You can't stop watching porn, and it's interfering with daily life. This article explains the mechanism of porn addiction from a neuroscience perspective and introduces concrete steps toward recovery.
Laughed at for your accent after moving to the city, sounding unnatural when you try to speak standard Japanese. Shame about your dialect is a denial of your linguistic identity. Here we explain how to build a healthy relationship with your dialect.
Feeling less confident because of your height, holding back in dating or at work. Understand the psychology behind height insecurity and learn practical strategies to build genuine self-worth independent of physical stature.
Understand the layered structure of mental health stigma and learn concrete strategies to release internalized shame and protect yourself in prejudiced environments.
Understand the risks of avoiding conversations about death and learn concrete approaches for sharing end-of-life wishes and views on mortality with your family.
Do you feel inferior about your academic background in a society that judges people by their education? This article explains the psychological mechanisms behind academic insecurity and how to build self-esteem free from educational labels.
Understand the structure of social pressure against not having children and learn concrete approaches to release internalized guilt and affirm your life choices.
Drowning work stress in alcohol, drinking to sleep, numbing anxiety with booze. Alcohol self-medication reliably worsens mental health.
Explore the psychological roots of money taboos and learn concrete steps to release shame and have honest financial conversations with the people in your life.
A criminal record, an abortion, sexual preferences, family secrets. The shame you can never speak of grows heavier the more you hide it. Drawing on neuroscience and clinical psychology, we explore how secrets affect your mind and body, and how to begin letting go of shame.