Wearing a black cowboy hat, a red “America First” T-shirt, and a silver cross, you would never know Matt Rey was born female. At 24, Rey transitioned from female-to-male (FTM). Now 32, Rey is experiencing serious health complications resulting from an overprescription of testosterone and a mastectomy. Rey is part of a growing number of “detransitioners”…
The Hidden Side of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Driving Transgender Mental Health Problems and Suicide
Why Psychology Is Failing Men
Commentary Daniel de Visé, a writer for The Hill, recently discussed the United States’ crisis of masculinity. “More than 60 percent of young men are single,” he noted, “nearly twice the rate of unattached young women.” This gap, he warned, signals “a larger breakdown in the social, romantic and sexual life of the American male.” He’s right. It…
Fearless Alcaraz Can Show Next-Gen How to Topple Djokovic, Say Sports Psychology Experts
BENGALURU—As the all-conquering Novak Djokovic continues to cast a shadow on the next generation, teenager Carlos Alcaraz’s fearless approach marks him out as a player with the potential to dethrone him, sports psychology experts have told Reuters. Djokovic will turn 36 in May but has barely slowed down and outclassed Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets…
Open-Minded Scientist Explores People’s Power to Remotely Influence Others With Their Mind Alone
Dr. Imants Barušs studies concepts often relegated as intangible or unscientific. One hears talk of human “energy fields,” the human consciousness affecting other people, and other such phenomena, but in exploring them one may ask: how much of it is imagined, and how much really exists? While Dr. Barušs, a psychology professor at King’s University College…
The Healing Power of Gratitude
The holiday season provides an annual reminder to pause and be grateful for all we have. That reminder is needed and helpful because it’s human nature to focus instead on all of the things we don’t have. The culture we live in bombards us with messages that we should have more, do more, and be…
Researcher Reveals People Might Have Telepathic Ability to Anticipate Phone Calls, Text Messages, Emails
A study by Dr. Rupert Sheldrake shows that modern forms of communication may be connected with a more primeval form of communication—telepathy. He tested a group of people by asking them to guess who was calling when their phones rang. Each was given four potential callers to choose from. “The average scores were very significantly…
Children Missing Full Night’s Sleep a Week Because of Social Media Use: Study
Young children are losing out on the equivalent of a full night’s sleep a week because their bedtime routines are being delayed by increased social media use, according to new research. Researchers from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, studied social media use and sleep quality in 60 schoolchildren aged 10 to 11 and found…
Common Problems in Life That Minimalism Can Solve
“Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.”—Edwin Way Teale Sometimes, the answer to common problems is to begin a different routine, start a new process, or purchase something to make life easier. While this might be true in some situations, I’ve found even…
How to Make Progress When You Lack Motivation
“Just 30 minutes,” I told myself. I didn’t feel ready to start work yet, so I gave myself permission to catch up with my favorite websites first. But not too long, because there was work to do. When the timer chimed I was in the middle of something interesting, so I reset the timer for…
Preventing Violent Extremism in Youth May Be as Simple as Encouraging Involvement in Sport
Stopping teenagers and children from being radicalized and sliding into violent extremism may be as simple as encouraging them to play sports, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) have discovered. In recent studies undertaken by the universities in the Southeast Punjab region of Pakistan, it was…
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