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psychologytoday.com > za > blog > intense-emotions-and-strong-feelings > 202608 > anticipatory-grief-the-psychology-of-grieving

Anticipatory Grief: The Psychology of Grieving Before Loss

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) Posted August 31, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Those with a parent or partner experiencing serious cognitive decline may experience both ambiguous loss and anticipatory grief. They have “lost” a loved one as they once knew them, while also anticipating further decline…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > fearless-you > 202608 > face-public-speaking-with-less-stress

Face Public Speaking With Less Stress

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (698+ words) Posted September 1, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods You notice yourself feeling anxious about giving a talk. You need to figure out what you're going to say, but you keep procrastinating. You recently used "self-sabotage" to describe your challenge to your friend....

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > the-best-strategies-for-managing-adult-adhd > 202609 > public-speaking-anxiety-a-5-step-approach

Public Speaking Anxiety: A 5-Step Approach

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (286+ words) Posted September 5, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley My approach to performance psychiatry is individualized, but five elements are essential to how I work with people who want to perform at a high level. This is the work I do with executives…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > philosophies-in-psychology > 202609 > why-looking-inward-wont-make-you-authentic

Looking Inward Won’t Make You Authentic

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (446+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Living authentically was central to existentialism long before it became diluted by modern self-help culture. Today, authenticity is often framed as a solo journey—something achieved merely by turning inward, analyzing our feelings, and…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > lgbtq-affirmative-psychology > 202609 > do-you-distance-regulate-in-your-relationships

Do You Distance Regulate in Your Relationships?

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (653+ words) Posted September 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. When I was an associate marriage and family therapist, a common theme that would continue to appear in my client case presentations during supervision was distance regulation. At the time, I hadn’t heard…...

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psychologytoday.com > us > blog > the-athletes-way > 202609 > want-more-walking-benefits-go-faster-or-longer

Want More Walking Benefits? Go Faster or Longer

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (672+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch When it comes to the benefits of walking, public messaging tends to focus on a single, daunting goalpost: hit 10,000 daily steps. Yet for millions of busy or older adults, logging four to five miles…...

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psychologytoday.com > nz > blog > quiet-strength > 202608 > mindfulness-means-more-than-you-think

Mindfulness Means More Than You Think

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (109+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods Nyanaponika Thera, Buddhist monk, teacher and scholar in the mid 20th century, wrote a book in which he named mindfulness as the heart of Buddhist meditation. All these definitions refer to a quality of mind…...

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Could Tweaking Your Personality Help Save Your Memory? | Psychology Today Canada

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (421+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye As it turns out, new research by University of Montpelier’s Yannick Stephan and colleagues (2026) suggests that memory is not only a modifiable ability, but one that can have surprising links to what seems like…...

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Could Tweaking Your Personality Help Save Your Memory?

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (421+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye As it turns out, new research by University of Montpelier’s Yannick Stephan and colleagues (2026) suggests that memory is not only a modifiable ability, but one that can have surprising links to what seems like…...

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Could Tweaking Your Personality Help Save Your Memory? | Psychology Today New Zealand

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (421+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye As it turns out, new research by University of Montpelier’s Yannick Stephan and colleagues (2026) suggests that memory is not only a modifiable ability, but one that can have surprising links to what seems like…...