https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lending-friends-money-advice_l_69667fdae4b09c0a939bd5c4This Well-Meaning Favor Could Totally Tank Your Friendships If you’re constantly giving away money, then you’re not building yourself. By Nandini Maharaj, PhD23rd January 2026 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/age-gap-friendship-benefits_l_696186b1e4b08ce691f7ef43The 1 Type Of Friendship You Might Not Realize You Need While it might seem like a good idea to prioritize friendships with people you can relate to, you might be missing out on what other generations have to offer. By Nandini Maharaj, PhD12th January 2026 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vaguebooking-cryptic-social-media-post_l_6940711be4b043da371d3b0bYou Might Be ‘Vaguebooking’ Without Even Realizing It. Here’s What It Says About You. Are you guilty of doing this mysterious habit or do you know someone who is? By Nandini Maharaj, PhD29th December 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/worst-things-to-do-hosting-guests_l_69138312e4b0d0f8e6ce844f7 Seemingly Harmless Hosting Habits That Secretly Annoy Your Guests Sure, guests can be obnoxious — but have you ever considered your oversights as a host? By Nandini Maharaj, PhD17th December 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fredagsmys-swedish-ritual_l_6940349ee4b0fa125e7f17e2This Cozy Swedish Ritual Could Be The Answer To Your Exhaustion It's the perfect time of year to practice "Fredagsmys." Here's how it can boost your health. By Nandini Maharaj, PhD16th December 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emotional-bids-friendships_l_6920a388e4b0536e01acda9eThis 1 Thing Can Make Or Break Romantic Relationships. But Your Other Relationships Need It, Too. If your friendships aren’t as close as you’d like them to be, understanding how bids for attention or connection work can help. By Nandini Maharaj, PhD25th November 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daughter-speech-delay-love-lessons_n_68e6b3cde4b0d98d3e533f6bI Tell My 4-Year-Old 'I Love You.' She Has Never Once Said It Back. My daughter Frankie doesn’t say my name. She knows it. I’ve heard her whisper it at night, curled up in her toddler bed, when the house is quiet and the shadows stretch across the floor. “Mommy,” she breathes, and for a second I believe I’ve dreamed it. At night, behind … By Bethany Bruno15th November 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bachelorette-trips-expensive-tips_l_690b7c17e4b0ccb451d7fb29Friends Are Secretly Hoping To Be Left Out Of This Pre-Wedding Tradition — And It's Not Hard To See Why You feel that you can’t say no, especially if they stood up for you. By Nandini Maharaj, PhD6th November 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daughter-exotic-dancer-body-positivity_n_68d0529ae4b05ba1eeaa2cd4#My 5-Year-Old Daughter Told Me She Wanted To Take Pole Dancing Lessons. Here's What I Told Her. Bending over the hot dryer, I spot a corner of an old snapshot of her and her brother that hides almost out of view under the appliance. I inch it out with my big toe. Joseph’s staring at the camera, a look of sheer dread and confusion on his face, … By Kerith Mickelson12th October 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nudity-in-front-of-kids-expert-advice_l_68892a1de4b06a2e515cab4fShould You Ever Be Naked Around Your Kids? Here's What Experts Actually Think Before preschool, children may not notice or understand the concept of nudity. By Nandini Maharaj, PhD31st July 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-international-students-visa-trump_n_68372798e4b04e6c907762ebI'm Terrified My Boyfriend May Become A Victim Of A Demented New Trump Policy When we first started going out last October, we discussed what a future might look like for us. Fulbright requires students to return to their home countries for two years after the completion of their program. We have talked about how we might navigate that time apart, but mainly we … By Isabella Reilly29th May 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-great-economy-versus_b_1398439The Great Economy Versus Environment Myth Environmentalism, in some circles, is still thought to be only about protecting trees and cuddly animals instead of trying to protect the environmental conditions necessary to ensure the health of people all over the world. While environmentalists and environmental NGOs actually spend a great deal of time studying and reporting … By Ian Carey28th April 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/loser-sibling_l_67f3d400e4b0afc2a9d7ab96People Who Identify As The 'Loser Sibling' Tend To Develop These Traits As Adults Having a sibling can feel like a zero-sum game of winners and losers. By Nandini Maharaj, PhD16th April 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/down-syndrome-patient-doctor-compassion_n_67e55e02e4b08ebfbbf9896fI Was Caring For A Patient With Down Syndrome. A Fellow Doctor’s 8-Word Remark Left Me Stunned. By Rachel Fleishman, MD8th April 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kidney-donation-save-best-friend-transplant-surgery_n_67acefe4e4b0232270788901I Made A Secret Promise To My Friend In College. 