A Focused Review of the Yaloms’ Book: A Matter of Life and Death Dr. Irvin Yalom is an American psychiatrist whose popularity as author and intellectual is unsurprising, but perhaps unexpected. His success is unsurprising because his ability to integrate ideas from philosophy into our understanding of psychology is rare and impressive. …

A Canadian Psychologist’s Attempt to Add Clarity and Context Since January, 2023, following revelations from Dr. Jordan Peterson that the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) were demanding he take a media training course, there’s been public discussion on the issue of free speech for regulated health professionals. …

A modern paradox is the fact that most people would answer yes to the following two questions: (1) are social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter awash in anger, misinformation, aggression and shaming?, and (2) are you a regular user of these platforms? There are obviously sufficient benefits to using…

The use of analytics is confusing fans and receiving criticism…for good reason “The main elements are the [betting] line, the down and distance, and the time of the game. …

If given the option, would you prefer that governments and health agencies tell you the truth about a particular health threat, or engage in manipulation for your benefit? …

Psychological Strategies to Improve Your Comfort Wearing a Mask With many regions around the world adopting mandatory mask policies to combat the spread of coronavirus, it’s become clear many people may find that mask-wearing poses a considerable challenge for non-political reasons. These difficulties include both medical and mental health related…

“All of man’s troubles come from his inability to sit quietly in a room by himself.” - Arnold Rothstein, Boardwalk Empire There are essentially two sources of motivation for an organism — it does something to escape an unpleasant experience (ex: pain; boredom) or it does something to get a…

A Snapshot of Moral Injury Imagine you’re a private in the military and you’re on deployment to Afghanistan. You’re with your unit in the mountains, stationed a short distance away from a group of small huts where local Afghan people live. You’re sweltering in the heat of the midday sun…

What the most recent research tells us about suicide risk. — I was completing my Ph.D. and training at an inpatient psychiatric hospital in 2003. After completing an assessment on a young man with depression, it came time to make a decision — release him from hospital or deny his request and keep him for more observation and testing. My supervisor…