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Understanding Emotion
![The Kids Are Not Alright–But We Can Help](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/0fc8dd90-7b30-44a8-a4c0-9892f966b08c/52185371448_29a36e828f_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=988%2C0%2C2111%2C3158&w=400)
There’s a mental health crisis plaguing America’s youth. The last decade saw major increases in adolescents who reported having a depressive episode, and “serious loneliness”...
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Robots cannot substitute for those we have lost, but they are increasingly finding their way into care settings and the homes of elderly people struggling with isolation and l...
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The time we’re living in is unusually tumultuous. The Covid-19 pandemic is causing loss, disruption, illness, grief, anxiety, and uncertainty.
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Once they reach adolescence, kids land on an emotional rollercoaster. As parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors, how can we help teens communicate and navigate the intensity...
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When psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb set out to write the stories of her patients she realized she should chronicle her own struggles too.
![A Rational Case for Following Your Emotions](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc24417d4-7a62-488f-906c-1b5c90484b20/AdobeStock_171820542.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=1236%2C0%2C3301%2C3301&w=400)
While all emotions are valid, their usefulness might ultimately come down to how well a person is able to interpret the signals that their feelings provide.
![Book Talk: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null01a0676f-7e1e-43e5-93f2-8ec91113d1e6/48134031468_b878b580dc_o12.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C3235%2C1820&w=400)
In her latest New York Times bestselling book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, psychotherapist and Atlantic “Dear Therapist” columnist Lori Gottlieb explores the human condi...
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It’s hard to be dispassionate about money. Whether we have a lot, not enough, or a comfortable amount of it, our emotional relationship with money is often fraught. Fascinatin...
![Overly Lonely: How Misunderstanding Others Creates Barriers to Connection](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null1139d1bd-7560-4b76-ae77-85c4f2624e0b/48133268142_8e9bc777bd_o2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5504%2C3096&w=400)
Connecting with others increases happiness and health, but people routinely forgo opportunities for positive connections with friends, family, neighbors, and even strangers. I...