If you want to get a quick picture of what a refugee or asylum seeker might feel, put yourself in their shoes for a moment: What would you carry if you had to leave your home abruptly, perhaps forever? Everyone is one major humanitarian crisis away from refugee status, no…
Hindsight is 2021–has everyone made that joke already?–and so we offer an illuminating review of your favorite Thriveworks content of the past year. Our readers grappled with some dark feelings in 2021, but they also searched for ways to be kinder to themselves. The Thriveworks blog has covered everything from…
Even though we might be far away from global tragedies as they unfold, our minds tend to fixate on negative events. While doing so can help us learn to avoid danger, news fatigue can occur when we spend too much time absorbing negative content. Burnout has been a popular topic…
Last week, the former president of Facebook, Sean Parker publicly claimed that Facebook exploits a vulnerability in human in human psychology. Parker also admitted that Facebook was designed to give its users a “dopamine hit every once in a while,” and that the creators knew they were exploiting a human…
DC Comics are joining forces once again as Justice League hits theaters nationwide this Friday, and this begs the question, why do we seem to prefer our superheroes darker, angrier? DC movies have been notoriously darker than their Marvel counterparts over the years, and while they haven’t been as critically-acclaimed,…
Thanks to his incredibly brave and accurate digital diagnosis of The Incredible Hulk last month, John Snyder, Psy.D. Psychotherapy, has quickly become the Internet’s chief superhero psychologist. Even though he’s currently in hiding from Dr. Bruce Banner at Stark International world headquarters, Dr. John Snyder took a moment to diagnose Wonder…
Let me guess; you’re here because you love fast food. The bad news is that just by reading the words “fast food,” you may be already craving it. If that doesn’t do the trick, there are a couple of images below that should seal the deal. Most people love fast…
The more you give, the more you get. It is better to give than to receive. Giving is the gift that keeps on giving. There’s a reason why phrases like these are so well known, and it has everything to do with the power of giving. With the season of…
Video games have always gotten a bad rap from the national media. Over the years, they’ve been blamed for acts of violence and increased aggression. They’ve even been accused of being a cause of obesity. What the media rarely discusses, however, is the fact that video games may actually be…
We’re only three episodes into the 8th season of The Walking Dead, and for the second straight season, all any character or viewer can focus on is “Negan.” You know, the guy who wears the black leather jacket and red scarf. The guy who is so infuriatingly evil while being…
You’d be pretty hard-pressed to argue that fact that our culture is somewhat obsessed with nostalgia right now. From fashion to the endless slew of movie and television show remakes being produced these days, it’s apparent that people crave nostalgia. So why is this the case? Is it merely because…
Pros and Cons of Swipe Dating On Your Mental Health, MoodThere was a stigma to online dating ever since Match.com first launched in 1995. The perception was that it was for people who were desperate and incapable of meeting someone in person. I’ll admit it; I never tried online dating…