Happy Saturday, Psych Central readers!

This week’s edition of Psychology Around the Net brings you information about the subtle signs of depression, how to change your attitude even when you can’t change your circumstances, the connection between being locked up and mental illness and poverty, and more.

(Oh, and we even get an appearance from the Duchess herself!)

Stop Beating Yourself Up for Not Getting Everything Done Every Day: Tired of feeling defeated because you didn’t accomplish every last thing on your to-do list? Ask yourself these five questions and you might just feel a little more relaxed at the end of the day.

Kate Middleton Has an Empowering Message for Those Facing Mental Health Stigma: Royalty gets real in this video supporting the UK’s first Children’s Mental Health Week.

7 Ways to Change Your Attitude When You Can’t Change Anything Else: You can’t always change your circumstances (or, others’ circumstances, for that matter), but there are ways you can change your attitude about the world going on around you.

How to Talk to Your Kids About Rejection, at Every Age: Acknowledge that rejection hurts — their pain is real — but it doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with them.

New Insight Into How Our Brain Performs ‘Mental Time Travel’: Ever experience a memory so strong it’s almost as if you’ve traveled back in time to the original event? New research sheds some light on just how our brains process these memories. Cool!

How Poverty and Mental Illness Are Putting More People Behind Bars: Despite a crime rate drop, more people than ever are spending time locked up. Are we really surprised to find out poverty and mental illness play their roles?

5 Ways to Radically Simplify Your Life: Long for a simpler lifestyle? Learn to evaluate your relationships, take inventory, make an “I Want” list, and more.

Depression Isn’t Always What You Think: The Subtle Signs: For just a minute, set aside what you know about depression symptoms like hoplessness and loss of interest and think about these potential subtler signs of depression such as perfectionism, guilt, and concentration issues.

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    Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 18 Feb 2015
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