In a recent post, “How to React to Adolescent Emotions,” I discussed the important role that validation plays in de-escalating intense adolescent emotions. When we validate someone, they are left ...

A new study challenges the longstanding belief that fear is primarily communicated through facial expressions, showing instead that context plays the dominant role in real-life fear recognition. By ...

We may experience grief in response to the death of a loved one, the end of a romantic relationship, the loss of an intact family because of divorce, the termination of a pregnancy, a pet’s ...

Triggers are actions or situations that elicit an emotional response. While they are typically associated with negative responses, a person can also have positive triggers. A person can experience ...