There are many things that contribute to the development of addiction rather than one “smoking gun.” Research tells us that genetic predispositions, adverse childhood experiences, social learning, ...

A new study is among the first of its kind to separate activity relating to emotion generation from emotion regulation in the human brain. The findings provide new insights that could help inform ...

China has released new draft rules aimed at regulating artificial intelligence systems that act and communicate like humans.

China is moving to put legal guardrails around the emotional lives of its chatbots, treating psychological harm as seriously ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Recovery from addiction or mental health challenges is often portrayed as a deeply personal journey, but in reality, it is ...

When an emotion arises, how do you usually respond? For many, suppression and analysis are the default, but truly processing emotions is key to healing and stronger connections. Most of us were never ...

The psychologist studies how to recognize emotions and cope with them. She learned the hard way. By Matt Richtel When it comes to your brain, who’s in charge: you, or the onslaught of incoming ...

Learn the role of a sponsor in addiction recovery, including key qualities, responsibilities, benefits, and choosing the right fit in AA or NA.

Emotion regulation processes can modify the intensity, timing, quality, range, duration, and recovery from emotional experiences (Thompson, 1994). The ability to modify or regulate emotions is ...