The COVID-19 pandemic is putting new and unforeseen pressures on all of us. Whether it’s trying to telework while the kids are screaming in another room or dealing with the loss of a job, this new normal is taxing our inner resources. Dr. Ann Masten, a professor in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota, has spent more than 40 years studying human resilience. She offers insights and tips on how to tap your inner resilience and build it in your own family.
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Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD
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Why you should apologize even when it’s hard to, with Karina Schumann, PhD
Understanding medical marijuana, CBD and more, with Ziva Cooper, PhD
Relationship advice from a couple psychologist, with Anthony Chambers, PhD
Why we procrastinate and what to do about it, with Fuschia Sirois, PhD
How to stop mass shootings, with Jillian Peterson, PhD
The psychology of political messaging, with Drew Westen, PhD
Reading minds using brain scans, with Kenneth Norman, PhD
How the need to belong drives human behavior, with Geoffrey L. Cohen, PhD
How to spend your time more wisely, with Cassie Holmes, PhD
How job loss and economic stress affect workers and their families, with Anna Gassman-Pines, PhD
Understanding the teenage brain, with Eva Telzer, PhD
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Encore - How to overcome feeling like an imposter, with Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD, and Kevin Cokley, PhD
Encore - Tasty words, colorful sounds - How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD
What is borderline personality disorder? With Carla Sharp, PhD
The truth about why kids lie, with Victoria Talwar, PhD
Can we unlearn implicit biases? With Mahzarin Banaji, PhD
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