Dr Misty Hook, PhD has published the following articles at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.
Like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is fraught with ridiculous generalities and silly sentiments. Instead of being beholden to advertisers’ image of dad, perhaps it’s time to examine the history of fathers and what they have to offer.
In our fast-paced culture, 24-hour news channels are giving us too much of the wrong stories. In order to be truly informed, we need to give reporters a chance to truly do their jobs.
Right before Mother’s Day, the media presented us with several anti-mother articles. Instead of looking at the systemic factors that affect mothers, almost all of them focused solely on individual circumstances. Perhaps it is time to move away from blame and toward supportive solutions.
Human beings often act in a stupid way, but we also are capable of great things. Instead of blaming us for our flaws, perhaps it’s time to start understanding and forgiving.
It is clear from the circumstances of the Aurora shooter’s psychiatrist that deciding what to do about dangerous people is often a no-win situation for mental health professionals. Instead of blaming one person, changing the system would get better results.
Postpartum hormones are designed to sensitize mothers to the needs of their children. It is this very compassion that makes mothers uniquely situated to help fix what ails us. With Mother’s Day approaching, it is time for us to focus less on what to buy and more on what we can do.
Climate insecurity is one of the great crises of our times, yet many people seem to have their heads in the sand about it. Psychology gives us reasons why some are in denial, and it also provides solutions for how to combat it.
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