Nature vs Nurture: Definition, Examples, & Debate-Being Institute

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April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 28 words · Gordon Payne

Navigating a New Relationship During the Holidays

Cavan Images / Getty Images Holidays can be a stressful time for new couples. Having different hopes, expectations, and demands can add strain and affect your moods. You might want to be together during these special days. Cavan Images / Getty Images Or conversely, you might expect youll be with your own families or making separate plans. What Challenges Do New Couples Face During the Holidays? Below are some examples of how that may play out....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Lisa Bryant

Navigating a Polycule: Exploring Non-Monogamous Networks

Increasingly, people are exploring relationship dynamics that dont adhere strictly to the one-to-one traditional model of monogamy. One version of this is creating what is known as a ‘polycule.’ He lives with his husband of ten years and a platonic third partner. Maskot / Getty Images Together, they co-parent a child. How do we figure out an RESP [registered education savings plan]? How do we figure out a birth certificate?...

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Wayne Smith

Navigating Anxious Ambivalent Attachment

Sometimes, our ingrained attachment patterns can affect the course of our relationships. It’s an attachment style that might cause you keep falling for people who are emotionally unavailable. You might question your own worth or even sabotage your relationships to avoid feeling vulnerable. Maria Korneeva / Getty Images Attachment theory states that children are born with a deep need to become securely attached to their caregivers. Thesefour attachment stylesinclude: Attachment theory hypothesizes that any attachment besides secure attachment can cause lifelong impacts....

April 26, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Courtney Little

Navigating Autistic Shutdowns, From an Autistic Psychologist

Sometimes,sensory experiencescan become so intense that the autistic person has to mentally withdraw from their environment. What Does an Autistic Shutdown Look Like? As with all things, different autistic peoples shutdowns will vary and have different warning signs. Maskot / Getty Images However, there are some common traits that you’re free to be aware of. You might feel anxious or irritated. Behaviorally, you may start pulling back or physically trying to move away from the environmental triggers....

April 26, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Angela Dalton

Navigating Call-Out Culture: 5 Ways to Respond to Backlash Online and IRL

Public shaming is nothing new. Just think of brandishing adulterers with a scarlet letter, tarring and feathering, or exile. All those punishments were designed to humiliate and isolate a person whom others decided had done wrong. Ivan Pantic / Getty Images In the age of social media, these punishments come in the form of verbal shaming instead of physical. We’ll explore some healthy responses and approaches to this trend. It has the benefit of creating change, and the downside of adding stress to our daily lives....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Eric Hansen DVM

Navigating Dinner Table Topics Starts with Healthy Boundaries

What topics are you comfortable discussing? What questions are you willing to answer? What topics are absolutely off-limits for you? You dont have to convince the person of your discomfort or justify your refusal to talk about something. No excuses or persuasive arguments are necessary. You put up a boundary, that’s in your control. What is not in your control, is if they respect that boundary, Jeshanah Nikki Siangio explained....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Sean Charles

Navigating Love and Dating as a Disabled Person

Just to see what kind of feathers I could ruffle, he says. But after his injury, the ability to be confident took on entirely new significance. Carters story is a common one among people Ive spoken to who have been injured over the years. Verywell / Madelyn Goodnight Recent research inSexuality and Disabilityconfirms that disabled peopleparticularly young peopleare at a clear disadvantage when it comes to dating. For many, its in childhood....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Laura Smith

Navigating the 4 Stages of a Relationship

Like anything else in life worth having, relationships take work. Some couples successfully weather the storms that inevitably arise, while others simply drift apart. When it comes to coupling, there is no instruction manual. Nicolas Fuentes / 500px / Getty Images If only it were that simple. While some couples follow this traditional trajectory, many people do not. Every relationship, like every individual, is unique. A couple’s ability to navigate these stages is often the key to their relationship satisfaction....

April 26, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Michelle Ellis

Navigating the Challenges of Eldest Daughter Syndrome

According toSan Francisco therapistDr. Avigail Lev, the dynamics within a family depend on factors such as the number of siblings. In that case, it can have a significant impact on her relationship and interactions with them. Katiuscia Noseda / Getty Images The next child gets better treatment, benefiting from the learnings from the first child, Dr. Lev says. This two-fold threat means eldest daughters often face incredibly high expectations from family members....

April 26, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Mary Anderson

Navigating the Experience of Hyper-Empathy in Autism

Amy Marschall, Psy.D.Hyper-empathy can add to the already complex autistic experience. What Is Hyper-Empathy? Hyper-empathy is the term for someone being too in touch with the emotional state of other people. Maskot / Getty Images These diverged across 12 dimensions." The Link Between Hyper Empathy and Trauma Marschall also explains that hyper-empathy can be caused bytrauma. This might lead to autistic people developing hyper-empathy as a protective response." This is often due toalexithymiain addition to neurotypical standards that feelings must be spoken verbally to be understood....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Barry Palmer

Navigating the Fentanyl Crisis as a Young Person

From there, he shifted toheroin, then to fentanyl. Why is Fentanyl So Deadly? Fentanyl has played an outsized role in these deaths. ArtistGNDphotography / Getty Images Less potent opioids, like morphine, require milligram amounts. I mean, it’s terrible, says Collins. For him, fentanyl came at a time when access to life-saving drugs like naloxone were not available. This also helped me maintain my own personal sobriety. I love feeling like I’m empowering them to potentially save the life of someone they love....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Leah Perez

Navigating the Impact of Infertility on Relationships

Anyone whos experienced it will tell you that infertility is so much more than a medical issue. It has profound impacts on a persons mental health andidentity. Living with infertility can lead to strong feelings of loss, grief, shame, and depression. Verywell Mind / Getty But infertility doesnt just affect folks on an individual level. It touches both members of the couple. We get it and are here to help....

April 26, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Jessica Davidson PhD