I was scanning a large crowd of people and was struck by the fact that no two people among these thousands looked alike. There might have been identical twins, but they are rare. What amazing process ...

Deep down, many of us feel that we’re not as happy as we could be: We feel stuck living a life we don’t want. We feel ashamed of past mistakes, uncertain of how to let them go. We worry about the ...

I recently watched Inside Out 2 because I enjoyed the first one, but also because, as a child therapist, I know how much this movie has changed the game in teaching emotional identification with kids.

A common narrative today is that deeply held religious beliefs are a key driver of incivility. Yet new research on evangelical views on civility and democracy shows exactly the opposite effect. This ...

That's a key question at the heart (or we suppose, technically, brain) of Inside Out 2. While Inside Out anthropomorphized our emotions and memories, its sequel will take audiences even further into ...