We always have good intentions that we don’t follow through on. That’s what procrastination is — the gap between intention and action. When you look at New Year’s, by definition, you’re making your intention to start at least days from now, if not weeks or months from now. That gap between intention and action is why I call it culturally prescribed procrastination. Because if you recognize, for example, that you should get more fit, you should change your diet or you should quit smoking, there’s nothing like a good intention now where no action is required to make you feel good. If >>>

 Purchase Photos Close <!-- Email--> <!-- Print--> QR Favorite * Much has been written about the civil rights era, but not enough has been said about black women’s influence on the civil rights movement. Associate Professor Tiyi Morris, Ph.D., brings black women to the forefront as agents of change in her book Womanpower >>>

ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week. This week, as we spent time with family and friends over the holidays, we read two pieces about holiday lore. One piece retraced the shapeshifting history of Christmas-tree tinsel -- from pricey silver to flammable aluminum to poisonous lead. (Thankfully, modern-day tinsel is plastic-based.) We also learned that an oft-repeated myth, the idea that suicides rates go up during November and December, is actually false. And finally, we listened closely to a podcast featuring a South Los Angeles pastor who believes that greatest gift we can give our >>>

A U.S soldier patrols up a mountainside near Forward Operating Base Shank on March 31, 2014, near Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)Two national psychology organizations are planning to offer online courses on war-related trauma for psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who treat military personnel and veterans.The four-part series, hosted by the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis and the American Psychoanalytic Association, will focus on the history of understanding combat-related mental health conditions to give providers "valuable insight into the impact >>>

Q. I am a 45-year-old gay man who moved away from home about 20 years ago. Recently, I married my partner of 15 years. I have always visited my sister, with my partner, for a week after the new year. She told me that if I brought my “husband” this year neither of us would be welcome. She suggested that I come alone and not mention my marital status. I’m really torn. I love my partner, but my sister and her children are the only family I have. Suggestion?A. I am so sorry that you and your partner have been placed in such an untenable situation. When gay marriage became legal, it unfortunately >>>

This story was co-published with The New York Times•  •  •When a New Jersey lawyer named Philip received legal papers last year informing him that his former psychologist's practice was suing him over an unpaid bill, he was initially upset they could not work out a payment arrangement outside of court.It was only later, Philip said in an interview, that he scanned the papers again and realized something else: The psychology group to which he'd confided his innermost feelings had included his mental health diagnosis and treatments he received in publicly filed court documents.The greatest >>>

For some, piles of debt can come from defensible sources like student loans, but maybe you just have more credit card debt than you planned on and now you’re struggling. The first step? Stop guilting yourself.Photo by 3 0 d a g a r m e d a n a l h u s. As psychology blog Psychology Today points out, as in most areas of life, routinely beating yourself over the head with the guilt of past mistakes doesn’t help your budget. All it does is cloud your judgment and make it harder to get back on track. If you’re in debt because you screwed something up or made a bad choice, then >>>

Haifa Arab Students Heckle Egyptian Lecture as ‘Zionist Collaborator’ print Dr. Omer Salem.Photo Credit: Facebook The Egyptian researcher spoke to psychology students at Haifa University on co-existence. One Arab student shouted, “You are dancing on the blood of martyrs.” Arab students at the University of Haifa face a disciplinary hearing for calling a world-renowned Egyptian religious researcher a “Zionist collaborator.” Yale University’s Dr. Omer Salem, who also operates peace organization started by >>>

Donna L. Potts Posted: Friday, December 25, 2015 12:00 am Her View: WSU ignoring value of Counseling Psychology By Donna L. Potts Moscow-Pullman Daily News | >>>

Posted: Friday, December 25, 2015 1:00 am Chicago Tribune: The psychology and economics behind giving the perfect gift The holiday gift shopping season is in full frantic gear now, with millions of Americans seeking just the perfect present for everyone on their list. Or, >>>