Category: Identity
How to remove your personal data from the Internet and why in is necessary today
In a world where personal privacy is constantly threatened by data brokers and online trackers, protecting your digital footprint has never been more crucial. These […]
There Is No Need to Define Yourself
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.” —Henry Ford Defining yourself is: “the understanding or determination of one’s own […]
Embracing an ADHD Identity |
Source: SHVETS production / Pexels I hadn’t thought much about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) until an extract from a recent book caught my attention: 4 to […]
Identity and Mentorship in the Barbershop
Source: RDNE Stock project/Pexels Have you visited a barbershop lately? Getting a haircut may sound mundane, a task nearly everyone has experienced. But did you […]
What Drives an Individual to Join a Terrorist Group?
Healthy individuals can have difficulty imagining that terrorists who commit unspeakable atrocities don’t have a mental illness. Surely, they must have experienced terrible trauma, even […]
Signature Complaints: Why We Announce Our Dislikes to Others
During a trip to Spain a few years ago, our tour guide — he was from Barcelona — announced his antipathy for the Real Madrid […]
What Makes Someone an Adult?
By Megan Wright In Western societies, adulthood has been traditionally measured by socio-demographic milestones such as having a stable job, buying a house, getting married, […]
“Barbie”: When Hollywood Gets Psychology Right
Hollywood movies often draw on psychological research and theories to support character and plot development. Frequently, however, their storylines veer far from the original theoretical […]
The Weaponization of Hair |
Those women accused of collaborating with the Nazis during the French Occupation in WWII had their heads shorn and were publicly paraded in shame through […]
Speaking Gen Z |
Viktoria Hnatiuk / iStock Who are Gen Zers? Gen Z refers to post-Millennials born between the late ’90s and early 2000s. Not knowing a world […]