Author: Loren Soeiro

Useful and practical techniques for reducing the tendency to harshly evaluate oneself.  Article written by Stanley J. Gross, Ed.D.

http://psychcentral.com/lib/how-to-raise-your-self-esteem/000737

Most people are more likely to eat junk food when they’re in bad moods.  Why?  And what changes can we make to avoid resorting to junk food to make us feel better?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212164312.htm?vsmaid=88

Practical advice on how to choose a psychotherapist.  Article written by Daniela Tempesta.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniela-tempesta-lcsw/how-to-pick-a-therapist_b_4571857.html

People’s beliefs in (or skepticism about) global warming are highly susceptible to recent weather events — or even to irrelevant information, like the temperature of the room they are sitting in.  Article written by Maria Konnikova.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/02/how-cold-weather-makes-you-forget-about-global-warming.html

Has social networking contributed substantially to loneliness and isolation in this country, or does it only express preexisting tendencies toward isolation?  Article written by Stephen Marche.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/is-facebook-making-us-lonely/308930/