Racist Roots: A Prison Cell Journey Into My Mother’s Past
A prisoner unravels his mother’s adoption, revealing a legacy marred by racism, abuse, and addiction.
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Post Traumatic Hope: A Journey From Trauma to Transcendence
Is there hope after post-traumatic stress? A story of trauma that reveals a pathway to resilience.
A Plea to Librarians
In our increasingly divisive country, public libraries stand as one of the few neutral civic spaces. But pervasive ideological tilt may prove a death knell. Librarians, however, can save the library as a sanctuary for all.
The Poison of Arrogant Pride in Marriage … and the Antidote
Marital success hinges on humility over pride, with faith playing a key role in relationship harmony.
How Narcissism is Fueling a Modern Gnostic Movement
Contemporary culture is fostering narcissism which is increasingly finding expression in new gnosticism, resulting in a self-perpetuating cycle that can lead to pathological outcomes.
“A Million Miles Away” Challenges Cinematic Psychology
As therapy culture rises in American cinema, “A Million Miles Away” emerges, challenging the status quo. Director Abella portrays José Hernández, emphasizing community and resilience over pop psychology.
Is Life Ruthlessly Determined or Full of Possibility?
When social scientists overstate the role of surrounding causes and conditions, they fundamentally misrepresent the nature of human experience—while undermining fundamental moral agency, accountability, and possibility itself.
Therapists Aren’t Neutral. Let’s Stop Pretending They Are
Everyone loves to believe that psychologists approach clients through a purely neutral lens. It’s precisely this mistaken presumption that allows real-life conversions to take place unawares.
Untying the Gordian Knot of Addiction
“Why can’t I just stop?!” Understanding the brain’s own learning capacities can help us answer this maddening question that comes up with any addiction. It may also help us find a way out.
Encouraging Disciple-Scholars in the Social Sciences
Many believers have distanced from sacred conviction in order to be “neutral” researchers – without recognizing the alternative worldview they are embracing. There is a better way.
Towards a Latter-day Saint Perspective in Psychology
Most students of psychology embrace the prevailing assumptions of the field as a starting point towards examining other things in their lives, such as faith. What if we did the opposite?