20 Years Later, I Finally Revealed It To Her. We inhabited a strange, liminal space between adolescence and adulthood. On the one hand, there were moments of feeling invincible. I smoked cigarettes and didn’t care what they might be doing to my body. We sat out on fire escapes and ledges, not worrying that we might fall. On the … By Marie Holmes25th February 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tweens-tik-tok-parents_l_6793c939e4b079c7de729b30Their Parents May Not Know It, But Most 11- And 12-Year-Olds Are On TikTok TikTok uses machine learning to predict which videos an individual user is most likely to interact with and then populates their feed with these videos. A “similarity check” replaces videos that look and sound too much like one another to ensure just enough variety so that users don’t get bored. … By Marie Holmes3rd February 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adhd-common-really-a-disorder_l_6797bee0e4b0792017b783f4If So Many People Have ADHD, Is It Really A Disorder? Over the past few years, an increasing number of adults are getting ADHD diagnoses. Some seek out diagnosis and treatment for themselves after helping a child through the process. Others start to wonder about the possibility after seeing themselves reflected in stories shared on social media. In many cases, an … By Marie Holmes28th January 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/audio-players-keep-kids-off-screens_l_677fec13e4b0dc0efd13a358Are Audio Players The Answer To Keeping Kids Off Screens? New technologies between my Raffi tapes and now have fundamentally transformed the way we consume music and all other audiovisual content. With a few taps on my phone, I can find a recording of almost any song I’ve ever heard — usually for free. But this unfettered access comes at … By Marie Holmes10th January 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/signs-youre-co-ruminating_l_677849a2e4b059a6ef8806de?p6l5 Signs You’re Co-Ruminating With Your Partner It can impact relationship satisfaction. Here’s how to identify this harmful cycle. By Nandini Maharaj, PhD6th January 2025 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minoxidil-low-dose-oral-hair-loss_l_67585a89e4b00d5a137d561cWomen Are Being Ad-Targeted For Minoxidil Like Crazy — But Just How Safe Is It? For most of my life, my hair has been long, dark, wavy and thick. So thick that when I was growing up, the neighborhood salon charged extra for my cuts because they involved such a great quantity of hair. Blow-drying took ages as the poor stylist worked through layer after … By Marie Holmes12th December 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/violence-fears-election_n_672523fde4b00acf55d9cd7dGird Your Loins (But Seriously): Americans Are Worried About Violence Related To The Election Coming up to the finish line of the next presidential election, there are indications that Americans are again worried about the possibility of political violence. By Lilli Petersen3rd November 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/young-women-liberal-shift-left_n_67166f01e4b019cef4eb120eYoung Women Are Shifting Left At Historic Rates. Here’s Why That’s So Striking. “It’s becoming more and more apparent that everything is political, and for so many folks, for women, for queer people, for people of color, for people whose identities span multiple of those things, I think our existence is political,” said Henry. By Lilli Petersen22nd October 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/boys-vulnerable-toxic-masculinity_l_67111d48e4b0b6831a11fcadThis Viral Video Captures The Kind Of Moment Young Boys Need More Of In the video, a group of boys who appear to be around 10 years old surrounds one of their peers. The blond boy in the middle of the circle anxiously shifts his weight. You might think some cruel mockery or another kind of bullying behavior is about to ensue — … By Marie Holmes18th October 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reasons-pelvic-floor-therapist_l_6707e000e4b0f3da6456009611 Reasons To See A Pelvic Floor Therapist When you hear the words “pelvic floor therapist,” you might first think of Kegel exercises, which, if you have a vagina, someone has probably told you to be doing. Maybe you’re aware that many people who have given birth often have urinary incontinence afterward, or even that in France, it’s … By Marie Holmes11th October 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bed-sharing-safer-infants_l_66fdcff8e4b09a8f8487a782I Lied To My Pediatrician About Where My Baby Slept At Night — And I’m Not The Only One By Marie Holmes6th October 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/talk-to-kids-genetic-risk-substance-use-disorder_l_66fd5cf2e4b09a8f84874810What Your Child Should Know If You Have A Family History Of Substance Use Disorder The truth is that the biggest mistake we can make is to say nothing. Research shows that when it comes to substance abuse, parents’ actions (like allowing kids to drink at home) matter — and so do their words. Studies have found that teens who believe their parents have a … By Marie Holmes3rd October 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jesselyn-cook-the-quiet-damage-qanon-interview_n_669ec222e4b03375f56ee0a7Q&A: HuffPost By Jesselyn Cook23rd July 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-interview-post-debate_n_66884447e4b0c732b4623673In New Interview, Biden Defiantly Downplays Mounting Political Crisis In his first sit-down interview since the June 27 debate, Biden told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that he didn’t believe the polling on his standing in the campaign tells the whole story, and he denied that his allies in the Democratic Party would definitively call for him to step down. By Lilli Petersen6th July 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queer-wedding-dress-shopping_n_66576a80e4b0644fd94f38ee?i6mI Dreaded Wedding Dress Shopping. Then The 5 Words I Never Thought I'd Hear Changed Everything. I expected many things would be assumed of me, including: I was a specific kind of woman (one who’d grown up thinking about her wedding and not being the boy); I was straight (Haley had asked, “How’d you know this was your dude?” but did, to her credit, seamlessly adjust … By Elle Warren | Writer18th June 2024 • HuffPost
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/gwyneth-paltrow-reveals-struggling-with-impending-grief-as-son-prepares-to-leave-home_uk_6602c0abe4b0269c5d2d5023Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals She's Struggling With 'Impending Grief' As Son Prepares To Leave Home If you’re going through something similar to Gwyneth, Emily Mendez a former psychotherapist and mental health writer, says that although it’s not easy, there are ways to deal with the grief. By Emily Mendez, MS, EdS | Mental Health Copywriter26th March 2024 • HuffPost