social media
Social media dramatically impacts our offline lives and mental well-being; examine its benefits, risks and controversies through scientific studies, real-life anecdotes and more.
The Helper's Dilemma In Today's Professional World
Written by a human, for humans, always. --- So many people in today's world need help… And there are many different types of organizations that have come into existence to provide that help.
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM6 months ago in Psyche
Before I Learned to Let Go: The Weight I Didn’t Know I Was Carrying
There was a time in my life when I believed holding on was a sign of strength. I thought endurance meant never loosening my grip—on people, on memories, on expectations that had long expired. I wore my emotional weight like armor, convincing myself it made me resilient. But the truth is, before I learned to let go, I was slowly sinking under the very things I refused to release.
By Story Prism7 months ago in Psyche
Your Handwriting Reveals
The Science of Graphology and What Your Pen Strokes Say About Your Personality THE INK DOESN'T LIE 🖊️ Every time you put pen to paper you are producing a neurological fingerprint as unique and as revealing as your actual fingerprint, because handwriting is not controlled by the hand but by the brain, and the specific patterns of pressure, spacing, slant, size, and letter formation that characterize your writing reflect deep neurological patterns including your emotional state, your personality traits, your cognitive style, and aspects of your psychological functioning that you may not be consciously aware of, and while the field of graphology has been controversial with mainstream psychology dismissing some of its claims as pseudoscience, a growing body of neuroscientific research is validating specific connections between handwriting characteristics and personality traits that suggest your pen reveals more about you than you realize 📝
By The Curious Writer7 months ago in Psyche
When “I’m Good” Isn’t Good Enough
This is not an argument against hope, gratitude, or trying to stay grounded when life gets hard. It is about the pressure people put on themselves and each other to act okay when they are not okay. There is a difference between real resilience and forced positivity, and that difference is more important than some of us like to admit.
By Annam M Gordon7 months ago in Psyche
Spoon for soup: How Social Media Forces Us to Eat by The Rules
Social media is present in our lives as an indispensable part of existence. Social media is our soup spoon. We can eat soup with a fork, with chopsticks, with our hands, or drink the broth straight from the bowl like water — and as a result, we either get messy or spend far too much time eating. A soup spoon lets us enjoy the meal calmly, without fear of soiling ourselves or our clothes. But is that really true? A small child can still get messy even with a spoon.
By Eliza Woodstorm7 months ago in Psyche
The Power of Presence
When “Good Parenting” Became a Feeling In modern parenting conversations, “good” has increasingly come to mean emotionally warm, verbally affirming, and immediately comforting. A good parent is expected to soothe distress quickly, validate feelings consistently, and minimize discomfort whenever possible. These traits are treated as obvious indicators of healthy parenting, reinforced by cultural messaging, therapeutic language, and social reward structures. When a child feels better in the moment, the parenting decision is assumed to have been correct, and when discomfort persists, the decision is often framed as a failure of care rather than a necessary part of development.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast7 months ago in Psyche
